[3] The MPA covers a diverse range of marine landscapes.

Moving west, these include: the steep gradient of the continental slope; the sediment plains of the Rockall Trough; and the rising slopes of George Bligh Bank and the Rockall Bank.

The area also includes two isolated seamounts: Anton Dohrn and Rosemary Bank.

It protects several important habitats including deep-sea sponge aggregations and cold water coral reefs and gardens.

Six species of deep-sea fish are specifically protected within the MPA: blue ling, orange roughy, leafscale gulper shark, gulper shark, Portuguese dogfish and round-nose grenadier.