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The ambitious plans to conserve the Seychelles

Every year nearly 250,000 tourists flock to the Seychelles - an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean off east Africa.

The islands boast a diverse array of underwater wildlife, but only 1% of their marine area is protected leaving them vulnerable to pollution and overfishing.

But now ambitious plans to strictly zone areas of the ocean, restricting what they can be used for, could provide protection.

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Travel Show's Carmen Roberts finds out more.

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