Following the creation of three harbour porpoise Special Areas of Conservation in Wales, what are the conservation objectives and what action will the Welsh Government expect officials to take to monitor and manage the areas during 2019/20?
Publication of the finalised conservation objectives and management advice for the three Harbour Porpoise Special Areas of Conservation in Welsh waters is imminent. Draft conservation objectives, including advice on managing activities, have been available for some time on the Natural Resources Wales and Joint Nature Conservation Committee websites. The three Special Areas of Conservation will continue to be managed in line with the conservation objectives and activity advice.
Existing arrangements for monitoring Harbour Porpoise, such as through the SCANS (Small Cetaceans in the European Atlantic and North Sea) surveys, will continue to apply.