Marine Conservation Zone

Map of Lundy with inset maps of British Isles and Bristol Channel

A Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) is a type of marine nature reserve in UK waters. They were established under the Marine and Coastal Access Act (2009) and are areas designated with the aim to protect nationally important, rare or threatened habitats and species.[1][2] Approximately 20% of UK waters now have some protection although some conservation, fisherman and wildlife groups are concerned that there are no management plans for each zone.[3]

Following Brexit, legislation was introduced into Parliament in January 2020 which would give new powers to the Marine Management Organisation in English waters.

No Take Zones

Isle of Arran. South Arran is a Marine Protection Area

MCZs generally do not provide "no-take" protection banning fishing. However, Lundy Island MCZ includes a preexisting "no-take zone", which was established in 2003.[4] Two more no-take zones were established in UK waters by 2010 (bringing the total area protected to five square kilometres):,[5] and an additional one in 2016 [6]

There has been criticism of the MCZs for not providing "no-take" protection for a higher proportion of UK waters; for example, the environmentalist George Monbiot has raised the issue in his column in The Guardian.[5][10] Bottom trawling remains permitted in many of the UK's marine protected areas, including its MCZs.[11]

Highly Protected Marine Areas

Allonby Bay off the Solway Firth, Cumbria, North East of Farnes Deep off Northumberland, and Dolphin Head, West Sussex, have been chosen as Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs), which give greater protection to the marine environment, with prohibitions against activity such as dredging and trawling. The new status came into force in July 2023. Joan Edwards, speaking on behalf of The Wildlife Trusts, said, "These three tiny spots cover just 0.4% of English seas - and we're looking forward to seeing further designations so that we can safeguard our seas for the future."[12][13] A plan to create HPMAs in 10% of Scotland's seas was rejected by the Scottish government following pressure from the fishing industry and some island communities.[14]

England

On 21 November 2013 the first twenty-seven Marine Conservation Zones were designated, a further twenty-three were announced on 17 January 2016 followed by a further forty-one on 31 May 2019.[2]

2019 Marine Conservation Zones

  1. Albert Field
  2. Axe Estuary
  3. Beachy Head East
  4. Bembridge
  5. Berwick to St. Mary's
  6. Camel Estuary
  7. Cape Bank
  8. Dart Estuary
  9. Devon Avon Estuary
  10. East of Start Point
  11. Erme Estuary
  12. Foreland
  13. Goodwin Sands
  14. Helford Estuary
  15. Holderness Offshore
  16. Inner Bank
  17. Kentish Knock East
  18. Markham's Triangle
  19. Morte Platform
  20. North East of Haig Fras
  21. North West of Lundy
  22. Orford Inshore
  23. Otter Estuary
  24. Purbeck Coast
  25. Queenie Corner
  26. Ribble Estuary
  27. Selsey Bill and the Hounds
  28. Solway Firth
  29. South of Celtic Deep
  30. South of Portland
  31. South of the Isles of Scilly
  32. South Rigg
  33. South West Approaches to the Bristol Channel
  34. South West Deeps (East)
  35. Southbourne Rough
  36. Studland Bay
  37. Swanscombe
  38. West of Copeland
  39. West of Wight Barfleur
  40. Wyre-Lune
  41. Yarmouth to Cowes

Northern Ireland

Following the passing of the Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 only Strangford Lough was designated as a Marine Conservation Zone. In 2015 consultations for a further four proposed MCZs were announced.[15] The consultations ended in March 2016 and the four MCZs were designated in December 2016.[16]

Proposed Marine Conservation Zones

  1. Carlingford
  2. Outer Belfast Lough
  3. Rathlin
  4. Waterfoot

Scotland

In the summer of 2014 the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Food and the Environment announced thirty new Marine Protected Areas.[17] Along with thirty Special Areas of Conservation (SAC), forty-seven Special Protection Areas (SPA) and sixty-one Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), 20% of Scottish waters have differing levels of protection.[18]

Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas

Wales

Skomer Marine Conservation Zone (around the island of Skomer) is the only site in Wales designated as a Marine Conservation Zone. There are 128 marine protected areas in Welsh seas and Natural Resources Wales (Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru) is consulting with the Welsh Government and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) to consider if anymore areas need protecting.[26]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Marine Conservation Zones". JNCC. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Marine conservation zone designations in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Coastal zones: UK's protected 'blue belt' expanded". BBC News. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. ^ This was the first statutory no-take zone for marine nature conservation in the UK. It is illegal to remove sea life from the area in question which is in the waters to the east of Lundy Island.[1]
  5. ^ a b Monbiot, George (2014). "Ripping up the sea floor..." The Guardian. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  6. ^ Busby, Mattha (25 February 2020). "Guardian Feb 2020". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  7. ^ "South Arran MPA". Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Flamborough Head". Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Medway Nursery Area". Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  10. ^ Monbiot, George (2012). "The UK's marine reserves are nothing but paper parks". theguardian.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  11. ^ Logan Rance (31 May 2024). "Bottom trawling in U.K.'s marine reserves, legally, is apparently a thing". Mongabay. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Highly Protected Marine Areas: Three sites secure environmental protection". BBC News. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs)". GOV.UK. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Scottish government scraps marine conservation plan". BBC News. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Marine conservation zones consultation". GOV.UK. Department of Environment Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  16. ^ "MCZ Project Northern Ireland". Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  17. ^ Marine Scotland Marine Protection Areas.
  18. ^ "Support for our seas". The Nature of Scotland (20): 10–15. 2014.
  19. ^ "Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas". Scottish Natural History. Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  20. ^ "Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)". JNCC. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  21. ^ JNCC Central Fladen.
  22. ^ JNCC East of Gannet and Montrose Fields.
  23. ^ JNCC Faroe-Shetland Sponge Belt.
  24. ^ JNCC Firth of Forth Banks Complex.
  25. ^ JNCC Geikie Slide and Hebridean Slope.
  26. ^ "Marine Conservation Zones in Wales". Natural Resources Wales. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

Read other articles:

Wii Remote

Wii RemoteWii Remote dengan tali pengikat originalPabrikanNintendoTipeStik kendali gerak (Pengendali permainan video)Generasi Era Generasi Ketujuh Era Generasi Kedelapan Tanggal perilisanNA: November 19, 2006[2]JP: Desember 2, 2006[1]AU: Desember 7, 2006[3]EU: Desember 8, 2006[4]Ketersediaan produk2006–2017DihentikanSeluruh Dunia: 2017Power2 × Baterai AAKapasitas penyimpananCip EEPROM 16 KiB (16.3 kilobita)Suara1 pengeras suaraInput Akselerometer Girosk...

 

العلاقات السيراليونية الماليزية

العلاقات السيراليونية الماليزية سيراليون ماليزيا   سيراليون   ماليزيا تعديل مصدري - تعديل   العلاقات السيراليونية الماليزية هي العلاقات الثنائية التي تجمع بين سيراليون وماليزيا.[1][2][3][4][5] مقارنة بين البلدين هذه مقارنة عامة ومرجعية للدول�...

 

Eastern red bat

Species of bat Eastern red bat Conservation status Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae Genus: Lasiurus Species: L. borealis Binomial name Lasiurus borealisMüller, 1776 Range (note: map erroneously shows the species to be present in Cuba.) Synonyms Vespertilio borealis Müller, 1776 Vespertilio noveboracensis Erxleben, 1777 Vespertilio lasiurus S...

Administrator of Veterans Affairs

Head of VA before it was a Department The Administrator of Veterans Affairs was the head of the Veterans Administration, a United States Government agency responsible for military veterans benefits. The administrator was appointed by the President. In 1989, the Veterans Administration was replaced by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (a member of the cabinet) as its head. The last VA administrator, Derwinski, went on to become the first S...

 

Folgaria

Cet article est une ébauche concernant une localité italienne et le Trentin-Haut-Adige. Vous pouvez partager vos connaissances en l’améliorant (comment ?) selon les recommandations des projets correspondants. Folgaria Panorama près du hameau de Serrada. Administration Pays Italie Région Trentin-Haut-Adige  Province Trentin   Code postal 38064 Code ISTAT 022087 Code cadastral D651 Préfixe tel. 0464 Démographie Gentilé folgaretani Population 3 163 hab. (1er j...

 

Filippo Romagna

Italian footballer (born 1997) Filippo Romagna Romagna plays with Cagliari in 2017Personal informationDate of birth (1997-05-26) 26 May 1997 (age 26)Place of birth Fano, ItalyHeight 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]Position(s) Centre backTeam informationCurrent team Reggiana(on loan from Sassuolo)Number 19Youth career Fanella2007–2011 Rimini2011–2016 JuventusSenior career*Years Team Apps (Gls)2016–2017 Juventus 0 (0)2016–2017 → Novara (loan) 4 (0)2017 → Brescia (lo...

Bessarabia

Historical region in present-day Moldova and Ukraine For other uses, see Bessarabia (disambiguation). Bessarabian redirects here. For the Canadian racehorse, see Bessarabian (racehorse). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Bessarabia – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2022) (L...

 

Charter schools in the United States

Taxation-funded privately-run schools In 2003, Granada Hills Charter High School in Los Angeles became the largest charter school in the United States[1] This article is part of a series onEducation in theUnited States Summary By state and in insular areas By subject area History of education in the United States History of education in Chicago History of education in Kentucky History of education in Massachusetts History of education in Missouri History of education in New York City ...

 

Sound effect

Artificially created or enhanced sound This article is about the usage in plays and movies. For the usage in electric guitars other instruments, see Sound effect (musical instruments). Not to be confused with Sound Affects (album). This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) This article contains instructions, advice, or how-to content. Please help rewrite the content so that it is mo...

Glossary of BDSM

Jargon and esoteric terms used in BDSM Most of the terms used in Wikipedia glossaries are already defined and explained within Wikipedia itself. However, lists like the following indicate where new articles need to be written and are also useful for looking up and comparing large numbers of terms together. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sou...

 

ديكوراه

ديكوراه     الإحداثيات 43°18′06″N 91°47′25″W / 43.3017°N 91.7903°W / 43.3017; -91.7903   [1] تاريخ التأسيس 1849  تقسيم إداري  البلد الولايات المتحدة[2][3]  التقسيم الأعلى مقاطعة وينيشيك  عاصمة لـ مقاطعة وينيشيك  خصائص جغرافية  المساحة 18.494081 كيلومتر مرب�...

 

Qurban (Islamic ritual sacrifice)

Ritual animal sacrifice in Islam This article is about ritual animal sacrifice in Islam. For ritual animal sacrifice in Judaism, see Korban. For the guidelines for religious slaughter in Islam, see Dhabihah. Part of a series onIslam Beliefs Oneness of God Angels Revealed Books Prophets Day of Resurrection Predestination Practices Profession of Faith Prayer Almsgiving Fasting Pilgrimage TextsFoundations Quran Sunnah (Hadith, Sirah) Tafsir (exegesis) Aqidah (creed) Qisas al-Anbiya (Stories of t...

Philip Haas (inventor)

Philip HaasPassport photograph from 1924 with signatureBorn(1874-06-07)June 7, 1874Michelstadt, Odenwaldkreis, Hesse, GermanyDied(1927-09-30)September 30, 1927Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, U.S.NationalityGermanEducationDayton Public SchoolsOccupation(s)Inventor, entrepreneurSpouseCatherine Steiger (1877-1960)ChildrenAlbertina Anna Haas (1900-1981)Marie K Haas (1903-1969)Helen Anna Haas (1906-1984)Alma Helen Haas (1908-1976)Esther Haas (1917-)Martha Nancy Haas (1918-1919)Parent(s)Michael Johann Ha...

 

Cobb Highway

Highway in New South Wales Cobb HighwayNew South Wales–VictoriaCobb Highway just outside Hay towards IvanhoeGeneral informationTypeHighwayLength571 km (355 mi)[1]GazettedAugust 1928 (as Main Road 60)[2]March 1938 (as State Highway 21)[3]Route number(s) B75 (2013–present)Formerroute number National Route 75 (1955–2013)Major junctionsNorth end Barrier HighwayWilcannia, New South Wales  Mid-Western Highway Sturt Highway Riverina Highway South end Nort...

 

ثورة 23 يوليو

ثورة 23 يوليو قادة الثورة، محمد نجيب وجمال عبد الناصر معلومات عامة التاريخ 23 يوليو 1952 البلد المملكة المصرية (1951–) جمهورية مصر (1953–)  الموقع مصر النتيجة الإطاحة بفاروق الأول ونفيه نهاية حكم أسرة محمد علي إقامة جمهورية مصر انتهاء الاحتلال البريطاني لمصر بداية عهد جمال عبد ...

Plaine

Pour les articles homonymes, voir Plaine (homonymie). Une plaine dans le Somerset. Une plaine, qui dérive du mot latin plana, est une grande étendue de terrain sans relief, espace géographique caractérisé par une surface plane, ou légèrement ondulée, d’altitude peu élevée par rapport au niveau de la mer ou d’altitude moindre que les régions environnantes[1]. Le relief de la France métropolitaine est de 0 à 200 m pour les plaines[2]. En Asie centrale, la plaine se s...

 

The Man Who Sold the Moon

1950 science fiction novella by Robert A. Heinlein This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: The Man Who Sold the Moon – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (May 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message) The Man Who Sold the Moon Front cover of the Shasta First Edition hardcover collect...

 

Pecsaetan

Anglo-Saxon tribe The Pecsætan (Old English: Pēcsǣtan; singular Pēcsǣta, literally Peak-dweller),[1] also called Peaklanders or Peakrills in modern English, were an Anglo-Saxon tribe who inhabited the central and northern parts of the Peak District area in England.[2] The area was in the southern part of the Brigantia, a Brythonic tribal domain. Early Anglo-Saxon settlements were by West Angles. This tribe advanced up the valleys of the rivers Derwent and Dove during thei...

第1回十字軍

この記事には参考文献や外部リンクの一覧が含まれていますが、脚注による参照が不十分であるため、情報源が依然不明確です。 適切な位置に脚注を追加して、記事の信頼性向上にご協力ください。（2012年2月） この記事は英語版の対応するページを翻訳することにより充実させることができます。（2022年2月）翻訳前に重要な指示を読むには右にある[表示]をクリック...

 

Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps

UNESCO World Heritage Site in Europe Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the AlpsUNESCO World Heritage SiteReconstructed pile dwellings at the Pfahlbau Museum Unteruhldingen on Lake Constance in GermanyLocation(see map)Includes111 locations in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia and SwitzerlandReference1363Inscription2011 (35th Session)Area274.2 ha (678 acres)Buffer zone3,960.77 ha (9,787.3 acres)Websitewww.palafittes.org Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps are a ser...