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Marine Conservation Zones: West of Walney

Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at West of Walney, in the North West of England.

Documents

West of Walney MCZ: 2016 designation map

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West of Walney MCZ: feature map

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West of Walney MCZ: factsheet

West of Walney MCZ: 2016 designation order

Details

This inshore Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) was announced on 17 January 2016.

West of Walney is a site in the Irish Sea, off the coast of Cumbria and to the west of Walney Island. The site covers around 388km2, most of which is in inshore waters, but with a small section crossing the 12 nautical mile (nm) boundary into offshore waters.

Updates to this page

Published 17 January 2016
Last updated 18 January 2016 + show all updates
  1. Designation order added.

  2. First published.

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