According to the local MP, contentious plans for a fishing ban at Holy Island in Northumberland are about to be abandoned.
It had been under consideration by the government to become an HPMA, which would have prohibited fishing there.
But there were worries that it would completely wreck the local economy.
The first English HPMA will be designated later this year, according to the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra).
In a letter she received from Environment Secretary Therese Coffey, Berwick MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan stated that her office would not designate Lindisfarne (Holy Island) as an HPMA.
The Conservative MP Ms. Trevelyan stated in a video that was also shared on social media on Friday that eliminating the island's small-scale fishing industry would have ripped the community's heart out. ".
She expressed her gratitude to the ministers for "selecting to make the right decision to allow the careful, dedicated fishing community on Holy Island to continue with a centuries-old way of life, ultimately preserving the unique culture of our wonderful island community.".
The HPMA would have covered the region between Goswick and Bamburgh, including the habitats in Budle Bay, the outer Farne Islands, and the north shore of Lindisfarne, but excluding Inner Farne.
Fishermen in the area expressed concern about the future, and in September, local council members warned that moving forward with the proposal would turn the area into a "museum.".
The government stated that Lindisfarne was being considered "because of its incredible biodiversity" when announcing the consultation last year.
It has over 850 species of fish and seabirds, 40 of which have been designated as threatened.
Holy Island and Inner Silver Pit South off the coast of Lincolnshire were both informed by the Environment Secretary to Ms. Trevelyan that they were no longer deemed suitable for HPMA designation.
She stated that in addition to Allonby Bay in Cumbria and Dolphin Head off West Sussex, the government intended to designate the north-east of Farne Deep, 35 miles (55 km) off the coast of Northumberland, as a site for marine protection.
According to a Defra spokesman, Highly Protected Marine Areas will provide the highest levels of protection in our seas and aid in the full recovery of a variety of marine habitats and species.
The government has stated that it plans to designate the first of these areas in English waters this year, and it will soon publish the results of its consultation.
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