Cumbria Coast is one of England's Marine Conservation Zones. It was designated in 2013 and is one of a number of such zones off the coast of Cumberland and Furness.
The MCZ covers the stretch of sea from Whitehaven down to the mouth of the Ravenglass Estuary.[1] It includes the sea off Sellafield (the nuclear fuel reprocessing and nuclear decommissioning site), and off St Bees Head.
Fauna[edit]
The MCZ protects underwater habitats and animals such as the honeycomb worm.
St Bees Head, where there is an RSPB reserve, is an important breeding site for sea birds.
Extension[edit]
There was concern that the MCZ as originally designated did not protect enough of the foraging grounds of sea birds.[2] In 2019 an addition was agreed.[3]
See also[edit]
At the time Cumbria Coast was designated the other MCZs on the Cumbrian coast were:
References[edit]
- ^ "Cumbria Coast". The Wildlife Trusts. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Call to protect our seabird population". Whitehaven News. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Marine conservation zones: Cumbria Coast".