More to North Devon Than Scones?

An 18 mile stretch of Croyde, with its neighbouring beaches, has been designated the UK's 1st World Surfing Reserve (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/05/north-devon-uk-first-world-surfing-reserve). Designation of this North Devon location will, hopefully, exclude some other sea-based activities of folk from the immediate area (e.g. use of powerboats, jet skis, kayaks etc). The new status is likely, however, to encourage greater land-based developments, such as hotel and eating constructions. Perhaps, there will even be a serious attempt to exclude releasing raw sewage in the vicinity. It's to be hoped, however, that birds and marine mammals operating in this area, will still get appropriate levels of protection. Surfers do have to share the waters with critters.