Marine Protected Areas
(asked on 25th September 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the total sea area around the UK designated as a marine protected area; and how many areas designated as protected areas are in adjacent waters to (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
This question was answered on 5th October 2020
36% of the UK’s waters are now designated as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). There are 136 MPAs in Scottish waters, 177 in English waters, 29 in Welsh waters and 25 in Northern Irish waters.