YARMOUTH Harbour needs to undergo major changes, or mooring fees could escalate.

That was the warning handed out by Yarmouth Harbour Commissioners after they unveiled their blueprint for the future.

They fear mooring prices could be as much as trebled if the project to change its layout doesn’t go ahead. The new layout would entail more walk-ashore pontoons, and commissioners say they need to generate more income to pay for improvements to counteract the effects of sea level changes.

Harbour Commissioner Chris Lisher said: “We are hoping we don’t need to raise the cost to harbour users, but if we have to it wouldn’t be by five or 10 per cent, it would be a doubling or trebling our mooring prices to make a significant difference. There is the danger then that you actually start driving people away rather than make more income, so we think this is the best solution.”