Marine Protected Area network: 2024 report to the Scottish Parliament
A report to the Scottish Parliament on progress being made in implementing Scotland's Marine Protected Area (MPA) network.
Annex 3: MPAs designated or extended since last report
A total of 17 new MPAs have been designated since the 2018 MPA network report was published. Three MPAs have also expanded in area since the 2018 MPA network report.
Site name |
Size(km2) |
|---|---|
Bluemull and Colgrave Sounds Special Protection Area |
38 |
Coll and Tiree Special Protection Area |
793 |
East Mainland Coast, Shetland Special Protection Area |
233 |
Moray Firth Special Protection Area |
1,765 |
North Orkney Special Protection Area |
212 |
North-east Lewis Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area |
911 |
Outer Firth of Forth and St Andrews Bay Complex Special Protection Area |
2,728 |
Red Rocks and Longay Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area |
12 |
Scapa Flow Special Protection Area |
318 |
Sea of the Hebrides Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area |
10,036 |
Seas off Foula Special Protection Area |
3,415 |
Seas off St Kilda Special Protection Area |
3,985 |
Shiant East Bank Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area |
252 |
Sound of Gigha Special Protection Area |
363 |
Southern Trench Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area |
2,405 |
West Coast of the Outer Hebrides Special Protection Area |
1,319 |
West of Scotland Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area |
107,709 |
| Site name | Total size (km2) |
Size of extension (km2) |
|---|---|---|
Loch Carron Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area[16] |
23 |
+7 |
Solway Firth Special Protection Area[17] |
779 |
+543 |
Ythan Estuary, Sands of Forvie and Meikle Loch Special Protection Area |
63 |
+61 |
Contact
Email: marine_biodiversity@gov.scot
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