Carmarthen Bay & Estuaries European Marine Site

Last updated:

15 October 2008

Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries European Marine Site (EMS) is part of a European-wide network of areas - the Natura 2000 series - designated under the European Union’s Habitats and Birds Directives to safeguard habitats and species that are important and threatened on a European scale.  

Three marine Natura 2000 sites together form the European Marine Site – Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Carmarthen Bay Special Protection Area (SPA) and Burry inlet SPA.  

This website aims to provide an introduction to:

• the Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries European Marine Site and its wildlife
• the legal background for the conservation designations
• where the responsibility lies for safeguarding the wildlife and habitats
• how management to achieve this safeguard is planned
• how you can contribute to the development of the EMS management scheme.

It is produced by the relevant authorities responsible for developing and implementing a management scheme for the Site and it the replaces the former Carmarthen Bay candidate Special Area of Conservation website (carmarthenbaysac.org.uk), which has now been closed down.

More information will be added to the site as it becomes available or in response to requests, so please return again if the information you need is not yet included, or if you have specific queries please e-mail the EMS officer.

Lax-flowered sea-lavender, Limonium humile, Llanrhidian Marsh, Burry Inlet

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