HARBOUR porpoise will become the latest species to receive increased protection in Scotland under a new conservation area.
Scotland’s first Special Area of Conservation (SAC) for harbour porpoise has been created in the Inner Hebrides and Minches SAC on the west of Scotland and is now Europe’s largest for this species.
The area will help maintain the favourable conservation status of harbour porpoise by providing protection to them and the habitats that support them in Scottish waters.