2014 Consultation on the management of inshore Special Areas of Conservation and Marine Protected Areas - Consultation analysis report
2014 Consultation on the management of inshore Special Areas of Conservation and Marine Protected Areas - Consultation analysis report. Summary of the responses received relating to each site.
Appendix 11: Loch Sween MPA Management Measures
Figure A11.1 - Map of proposed measures
Table A11.1 - Site level assessment of measures [22]
| Loch Sween MPA |
Area (KM 2) |
As % |
|---|---|---|
| Site |
40.65 |
|
| Protected from hand gathering, demersal trawls, and mechanical dredge |
24.13 |
59.3% |
| Protected from suction dredge, and beam trawls |
40.65 |
100% |
| Protected by capacity and temporal restrictions on mechanical dredge vessels and capacity restriction on demersal trawl vessels |
16.52 |
40.7% |
Table A11.2 - Protected feature assessment [23] - Protected from suction dredge, and beam trawls
| MPA Feature |
Feature Records |
Records Included |
% Included |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burrowed mud |
Area (km 2) |
7.46 |
7.46 |
100% |
| Burrowed mud (Fireworks anemone) |
Count |
1 |
1 |
100% |
| Burrowed mud (Mud volcano worms) |
Count |
103 |
103 |
100% |
| Burrowed mud (Seapens and burrowing megafauna) |
Count |
57 |
57 |
100% |
| Burrowed mud (Tall seapen) |
Count |
1 |
1 |
100% |
| Burrowed mud or Inshore deep mud with burrowing heart urchins |
Count |
21 |
21 |
100% |
| Maerl beds |
Area (km 2) |
0.06 |
0.06 |
100% |
| Count |
122 |
122 |
100% |
|
| Native oysters (habitat) |
Count |
9 |
9 |
100% |
| Native oysters (species) |
Count |
56 |
56 |
100% |
| Sublittoral mud and mixed sediment communities |
Area (km 2) |
15.71 |
15.71 |
100% |
| Count |
148 |
148 |
100% |
|
Table A11.3 - Protected feature assessment [24] - Protected from hand gathering, demersal trawls, and mechanical dredge
| MPA Feature |
Feature Records |
Records Included |
% Included |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burrowed mud |
Area (km 2) |
7.46 |
7.46 |
100% |
| Burrowed mud (Fireworks anemone) |
Count |
1 |
1 |
100% |
| Burrowed mud (Mud volcano worms) |
Count |
103 |
103 |
100% |
| Burrowed mud (Seapens and burrowing megafauna) |
Count |
57 |
57 |
100% |
| Burrowed mud (Tall seapen) |
Count |
1 |
1 |
100% |
| Burrowed mud or Inshore deep mud with burrowing heart urchins |
Count |
21 |
21 |
100% |
| Maerl beds |
Area (km 2) |
0.06 |
0.06 |
100% |
| Count |
122 |
122 |
100% |
|
| Native oysters (habitat) |
Count |
9 |
9 |
100% |
| Native oysters (species) |
Count |
56 |
56 |
100% |
| Sublittoral mud and mixed sediment communities |
Area (km 2) |
15.71 |
5.52 |
35.2% |
| Count |
148 |
126 |
85.1% |
|
Table A11.4 - Priority Marine Feature Added Value Assessment [25] - Protected from suction dredge, and beam trawls
| Other PMFs |
Feature Records |
Records Included |
% Included |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue mussel beds |
Count |
4 |
4 |
100% |
| Blue mussel beds & Low or variable salinity habitats |
Count |
1 |
1 |
100% |
| Flame shell beds |
Count |
2 |
2 |
100% |
| Inshore deep mud with burrowing heart urchins |
Count |
1 |
1 |
100% |
| Intertidal mudflats |
Count |
3 |
3 |
100% |
| Kelp and seaweed communities on sublittoral sediment |
Count |
41 |
41 |
100% |
| Kelp beds |
Count |
18 |
18 |
100% |
| Low or variable salinity habitats |
Count |
28 |
28 |
100% |
| Northern sea fan and sponge communities |
Count |
1 |
1 |
100% |
| Ocean quahog |
Count |
10 |
10 |
100% |
| Sea loch egg wrack beds |
Count |
3 |
3 |
100% |
| Seagrass beds |
Count |
44 |
44 |
100% |
| Serpulid aggregations |
Count |
5 |
5 |
100% |
| Tide-swept algal communities |
Count |
48 |
48 |
100% |
Table A11.5 - Priority Marine Feature Added Value Assessment [26] - Protected from hand gathering, demersal trawls, and mechanical dredge
| Other PMFs |
Feature Records |
Records Included |
% Included |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue mussel beds |
Count |
4 |
4 |
100% |
| Blue mussel beds & Low or variable salinity habitats |
Count |
1 |
1 |
100% |
| Flame shell beds |
Count |
2 |
0 |
0% |
| Inshore deep mud with burrowing heart urchins |
Count |
1 |
1 |
100% |
| Intertidal mudflats |
Count |
3 |
3 |
100% |
| Kelp and seaweed communities on sublittoral sediment |
Count |
41 |
40 |
97.6% |
| Kelp beds |
Count |
18 |
14 |
77.8% |
| Low or variable salinity habitats |
Count |
28 |
28 |
100% |
| Northern sea fan and sponge communities |
Count |
1 |
1 |
100% |
| Ocean quahog |
Count |
10 |
7 |
70% |
| Sea loch egg wrack beds |
Count |
3 |
3 |
100% |
| Seagrass beds |
Count |
44 |
44 |
100% |
| Serpulid aggregations |
Count |
5 |
5 |
100% |
| Tide-swept algal communities |
Count |
48 |
48 |
100% |
Table A11.6 - Other Marine Habitat Added Value Assessment [26] - Protected from suction dredge, demersal trawls, mechanical dredge and beam trawls
| Other Habitats |
Feature Records |
Records Included |
% Included |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky reef communities |
Count |
410 |
410 |
100% |
| Sandbank communities |
Count |
23 |
23 |
100% |
| Mudflat / Sandflat communities |
Count |
30 |
30 |
100% |
| Saltmarsh |
Count |
1 |
1 |
100% |
| Littoral mixed sediment communities |
Count |
1 |
1 |
100% |
| Infralittoral mixed sediment communities |
Count |
7 |
7 |
100% |
| Circalittoral sandy mud communities |
Count |
27 |
27 |
100% |
Table A11.7 - Other Marine Habitat Added Value Assessment [27] - Protected from hand gathering,
| Other Habitats |
Feature Records |
Records Included |
% Included |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky reef communities |
Count |
410 |
385 |
94% |
| Sandbank communities |
Count |
23 |
18 |
78% |
| Mudflat / Sandflat communities |
Count |
30 |
30 |
100% |
| Saltmarsh |
Count |
1 |
1 |
100% |
| Littoral mixed sediment communities |
Count |
1 |
1 |
100% |
| Infralittoral mixed sediment communities |
Count |
7 |
7 |
100% |
| Circalittoral sandy mud communities |
Count |
27 |
24 |
89% |