Fal & Helford Marine Protected Area
Welcome
To the Fal and Helford Marine Protected Area page.
Find out how you can enjoy these beautiful estuaries and minimise your impact upon the wildlife and protected habitats here. Learn what others are doing, and share your ideas to create a network of important engagement between passionate individuals.
We would love to hear your views and answer questions on the MPA.
Welcome
To the Fal and Helford Marine Protected Area page.
Find out how you can enjoy these beautiful estuaries and minimise your impact upon the wildlife and protected habitats here. Learn what others are doing, and share your ideas to create a network of important engagement between passionate individuals.
We would love to hear your views and answer questions on the MPA.
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New Interpretation Boards for the Helford
Share New Interpretation Boards for the Helford on Facebook Share New Interpretation Boards for the Helford on Twitter Share New Interpretation Boards for the Helford on Linkedin Email New Interpretation Boards for the Helford linkThe Interpretation boards situated around the Helford River are being replaced by this design funded by the Special Area of Conservation S106 fund. The objective is to have similar in strategic paces around the Fal and Truro River too. Raising awareness of the marine life and how we can all take care of it.
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Falmouth Harbour's New Sensitive Seabed Awareness Signs
Share Falmouth Harbour's New Sensitive Seabed Awareness Signs on Facebook Share Falmouth Harbour's New Sensitive Seabed Awareness Signs on Twitter Share Falmouth Harbour's New Sensitive Seabed Awareness Signs on Linkedin Email Falmouth Harbour's New Sensitive Seabed Awareness Signs linkFalmouth Harbour Commissioners have introduced Sensitive Seabed notices on their 4 knot port notices off the Falmouth Beaches-Castle, Gyllyngvase, Swanpool and Maenporth. They are also in use at Anthony and on St Mawes Bank. These highlight where there is either Seagrass or Maerl bed and extra care is to be taken when deciding where to anchor. For advice on Good Anchoring Practice here is information from the RYA
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Helford Estuary Patrol Volunteers
Share Helford Estuary Patrol Volunteers on Facebook Share Helford Estuary Patrol Volunteers on Twitter Share Helford Estuary Patrol Volunteers on Linkedin Email Helford Estuary Patrol Volunteers linkThe Helford estuary volunteers patrol boat keeps an eye on the beaches to make sure no one is anchoring on the main seagrass bed between Grebe Rock and Toll point, picks up litter and flotsam on the water, engages with boat users about the local wildlife, and asks anyone breaking the beach safety six knot byelaw that protects other water users to slow down. The boat is loaned to the Helford Marine conservation Group by the Port of Truro and supported and funded by the Fal and Helford Estuary Officer.
Here is information on the Helford Voluntary Marine Conservation Area
Funding
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How to be sustainable on the water
- Rockpooling Code of Practice (538 KB) (pdf)
- BHPA Paraglide - Paramotor Code of Practice
- The Angling Trust Bait Digging Code of Practice (326 KB) (pdf)
- Ports of Truro, Falmouth and St Mawes Environmental Code of Practice (800 KB) (pdf)
- Seal Alliance-Watching Seals Well Code of Practice (12.3 MB) (pdf)
- Fal & Helford SAC_Biosecurity Plan.pdf (1.62 MB) (pdf)
- The Green Blue Sustainable-Boating-Event-Checklist.pdf (430 KB) (pdf)
- British Stand Up Paddle Board Association and RSPB Code of Practice
- How to - crabbing poster.PNG (375 KB) (PNG)