The Red Rocks and Longay Marine Conservation Order 2022

This Order is made under the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 (“the 2010 Act”) for the purposes of furthering the stated conservation objectives for the Red Rocks and Longay Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area Order 2022 (“the MPA Order”). The MPA Order designated the Red Rocks and Longay area of the Inner Sound of Skye as a nature conservation marine protected area (“the Red Rocks and Longay MPA”). The MPA Order provides that flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius) and Quaternary of Scotland (moraines, crag and tails, rock drumlins) are protected features.