 web.jpg "Flatfish (Credit George Stoyle)")
Flatfish (Credit George Stoyle)
A flatfish making good use of its camouflage.
Habitats here provide opportunities for animals to burrow, such as polychaete worms and bivalve molluscs.
South of Celtic Deep is an arrow shaped site pointing south-east, bordering the UK continental shelf limit on the western side. The southern section of this site overlaps with the Trevose Box, which is perhaps Europe's most successful protection area.
South of Celtic Deep is of particular importance as it contains a variety of important habitats, including coarse sediment, mixed sediment and sand. These habitats provide opportunities for animals to burrow, such as polychaete worms and bivalve molluscs, but also provide suitable surfaces against which fish can hide using their camouflage. Anemones can also be found along the edge of the continental shelf and
hermit crabs dominate areas of coarse sediment on the seafloor.
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 use this additional data gathered as soon as possible and to consider this site as an urgent and high priority for future designation:
This site is on hold at the moment as Defra has indicated that they would like additional information about the extent of habitats and species recommended by stakeholders for designation within the site. This site includes an important area for seabirds as well as spawning and nursery grounds for fish species. This site was also identified as being at high risk of damage and deterioration by Natural England and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee due to the presence of vulnerable features within the site. Defra has also carried out additional survey work within this site in 2012 which has not fed into this consultation.
We need you to urge Defra to use this additional data gathered as soon as possible and to consider this site as an urgent and high priority for future designation.
Other nearby MCZs
East of Haig Fras North-East of Haig Fras Celtic Deep
Location map
South of Celtic Deep 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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