Papa Westray NCMPA - designation documents
Papa Westray Nature Conservation MPA is a stronghold for the black guillemot.
Papa Westray Nature Conservation MPA is a stronghold for the black guillemot.
One of six NCMPAs designated to support ‘tysties’ or black guillemots, Papa Westray covers a vital foraging area for the local breeding population.
This NCMPA also complements Sites of Special Scientific Interest on Holm of Papa Westray and at North Hill.
Conserve the protected features of the Papa Westray NCMPA
Biodiversity: black guillemot
Geodiversity: marine geomorphology of the Scottish shelf seabed – sand wave field
Papa Westray Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area Order 2014
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