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SEABIRD populations ‘in freefall’ could be protected by new Special Protection Areas around the Hebrides, according to a consultation launched on July 4.
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) is planning 10 new Special Protection Areas (SPAs) spread along Scotland’s 11,800km coastline, from around Gigha, Coll, Tiree, Rum and the Outer Hebrides, up to Orkney and Shetland, and then down to the Moray Firth and Ythan Estuary.