Policy paper

Highly Protected Marine Areas: Allonby Bay

Information about the Highly Protected Marine Area designation at Allonby Bay in the Irish Sea.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 5 July 2023

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

Applies to England

Documents

Highly Protected Marine Areas: Allonby Bay

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Map of Allonby Bay HPMA

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Allonby Bay is an inshore Highly Protected Marine Area (HPMA) situated in the Irish Sea.

It covers the southern region at the mouth of the Solway Firth and extends approximately 5.6km seaward from the shoreline between Maryport and Mawbray.

We designated Allonby Bay as a HPMA on 14 June 2023.

Published 5 July 2023