Marine conservation zones

• Details
• Tagged entities

Properties

Alt label

• MCZs

SES ID

• 11539
• 52757

Notation

• 11539

In scheme

• Subject

Broader

• Marine protected areas

Related

• Coastal areas
• Seas and oceans

Scope note

• For the marine environment more generally, combine Seas and oceans and Environment protection.

Definition

• Created under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. MCZs protect a range of nationally important marine wildlife, habitats, geology and geomorphology, and can be designated anywhere in English and Welsh territorial and UK offshore waters.