Guidance

Stage 3 Site Assessments

Stage 3 marine protected areas (MPA) site assessments and a methodology document.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Published: 9 June 2025

Applies to England

Documents

Stage 3 MPA Fisheries Assessment Methodology

PDF, 1.38 MB, 40 pages

Albert Field MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 3.9 MB, 44 pages

Bassurelle Sandbank MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 2.22 MB, 43 pages

Beachy Head East MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 2.76 MB, 51 pages

Bristows to the Stones MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 3.34 MB, 50 pages

Cape Bank MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 2.42 MB, 44 pages

East of Haig Fras MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 3.08 MB, 51 pages

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East of Start Point MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 2.91 MB, 42 pages

Farnes East MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 3.58 MB, 60 pages

Foreland MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 2.73 MB, 44 pages

Fulmar MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 2.31 MB, 36 pages

Fylde MPANFisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 1.62 MB, 40 pages

Goodwin Sands MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 2.08 MB, 56 pages

Greater Haig Fras MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 2.39 MB, 56 pages

Haig Fras SAC MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 1.4 MB, 34 pages

Haisborough Hammond and Winterton MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 2.03 MB, 51 pages

Hartland Point to Tintagel MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 1.73 MB, 36 pages

Holderness Offshore MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 2.04 MB, 50 pages

Inner Bank MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 2.08 MB, 46 pages

Kentish Knock East MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 1.82 MB, 44 pages

Lands End and Cape Bank MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 1.67 MB, 47 pages

Margate and Long Sands MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 2.44 MB, 49 pages

Markhams Triangle MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 2.49 MB, 41 pages

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North East of Haig Fras MPA

PDF, 3.51 MB, 47 pages

North Norfolk Sandbanks and Saturn Reef MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 3.5 MB, 50 pages

North West of Lundy MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 2.81 MB, 34 pages

West of Jones Bank MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 3.61 MB, 49 pages

Offshore Brighton MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 3.43 MB, 51 pages

Offshore Overfalls MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 3.96 MB, 57 pages

Orford Inshore MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 2.91 MB, 43 pages

Shell Flat and Lune Deep MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 2.68 MB, 45 pages

Skerries Bank and Surrounds MPA Site Assesment

PDF, 3.47 MB, 73 pages

South of Celtic Deep MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 3.19 MB, 51 pages

South of the Isles of Scilly MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 4.41 MB, 51 pages

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South West Approaches to Bristol Channel MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 3.12 MB, 43 pages

South West Deeps East MPA_Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 3.26 MB, 43 pages

South West Deeps West MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 3.26 MB, 48 pages

Start Point to Plymouth Sound and Eddystone MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 2.73 MB, 36 pages

Swallow Sand MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 2.98 MB, 40 pages

West of Copeland MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 2.41 MB, 39 pages

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West ofWalney MPAFisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 2.56 MB, 48 pages

West of Wight Barfleur MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 2.96 MB, 43 pages

Western Channel MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 2.64 MB, 42 pages

Wight-Barfleur Reef MPA Fisheries Site Assessment

PDF, 1.6 MB, 35 pages

Details

As part of the consultation on proposed fisheries management measures for Stage 3 marine protected areas, MMO has produced 43 site assessments and a methodology document explaining how the data was compiled and used.

If you find that you are unable to access any links to conservation advice from the Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies in the Stage 3 documents, please go to Natural England’s designated sites search and search for the MPA you are interested in, or go to JNCC’s offshore MPA homepage and select the site that you are interested in.

Published 9 June 2025