Marine Conservation Zone (surrounding waters)
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The Marine Conservation Zone (surrounding waters) is a protected marine area around Skomer Island established to safeguard its rich underwater habitats, wildlife, and ecological features from damaging activities.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conservation designation
ⓘ
marine protected area ⓘ protected area in Wales ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Skomer Marine Nature Reserve (former designation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
maintain ecological integrity
ⓘ
support recovery of marine ecosystems ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
network of UK Marine Conservation Zones
ⓘ
protection of UK marine biodiversity ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designationReason |
high marine biodiversity
ⓘ
presence of sensitive ecological features ⓘ rich underwater habitats ⓘ |
| environment | marine ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Natural Resources Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Welsh Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConservationObjective |
maintain or restore habitats to favourable condition
ⓘ
maintain or restore species to favourable condition ⓘ |
| hasProtectedFeature |
ecological features
ⓘ
marine wildlife ⓘ underwater habitats ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
conserve biodiversity
ⓘ
prevent damaging activities ⓘ protect marine wildlife ⓘ safeguard underwater habitats ⓘ |
| legalStatus | statutory protected area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pembrokeshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skomer Island NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| managementIncludes |
enforcement of activity restrictions
ⓘ
monitoring of marine habitats ⓘ monitoring of marine species ⓘ |
| partOf | Welsh network of marine protected areas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prohibits |
damaging development activities
ⓘ
damaging fishing practices ⓘ |
| regulates |
commercial activities
ⓘ
recreational activities ⓘ |
| surrounds | Skomer Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
damaging fishing gear
ⓘ
pollution ⓘ unregulated recreational use ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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