Policy paper

List of shellfish water protected areas: Solway Tweed river basin district

Updated 9 May 2022

Applies to England

This is the list which is referred to in schedule 1, paragraph 3A of The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Solway Tweed River Basin District) Regulations 2004 as amended.

Shellfish Water ID Shellfish Water Name
118 Silloth

Maps of all designated shellfish water protected areas can be found on MAGIC. There may be a delay in changes being made to MAGIC.

All designations in coastal waters meet the definition of coastal water as set out in Schedule 1(2) of The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 – “coastal water” means surface water on the landward side of a line, every point of which is at a distance of one nautical mile on the seaward side from the nearest point of the baseline from which the breadth of territorial waters is measured, extending where appropriate up to the outer limit of transitional waters.

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