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Loch Sunart to the Sound of Jura Marine Protected Area
Loch Sunart
to the
Sound of Jura
Marine Protected Area
is a
Marine
Protected Area
off the
west coast
of
Scotland
. The
MPA
, which
covers
,
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
. The MPA is designated a
Category IV
protected area
by the
International Union for Conservation of Nature
.
Fishing activities are controlled within the MPA, and no
suction dredging
,
mechanical dredging
,
beam trawling
,
demersal trawling
or
longline fishing
is permitted.