The Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMA) initiative, led by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, seeks to establish marine protected areas with comprehensive conservation measures including restrictions on bottom trawling to protect marine ecosystems. The policy is advancing through the Marine Protected Areas (Bottom Trawling) Bill and related consultation processes, with emphasis on whole-site protection approaches and international coordination on high seas conservation.
In response to: Highly Protected Marine Areas: Dolphin Head
In response to: Highly Protected Marine Areas: North East of Farnes Deep
In response to: Highly Protected Marine Areas: Allonby Bay
Information about the Highly Protected Marine Area designation at Dolphin Head in the English Channel.
Information about the Highly Protected Marine Area designation at North East of Farnes Deep in the North Sea.
Information about the Highly Protected Marine Area designation at Allonby Bay in the Irish Sea.
In response to: Highly Protected Marine Areas: policy information
The paper outlines the rationale for Highly Protected Marine Areas, gives an overview of the sites intended for designation and provides details of the selection process.