조사 결과 순천만의 생태적 가치가 인정돼 골재채취 사업은 취소됐고 2003년 해양수산부 갯벌 습지보호구역 제3호로 지정됐다.
As a result of the survey, the ecological value of Suncheon Bay was recognized, so the task for gathering aggregates had been canceled and in 2003 it was designated as the tidal flat wetland protection area No. 3 by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.