Editing Rousay (section)

==Rousay Sound==
Rousay is separated from the neighbouring island of Egilsay by Rousay Sound. The [[Sound (geography)|sound]] experiences strong tides, which creates the perfect conditions for [[maerl]] beds to form. The maerl beds in turn provide a sheltered habitat for species such as [[peacock worm]]s and various [[sponge]]s, as well as small fish, shrimps, [[goby|gobies]] and [[crab]]s.<ref name=summary>{{cite web|url=https://apps.snh.gov.uk/sitelink-api/v1/sites/10413/documents/48|title=Wyre and Rousay Sounds Marine Protected Area summary leaflet|access-date=12 October 2020|publisher=Scottish Government|archive-date=18 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118013759/https://apps.snh.gov.uk/sitelink-api/v1/sites/10413/documents/48|url-status=dead}}</ref> Since 2014 the sound, along with the neighbouring  Wyre Sound (which separates Rousay from [[Wyre, Orkney|Wyre]]), has been designated as a [[Marine Protected Areas in Scotland|Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area]] (NCMPA).<ref name=snh>{{cite web|url=https://sitelink.nature.scot/site/10413|title=Sitelink: Wyre and Rousay Sounds Marine Protected Area|access-date=12 October 2020|publisher=NatureScot}}</ref> Fishing activities are controlled within the MPA, and no [[dredging]], [[beam trawling]], [[Bottom trawling|demersal trawling]] or [[Seine fishing]] is permitted.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apps.snh.gov.uk/sitelink-api/v1/sites/10413/documents/47|title=The Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Order 2015|access-date=29 November 2019|publisher=[[Queen's Printer for Scotland]]|archive-date=18 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118003859/https://apps.snh.gov.uk/sitelink-api/v1/sites/10413/documents/47|url-status=dead}}</ref>