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Western Channel and Celtic Sea marine area site packages

Get conservation advice on the impact of activity on a marine site and find out the status of advice using the interactive map.

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Marine conservation advice: package status interactive map

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Use the interactive map attached to this page to find out the status of each marine advice package.

Packages marked ‘not yet available’ on the map have not been updated on the Designated Sites System but advice may still exist. These sites are not listed on this page.

You can search for all sites on the Designated Sites View site search. This will include links to any existing advice.

Advice packages are listed alphabetically.

Advice packages in the Western Channel and Celtic Sea

Bideford to Foreland Point Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0029) Formal

Camel Estuary Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0056) Formal

Cape Bank Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0076) Formal

Dart Estuary Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0057) Formal

Devon Avon Estuary Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0058) Formal

Erme Estuary Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0059) Formal

Fal and Helford Special Area of Conservation (UK0013112) Formal

Falmouth Bay to St Austell Bay Special Protection Area (UK9020323) Formal

Hartland Point to Tintagel Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0034) Formal

Helford Estuary Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0062) Formal

Isles of Scilly: Bishop to Crim Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0008-01) Formal

Isles of Scilly: Bristows to the Stones Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0008-02) Formal

Isles of Scilly Complex Special Area of Conservation (UK0013694) Formal

Isles of Scilly: Gilstone to Gorregan Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0008-03) Formal

Isles of Scilly: Hanjague to Deep Ledge Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0008-04) Formal

Isles of Scilly: Higher Town Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0008-05) Formal

Isles of Scilly: Lower Ridge to Innisvouls Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0008-06) Formal

Isles of Scilly: Men a Vaur to White Island Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0008-07) Formal

Isles of Scilly: Peninnis to Dry Ledge Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0008-08) Formal

Isles of Scilly: Plympton to Spanish Ledge Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0008-09) Formal

Isles of Scilly: Smith Sound Tide Swept Channel Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0008-10) Formal

Isles of Scilly Special Protection Area (UK9020288) Formal

Isles of Scilly: Tean Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0008-11) Formal

Land’s End and Cape Bank Special Area of Conservation (UK0030375) Formal

Lizard Point Special Area of Conservation (UK0030374) Formal

Lundy Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0010) Formal

Lundy Special Area of Conservation (UK0013114) Formal

Morte Platform Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0063) Formal

Mounts Bay Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0036) Formal

Newquay and The Gannel Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0037) Formal

North West of Lundy Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0064) Formal

Padstow Bay and Surrounds Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0012) Formal

Plymouth Sound and Estuaries Special Area of Conservation (UK0013111) Formal

Runnel Stone Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0038) Formal

Skerries Bank and Surrounds Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0015) Formal

Start Point to Plymouth Sound and Eddystone Special Area of Conservation (UK0030373) Formal

Tamar Estuaries Complex Special Protection Area (UK9010141) Formal

Tamar Estuary Sites Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0016) Formal

The Manacles Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0018) Formal

Upper Fowey and Pont Pill Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0020) Formal

Whitsand and Looe Bay Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0021) Formal

Updates to this page

Published 30 March 2017
Last updated 10 October 2023 + show all updates
  1. Cape Bank MCZ and Erme Estuary MCZ moved from draft to formal status.

  2. Added 2 new sites with draft status - Erme Estuary MCZ and Cape Bank MCZ. Change of status from 'draft' to 'formal' for Camel Estuary MCZ and Isles of Scilly SPA.

  3. Devon Avon Estuary, Morte Platform and North West of Lundy sites all moved from draft to formal status. Added new site with draft status - Camel Estuary MCZ.

  4. Change of status from 'draft' to 'formal' for Bideford to Foreland Point MCZ. Three new sites added with 'draft' status: Devon Avon Estuary MCZ; Morte Platform MCZ and North West of Lundy MCZ.

  5. Change of status from 'draft' to 'formal' for Dart Estuary MCZ, Helford Estuary MCZ and Runnel Stone MCZ. New site added with 'draft' status: Bideford to Foreland Point MCZ.

  6. Change of status from 'draft' to 'formal' for Whitsand and Looe Bay MCZ. Four new sites added with 'draft' status: Dart Estuary MCZ; Helford Estuary MCZ; Isles of Scilly SPA and Runnel Stone MCZ.

  7. Change of status from 'draft' to 'formal' for: Falmouth Bay to St Austell Bay SPA; Hartland Point to Tintagel MCZ; Isles of Scilly Complex SAC; Lizard Point SAC; Mounts Bay MCZ; Newquay and The Gannel MCZ; Skerries Bank and Surrounds MCZ and Upper Fowey and Pont Pill MCZ. Removed PDF map and replaced it with a link to the ArcGIS interactive map.

  8. Map updated. 5 new draft sites added: Falmouth Bay to St Austell Bay SPA; Isles of Scilly Complex SAC; Lizard Point SAC; Newquay and The Gannel MCZ; Upper Fowey and Pont Pill MCZ.

  9. Map updated.

  10. Designation of Lands End and Cape Bank / Start Point to Plymouth Sound and Eddystone changed from SCI to SAC. Map updated.

  11. Map updated; 2 new sites added, 12 sites moved from draft to formal status.

  12. First published.

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