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East of Start Point Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Monitoring Report 2021 2025

Abstract

The East of Start Point Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) is an offshore Marine Protected Area (MPA) located off the south coast of Devon, within the Eastern English Channel Charting Progress 2 (CP2) sea area. This report provides evidence on the Subtidal sand Broadscale Habitat (BSH) feature for which the MCZ has been designated, based primarily on data from the first dedicated monitoring survey conducted in 2021.

The data from the 2021 survey will form the first point in a time series, against which change can be monitored through time. This report includes recommendations to inform ongoing improvement and development of sample acquisition, analysis and data interpretation for future surveys and reporting.

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Resource type Publication

Topic category Environment

Reference date 2025·01·01

Citation
Bolam, S.G., McIlwaine, P., Lake, I., Archer-Rand, S., Hawes, J., Hatton, J. & Savage, J. 2025. East of Start Point Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Monitoring Report 2021.JNCC/Cefas Partnership Report 45. JNCC, Peterborough, ISSN 2051-6711, Crown Copyright 2025.

Lineage
This report primarily explores data acquired from the first dedicated monitoring survey of the East of Start Point Marine Conservation Zone carried out in 2021.

Responsible organisation
Communications, JNCC publisher

Limitations on public access No limitations

Use constraints Available under the Open Government Licence 3.0

Metadata date 2025·01·10

Metadata point of contact
Communications, JNCC

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