About 2,000 people use it each year for all forms of water sports and for training.
It could have implications for tourism and recreation, such as sailing and other water sports.
The leisure activities that will be improved include angling, canoeing, other water sports and, my own favourite, riverside walks.
There are many interests involved — fishermen, water sports, recreation bodies and landowners on the shore line.
The review group was asked to report on the effectiveness of existing provision for safety in water sports, and to make recommendations.
The safety aspects of water sports are very much in everyone's minds following the tragic canoe accident at lyme bay.
In certain areas of that waterway, which is much used for water sports, jet bikes and water-skiing are banned.
These include water sports, fisheries and wildlife protection.
