In 2017, the Revillagigedo Archipelago was designated as North America's largest marine reserve, prohibiting fishing and resource extraction across its vast area for conservation.
"For decades the status quo has failed them and it's time to level the playing field," Rayner said. "Today we're taking urgent action to make the system simpler, fairer and more cost effective, so smaller housebuilders can play a crucial role in our journey to get Britain building."
The attempt to give the globally rare ecosystems the strongest protections as irreplaceable habitats failed after all the Labour MPs on the parliamentary committee examining the draft law rejected an amendment containing the extra provision.