E. CONSERVATION ......................................................................................................... 70 E.1 Protected Areas ...................................................................................................... 70
E.1.1 Internationally Protected Areas ........................................................................... 70 E.1.2 Marine Conservation Zones ................................................................................. 70 E.1.3 Sites of Special Scientific Interest ........................................................................ 70
E.2 Annex I Habitats ..................................................................................................... 72 E.2.1 Sandbanks ....................................................................................................... 72
E.2.3 Other Annex I Habitats ......................................................................................... 80 E.3 Biodiversity Action Plan Habitats ............................................................................... 80 E.4 Species of Conservation Interest ............................................................................... 80
F. CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................ 82 F.1 Composition of the Seabed .................................................................................... 82
F.2 Nature of the Benthos ........................................................................................... 82 F.3 Nature of the Epibenthos ....................................................................................... 83 F.4 Habitat Mapping ................................................................................................... 84 F.5 Conservation ....................................................................................................... 84 F.6 Summary ............................................................................................................ 84