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Summary of the threats to
Annex I and Annex II features
The tables below summarise the potential waterborne
and land originating threats to marine features.
Potential threats to features from water
based processes
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Wave Erosion
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Turbidity
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Sediment mixing
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Immersion
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Waterborne Sound
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Waterborne pollution
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Waterborne litter
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Estuary
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High
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Potential
|
Potential
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High
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None
|
Potential
|
Potential
|
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Saltmarsh
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High
|
High
|
Potential
|
High
|
None
|
High
|
Potential
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|
Sand dunes
|
High
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None
|
None
|
High
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None
|
Potential
|
Potential
|
|
Mud and Sand flats
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Potential
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None
|
High
|
Potential
|
None
|
Potential
|
Potential
|
|
Subtidal sand banks
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None
|
None
|
High
|
None
|
None
|
Potential
|
Potential
|
|
Inlets and Bays
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High
|
Potential
|
Potential
|
High
|
None
|
Potential
|
Potential
|
|
Lagoons
|
Potential
|
Potential
|
High
|
Potential
|
None
|
Potential
|
Potential
|
|
Reefs
|
Potential
|
High
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
Potential
|
Potential
|
|
Sea caves
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None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
Potential
|
Potential
|
|
Grey Seal
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None
|
Potential
|
None
|
None
|
High
|
High
|
High
|
|
Common Seal
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None
|
Potential
|
None
|
None
|
High
|
High
|
High
|
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Bottlenose dolphin
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None
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Potential
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None
|
None
|
High
|
High
|
High
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Potential threats to features from land
based processes
|
|
Natural/ Human-Induced erosion
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Compaction
|
Litter
|
Sound
|
|
Estuary
|
High
|
High
|
Potential
|
None
|
|
Saltmarsh
|
High
|
High
|
Potential
|
None
|
|
Sand dunes
|
High
|
High
|
Potential
|
None
|
|
Mud and Sand flats
|
Potential
|
Potential
|
Potential
|
None
|
|
Subtidal sand banks
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None
|
None
|
Potential
|
None
|
|
Inlets and Bays
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High
|
High
|
Potential
|
None
|
|
Lagoons
|
High
|
High
|
Potential
|
None
|
|
Reefs
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Potential
|
Potential
|
Potential
|
None
|
|
Sea caves
|
None
|
None
|
Potential
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None
|
|
Grey Seal
|
None
|
None
|
High
|
High
|
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Common Seal
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None
|
None
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High
|
High
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Bottlenose dolphin
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None
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None
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Potential
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Potential
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