Plymouth Sound and Estuaries SAC: subtidal reef communities survey 2017/18 (NECR295)

The use of sentinel condition monitoring of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) has been recommended as an option to deliver more in-depth information for a small number of MPAs that can guide condition monitoring in other MPAs. Natural England has set up the first English sentinel monitoring site as a trial of the diving survey method. This information will inform the future development of other sentinel monitoring sites as well as the condition assessment for Plymouth Sound and Estuaries SAC.