Monach Isles NCMPA - designation documents
Protecting a black guillemot breeding colony’s coastal feeding grounds is the main aim of Monach Isles Nature Conservation MPA.
Protecting a black guillemot breeding colony’s coastal feeding grounds is the main aim of Monach Isles Nature Conservation MPA.
The islands’ complex submarine landscape is also recognised by the NCMPA as an integral part of Scotland’s geodiversity. It was shaped by the passage of glaciers across the continental shelf at the end of the last Ice Age.
Conserve the protected features of the Monach Isles NCMPA
Biodiversity: black guillemot
Geodiversity:
Monach Isles Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area Order 2014