Draft:Firth of Clyde Marine Protected Area

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Firth of Clyde Marine Protected Area
Location and extent of the Clyde Sill MPA in the Firth of Clyde
LocationFirth of Clyde, Scotland
Area712 km2 (275 sq mi)
DesignationScottish Government
Established7 August 2014
OperatorMarine Scotland

Firth of Clyde Marine Protected Area or Clyde Sea Sill (MPA(NC) is a Marine Protected Area in Scotland and is managed by Marine Scotland it was created on 7 August 2014. The NatureScot Site Code is 10414, the EU Site Code is 555560461.

The area covered is on the boundary between the Firth of Clyde and the Irish Sea in the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

As of March 2022, there are thirty six Marine Protected Areas in Scotland, of which the Clyde Sea Sill is one.[7]


References

  1. ^ "Clyde Sea Sill MPA".
  2. ^ "SiteLink". sitelink.nature.scot.
  3. ^ "Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) | NatureScot".
  4. ^ "Marine Protected Area (MPA) network | marine.gov.scot". marine.gov.scot.
  5. ^ "Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)". www.gov.scot.
  6. ^ "Clyde SMR | Scotland's Marine Assessment 2020". marine.gov.scot.
  7. ^ https://marine.gov.scot/data/facts-and-figures-about-scotlands-sea-area-coastline-length-sea-area-sq-kms