Sand eels (Credit Paul Naylor)
The wealth of habitats here supports several important species such as crayfish and European eel.
Sandeels will hide within the sand and gravel here to avoid predators.
The suggested boundary of this recommended MCZ includes the Gannel estuary, stretching along its seaward boundary.
This area encompasses a number of different habitats, which includes intertidal rocky habitats, both fine and coarse intertidal sediment, coastal saltmarsh, saline reedbeds as well as subtidal habitats ranging from sands and gravels to rocky reef.
This wealth of habitats supports several important species such as the protected pink sea fan, crayfish and European eel. Other commercially important species include sandeels, which can be seen using the sand and gravel to avoid predators, and salmon, which migrate up the estuary to breed.
This recommended Marine Conservation Zone is ON HOLD at the moment as Defra has indicated that there is not enough evidence to support designation.
We need you to urge Defra to commit to gathering this information required as soon as possible to consider this site for designation in a future tranche:
This site is on hold at the moment as Defra has indicated that there is not enough evidence to support designation of any of the habitats or species recommended by stakeholders for protection within this site, except for the European eel. Defra have therefore stated that they need to gather additional evidence before considering designating this site in a future tranche.
We need you to urge Defra to commit to gathering this information required as soon as possible to consider this site for designation in a future tranche.
Other nearby MCZs
Padstow Bay and surrounds Camel Estuary
Location map
Newquay and the Gannel recommended MCZ is located in the map below.
Contains UKHO Law of the Sea data. Crown copyright and database right and contains Ordnance Survey Data Crown copyright and database 2012
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