loch, sunart, sound, jura, marine, protected, area, marine, protected, area, west, coast, scotland, which, covers, includes, waters, loch, sunart, sound, mull, firth, lorne, sound, jura, been, designated, protect, population, common, skate, area, quaternary, g. Loch Sunart to the Sound of Jura Marine Protected Area is a Marine Protected Area MPA off the west coast of Scotland The MPA which covers 741 km2 286 sq mi includes the waters of Loch Sunart the Sound of Mull the Firth of Lorne and the Sound of Jura It has been designated to protect the population of common skate and the area s quaternary geological features 1 The MPA is designated a Category IV protected area by the International Union for Conservation of Nature 2 Loch Sunart to the Sound of Jura MPAIUCN category IV habitat species management area LocationLochaber ScotlandCoordinates56 26 N 5 34 W 56 433 N 5 567 W 56 433 5 567Area74 100 ha 286 sq mi 1 DesignationScottish GovernmentEstablished2014OperatorMarine Scotland Fishing activities are controlled within the MPA and no suction dredging mechanical dredging beam trawling demersal trawling or longline fishing is permitted 3 References edit a b Loch Sunart to the Sound of Jura MPA NC NatureScot Retrieved 11 October 2020 Loch Sunart To The Sound Of Jura Protected Planet Retrieved 11 October 2020 Loch Sunart to the Sound of Jura Fishing Order Map Scottish Government Retrieved 11 October 2020 External links editSite Summary Leaflet Scottish Government nbsp This Scottish location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Loch Sunart to the Sound of Jura Marine Protected Area amp oldid 1081606301, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
