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Photo credit: Iain Robson

Outlin line of f the Presentatio ion

• Introduction
• What are marine protected

areas and why do they matter?

• Inshore MPAs in Berwickshire

and Northumberland

• How are MPAs managed?
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Further sources of information

Partnership of 27 organisations with responsibilities for management of inshore marine protected areas Work between Fast Castle Head and the River Tyne Exist to help partners coordinate management of the entire network of marine protected areas and to share information and knowledge www.xbordercurrents.co.uk

What ar are Mar arin ine Protected Areas an and Why Do Th They Matter?

What is a Marine Protected Area?

An area designated and effectively managed to protect marine ecosystems, processes, habitats, and species, which can contribute to the restoration and replenishment of resources for social, economic, and cultural

• enrichment. (WWF)

A designated site which is covered permanently or intermittently by sea water, including intertidal areas

• Special Areas of Conservation (SACs)
• Special Protection Areas (SPAs)
• Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs)

What is a Marine Protected Area?

Types of MPA

Special Protection Areas (SPAs) 1979 EC Birds Directive Protect rare and vulnerable birds, and regularly occurring migratory species Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) 1992 EC Habitats Directive Protect habitats and species

• f European importance

Collectively known as European Sites All sites across Europe form the Natura 2000 network

Types of MPA

Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Protect a range of habitats, species, and geological/geomorphological features of national importance

Only designated in England and Wales

Photo credit: Paula Lightfoot

Types of MPA

Scottish Marine Protected Areas Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 Nature Conservation MPAs Historic MPAs Demonstration and Research MPAs None designated on the Berwickshire coast

Photo credit: Paula Lightfoot

Why have MPAs?

Over 8000 species in UK coastal waters, including many that are rare and threatened Our seas are important to social, economic and environmental well- being Marine environment is under pressure from human activities Important to provide appropriate conservation measures to protect the marine environment

Why have MPAs?

The UK has international commitments to establish a network Marine Protected Areas:

• Convention on Biological

Diversity

• OSPAR Convention

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• 1. St Abbs to Fast Castle Head SPA
• 2. Berwickshire & North Northumberland Coast

SAC

• 3. Tweed Estuary SAC
• 4. Northumbria Coast SPA
• 5. Lindisfarne SPA
• 6. Farne Islands SPA
• 7. Coquet Island SPA
• 8. Aln Estuary MCZ
• 9. Coquet to St Mary’s Island MCZ

10.Northumberland Marine SPA 11.Berwick to St Mary’s MCZ [as of 31st May 2019] Area also includes the St Abbs and Eyemouth VMR, three National Nature Reserves, two Ramsar sites and 15 SSSIs

Be Berw rwic ickshir ire and Nort rth Nort rthumberla land Co Coast SAC

• Rocky reefs
• Sea caves
• Shallow inlets and

bays

• Mudflats and

sandflats

• Grey seal

Be Berw rwic ickshir ire and Nort rth Nort rthumberla land Co Coast SAC

• Rocky reefs
• Sea caves
• Shallow inlets and

bays

• Mudflats and

sandflats

• Grey seal

Photo credit: Paula Lightfoot

Coquet to St Mary’s MCZ

16 interest features representing various types of:

• Intertidal rock, sediments and mud
• Intertidal under-boulder communities
• Peat and clay exposures
• Infralittoral rock
• Circalittoral rock
• Subtidal sediments and muds

Photo credits: Paula Lightfoot

Aln ln Estuary MCZ

Smallest MCZ in the county

• Coastal

saltmarshes and saline reedbeds

• Intertidal mud
• Estuarine rocky

habitats

• Sheltered muddy

gravels

Tweed Estuary SAC

• Estuary
• Mud flats and

Sandflats

• River lamprey
• Sea lamprey

Bir ird Sit ites

St Abbs Head to Fast Castle Head SPA: Breeding seabird assemblage Lindisfarne SPA: Wintering birds, breeding birds Farne Islands SPA: Breeding birds, breeding seabird assemblage Coquet Island SPA: Breeding birds, breeding seabird assemblage Northumberland Marine SPA: Breeding birds, breeding seabird assemblage Northumbria Coast SPA: Wintering birds, breeding birds

Berw rwic ick to St Mary’s MCZ

Designated on 31 May 2019 Breeding and wintering eider duck

Photo credit: Iain Robson