The draft SAC management plan and summary version, ‘Tir a Môr’, was circulated for consultation in December 1999. Public workshops to discuss the plan were held in Cardigan and Aberaeron in February 2000. All comments received during the 3 month long consultation were carefully considered by the relevant authorities and have been compiled into a report that will be circulated with the finalised plan.

The Plan:

• Is based upon the current state of knowledge about the bottlenose dolphins and their relationship with the environment

• Identifies gaps in knowledge, how they will be addressed and any resource requirements

• Is a working document for use by the authorities responsible for managing the cSAC, and others

• Describes a means of communication between the authorities with responsibility for preparing it, and the wider constituency of interested parties

• Identifies and attributes the actions required to conserve the bottlenose dolphins in Cardigan Bay

• Will be kept under review

Click here to see a full version of the existing Management Plan on this website.

Management Plan Review new

As a result of the 'moderation' process, new features have been included as part of the SAC. As for the Bottlenose dolphins, each feature will require specific management to ensure the conservation objectives for each are met. At present the Countryside Council for Wales, as the advisor on nature conservation to the National Assembly for Wales, are considering the detail of conservation objectives for each of the new features. This will be followed by a full review of the Cardigan Bay SAC Management Plan. For a time table of this procedure click here.

The Cardigan Bay SAC is one of a number of demonstration projects for marine SACs in the UK and the preparation of the Management Plan was supported under the EU LIFE programme.