1178570Edited by MartynC.110012678layer_information_pageund1449064502156191930900156191930955<p>A Designation Order (The Water Environment (Shellfish Water Protected Areas: Designation) (Scotland) Order 2013) identifes 84 waters as 'shellfish water protected areas'. Regulations (The Water Environment (Shellfish Water Protected Areas: Environmental Objectives etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2013) on the setting of environmental objectives for those areas have also been made.</p> <p>The Scottish Government has introduced a package of measures to ensure the continued protection and improvement of shellfish growing waters by integrating these within the river basin management planning process.</p> full_html<p>A Designation Order (The Water Environment (Shellfish Water Protected Areas: Designation) (Scotland) Order 2013) identifes 84 waters as 'shellfish water protected areas'. Regulations (The Water Environment (Shellfish Water Protected Areas: Environmental Objectives etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2013) on the setting of environmental objectives for those areas have also been made.</p> <p>The Scottish Government has introduced a package of measures to ensure the continued protection and improvement of shellfish growing waters by integrating these within the river basin management planning process.</p> 411542Mussels001.jpgpublic://Mussels001.jpgimage/jpeg8344911450189419imageA cluster of MusselA cluster of MusselA cluster of Mussel - Copyright © Marine ScotlandA cluster of Mussel - Copyright © Marine Scotland<_drafty_revision_requested>FIELD_LOAD_CURRENTA cluster of Mussel600800826<p>Water quality in designated areas is regularly monitored by SEPA.</p> full_html<p>Water quality in designated areas is regularly monitored by SEPA.</p> 510513052507351035104947853sioc:Itemfoaf:Documentdc:datedc:createdxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601dc:modifiedxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601content:encodedsioc:has_creatorrelfoaf:namesioc:num_repliesxsd:integersioc:last_activity_datexsd:dateTimedate_iso8601https://marine.gov.scot/?q=information/shellfish-water-protected-areas010911811785712678publishedpublished55156191930911156191930910911811785712678publishedpublished55156191930911156191930910911811785712678publishedpublished551561919309111561919309