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Cumbria Coast is one of England's Marine Conservation Zones. It was designated in 2013, and is currently one of three such zones off the coast of Cumbria. The MCZ covers the stretch of sea from Whitehaven down to the mouth of the Ravenglass Estuary.[1] It includes the sea off Sellafield (the nuclear fuel reprocessing and nuclear decommissioning site), and off St Bees Head. FaunaThe MCZ protects underwater habitats and animals such as the honeycomb worm. St Bees Head is an important breeding site for sea birds, although there has been some concern that the MCZ as originally designated does not protect enough of the their foraging grounds.[2] See alsoThe other MCZs in Cumbria are currently:
References1. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/MCZ/cumbria-coast | title=Cumbria Coast | publisher=The Wildlife Trusts | accessdate=22 October 2016}} {{coord|54.5145|-3.6639|display=title}}2. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.whitehavennews.co.uk/news/Call-to-protect-our-seabird-population-9101220e-e07c-4562-a3f6-aea92995b57d-ds | title=Call to protect our seabird population | work=Whitehaven News | date=14 October 2016 | accessdate=22 October 2016}} 3 : Marine reserves of the United Kingdom|Nature reserves in Cumbria|Protected areas established in 2013 |
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