A Marine Character Area (MCA) is a marine geographic area around the Welsh coastline, designated by Natural Resources Wales for the purposes of characterising the key natural, cultural and perceptual influences on the defined area. [1]
MCAs are part of the Welsh Government's response to the European Landscape Convention and the 2011 UK Marine Policy Statement (MPS), itself a response to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. [1] Welsh MCAs are described in a series of documents originated in 2014.
List of Marine Character Areas
- MCA 1 Dee Estuary (Wales) ( pdf)
- MCA 2 Colwyn Bay and Rhyl flats ( pdf)
- MCA 3 Red Wharf and Conwy Bays ( pdf)
- MCA 4 North Wales Open Waters ( pdf)
- MCA 5 North-West Anglesey Open Waters ( pdf)
- MCA 6 North Anglesey Coastal Waters ( pdf)
- MCA 7 Holyhead Bay and the Skerries ( pdf)
- MCA 8 West Anglesey Open Waters ( pdf)
- MCA 9 Holy Island West and Penrhos Bay ( pdf)
- MCA 10 Menai Strait ( pdf)
- MCA 11 Caernarfon Bay ( pdf)
- MCA 12 Llyn and South West Anglesey Open Waters ( pdf)
- MCA 13 Llyn and Bardsey Island ( pdf)
- MCA 14 Tremadog Bay and Dwyryd Estuary ( pdf)
- MCA 15 Cardigan Bay North and Estuaries ( pdf)
- MCA 16 Cardigan Bay (South) ( pdf)
- MCA 17 Outer Cardigan Bay ( pdf)
- MCA 18 West Pembrokeshire Coastal Waters and Islands ( pdf)
- MCA 19 West Pembrokeshire Islands Bars and Inshore Waters ( pdf)
- MCA 20 Irish Sea Offshore ( pdf)
- MCA 21 Milford Haven ( pdf)
- MCA 22 South Pembrokeshire Coastal and Inshore Waters ( pdf)
- MCA 23 South Pembrokeshire Open Waters ( pdf)
- MCA 24 Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries ( pdf)
- MCA 25 Gower and Helwick Coastal Waters ( pdf)
- MCA 26 Swansea Bay and Porthcawl ( pdf)
- MCA 27 Glamorgan Coastal Waters and Nash Sand ( pdf)
- MCA 28 Bristol Channel (Wales) ( pdf)
- MCA 29 Severn Estuary (Wales) ( pdf)
References
- ^ a b "Marine Character Area". Natural Resources Wales. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
External links
- Marine Character Area from Natural Resources Wales
- UK Marine Policy Statement
A Marine Character Area (MCA) is a marine geographic area around the Welsh coastline, designated by Natural Resources Wales for the purposes of characterising the key natural, cultural and perceptual influences on the defined area. [1]
MCAs are part of the Welsh Government's response to the European Landscape Convention and the 2011 UK Marine Policy Statement (MPS), itself a response to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. [1] Welsh MCAs are described in a series of documents originated in 2014.
List of Marine Character Areas
- MCA 1 Dee Estuary (Wales) ( pdf)
- MCA 2 Colwyn Bay and Rhyl flats ( pdf)
- MCA 3 Red Wharf and Conwy Bays ( pdf)
- MCA 4 North Wales Open Waters ( pdf)
- MCA 5 North-West Anglesey Open Waters ( pdf)
- MCA 6 North Anglesey Coastal Waters ( pdf)
- MCA 7 Holyhead Bay and the Skerries ( pdf)
- MCA 8 West Anglesey Open Waters ( pdf)
- MCA 9 Holy Island West and Penrhos Bay ( pdf)
- MCA 10 Menai Strait ( pdf)
- MCA 11 Caernarfon Bay ( pdf)
- MCA 12 Llyn and South West Anglesey Open Waters ( pdf)
- MCA 13 Llyn and Bardsey Island ( pdf)
- MCA 14 Tremadog Bay and Dwyryd Estuary ( pdf)
- MCA 15 Cardigan Bay North and Estuaries ( pdf)
- MCA 16 Cardigan Bay (South) ( pdf)
- MCA 17 Outer Cardigan Bay ( pdf)
- MCA 18 West Pembrokeshire Coastal Waters and Islands ( pdf)
- MCA 19 West Pembrokeshire Islands Bars and Inshore Waters ( pdf)
- MCA 20 Irish Sea Offshore ( pdf)
- MCA 21 Milford Haven ( pdf)
- MCA 22 South Pembrokeshire Coastal and Inshore Waters ( pdf)
- MCA 23 South Pembrokeshire Open Waters ( pdf)
- MCA 24 Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries ( pdf)
- MCA 25 Gower and Helwick Coastal Waters ( pdf)
- MCA 26 Swansea Bay and Porthcawl ( pdf)
- MCA 27 Glamorgan Coastal Waters and Nash Sand ( pdf)
- MCA 28 Bristol Channel (Wales) ( pdf)
- MCA 29 Severn Estuary (Wales) ( pdf)
References
- ^ a b "Marine Character Area". Natural Resources Wales. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
External links
- Marine Character Area from Natural Resources Wales
- UK Marine Policy Statement