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Allonby Bay is a crescent-shaped bay of the Solway Firth on the north-western shore of Cumbria, United Kingdom.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.google.it/maps/@54.7701836,-3.505553,12z )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mcsuk.org/mpa/details/Allonby%20Bay )〕 The bay is approximately five-and-a-half miles (nine kilometres) across. Its northern point is at Dubmill, between the village of Mawbray and the hamlet of Salta, and its southern end is just to the north of Maryport, near the village of Crosscanonby. The B5300 coast road follows the shoreline of Allonby Bay, running between Silloth-on-Solway in the north and Maryport in the south. As an inlet of the Solway Firth, Allonby Bay is also part of the Irish Sea. The bay is named for the village of Allonby, which sits roughly in the centre of the shoreline. ==Geography and conservation== Allonby Bay is in the Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It comprises a large part of the AONB's southern section, which runs from just north of the hamlet of Beckfoot to the southern tip of Allonby Bay near Crosscanonby. The Wildlife Trusts has recommended that Allonby Bay be designated a Marine Conservation Zone. This would be in addition to its status as an AONB, and would grant protection to some vulnerable marine creatures which live in the bay, particularly in the area off Dubmill Point known as Dubmill Scar, and the southern part of the bay nearest to Maryport. One creature in particular that the Wildlife Trusts wish to see protected in Allonby Bay is the honeycomb worm. Reefs constructed by honeycomb worms host a variety of other marine life, and there are several such reefs in Allonby Bay.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/MCZ/allonby-bay )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/sites/default/files/allonby_bay.pdf )〕 In 2013, Allonby Bay was not recommended as a Marine Conservation Zone due to concerns about the conservation area's objectives and a lack of data about certain conservation targets. The stated main objectives of the MCZ were to maintain rocks, reefs, and sub-tidal sediments and sands, as well as the habitats of blue mussels and the honeycomb worm. New surveys of Allonby Bay were commissioned around the same time, and the results of those, coupled with little to no opposition to the area being designated as an MCZ may result in a reassessment.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.irishsea.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/rMCZ-Allonby-Bay.pdf )〕 Allonby Bay is home to a five-mile stretch of beach which was awarded the coveted blue flag in 2005.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.lakedistrictcoastalcottages.com/about.htm )〕 However, following water quality tests in 2012, Allonby Bay was on the verge of losing its blue flag status, which caused much concern in Allonby itself, as the village relies on tourism as a major source of income.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.itv.com/news/border/2012-11-06/allonbys-south-beach-fails-water-test/ )〕 Near the northern end of Allonby Bay is Salta Moss. This area is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest within the Solway Coast AONB, and includes some rare plant and animal specimens, including the bog bean ''Menyanthus trifoliata'', and Britain's only native venomous snake, the adder. Several streams and becks enter the Solway Firth at Allonby Bay, including many fed by irrigation channels. One such example is the Black Dub, which flows into Allonby Bay at Dubmill. The Lake District Coast Aquarium in nearby Maryport hosts a variety of aquatic life native to Allonby Bay, and has been a popular tourist attraction in the area since it opened in 1997.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.coastaquarium.co.uk/planning-visit/memberships/ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Allonby Bay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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