Marine conservation and biodiversity | Sub-topic

Marine species and habitats

Marine protected areas, invasive aquatic species

UK Marine Strategy
Outlines how we plan to achieve and maintain Good Environment Status (GES) in our seas.
Marine Online Assessment Tool
Marine Online Assessment Tool (MOAT) provides the data to assess progress towards Good Environmental Status (GES).
OSPAR
A group of countries working together to prevent marine pollution.
Invasive aquatic species: priority marine species
Categorises species as high, medium or low risk and explains their impact.
Marine Protected Area Network Management Action: guidance
Applications will be invited in a ‘call for actions’ window which will occur once a year.
Special areas of conservation
Natural habitats, which support important plant and animal species.
Special protection areas
Sites used by rare and vulnerable birds, and regularly occurring migratory species.
Marine Protected Areas
Our seas contain some of the most diverse wildlife and habitats in Europe.
Marine Protected Area Network Management Grant Scheme: guidance
How to apply for the Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Network Management Grant Scheme.

Review of aggregate dredging off the coast
Report
A report examining the effect of dredging on the coastline.
Interim marine aggregates dredging policy
Policy and strategy
How we will manage marine aggregates dredging, moving it offshore to areas west of the Bristol Channel.
Diseases of Fish (Designated Area) (Wales) Order 2006 (2006 No. 40)
Legislation
In this Order the inland waters and land within the area referred to in the Schedule to the Order are designated for the purposes of section 2 of the Diseases of Fish Act 1937. This Order prohibits the moving of any live fish or live fish eggs into or out of the designated area without the previous consent in writing of the National Assembly for Wales.
Marine Protected Areas
Collection
Marine Protected Areas protect our ecosystems, cultural and archaeological sites, and our fisheries.