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Fishing Statistics - Pelagic landings (tonnes) from Scottish waters - latest...
Landings by live weight (tonnes) for commercial fishing activity in Scottish seas of pelagic (oceanic/midwater) fish species, including UK registered fishing vessels wherever... -
Fishing Statistics - Demersal landings (tonnes) from Scottish waters -...
Landings by live weight (tonnes) for commercial fishing activity in Scottish seas of demersal (bottom dwelling) fish species, including UK registered fishing vessels wherever... -
Area Management - Ports and harbours - Statutory harbour limit boundaries
Indicative polygons showing the statutory limits of harbour authorities around Scotland, including competent harbour authorities with responsibilities under the Pilotage Act... -
Area Management - Marine conservation orders (MCOs) and fisheries orders in...
Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are designated under the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 or the UK Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. They have to be managed in a... -
Administrative Units - Scottish Marine Regions (SMRs)
The Scottish Marine Regions are 11 areas established for the purposes of regional marine planning, defined by The Scottish Marine Regions Order 2015. These regions are sub-areas... -
Area management - dredge spoil deposit sites (open, closed, and disused)
Locations of licensed dredge spoil deposit sites in Scotland, indicated by polygons. The spoil is usually as a result of navigational dredging (deepening of navigation channels)... -
Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistical Districts (2013 onwards)
The annual Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics report is aggregated into districts, which reflect the area of responsibility of the local fishery office. This dataset shows the... -
Statistical Units - Fishing Statistics - Sea Fisheries Statistics Ports...
The annual Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics report is aggregated into districts, which reflect the area of responsibility of the local fishery office. This dataset shows the... -
Area management - areas where commercial fishing is prohibited or restricted...
Fishing pressures can be managed using spatial measures such as prohibiting or restricting certain types of fishing, target species, or vessel capacity. This dataset depicts... -
Protected Sites - Designated haul-out sites for seals (Protection of seals orders)
Seal haul-out sites are designated under section 117 of Marine (Scotland) Act 2010. Harassing a seal (intentionally or recklessly) at a haul-out site is an offence. “Haul-out... -
Area Management - Standing approvals for use of chemical dispersants in...
Areas where standing approvals permit the application of a limited quantity of chemical dispersants, without the permission of Marine Scotland, to respond to an oil spill. Two... -
Aquaculture - Guidance on the Location of Marine Fish Farms
Category 1, 2 and 3 areas are designated on the basis of Marine Scotland predictive models to estimate environmental sensitivity of sea lochs. The maps describe the Category 1,... -
Aquaculture - Finfish and shellfish farms (including fishery sites)
Point data identifying the location of finfish or shellfish farms around Scotland from the Fish Health Inspectorate Aquadat database. This includes fishery sites which are ponds... -
Area Management - Marine Licensing - Areas where approval is needed to...
The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Scottish Offshore Region) Order 2011 requires that no deposit of marine chemical and marine oil treatment substances is made in an... -
Area Management - Several and Regulatory Orders for Shellfish under section...
Regulating and Several Orders are granted by the Scottish Ministers under the terms of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 (the 1967 Act), as amended, in respect of the... -
Fishing Statistics - Gridded fisheries data within Scottish waters for...
Owners or masters of Scottish fishing vessels under 12m overall length must declare a latitude and longitude position (DD MM) on each fishing day indicating where the majority... -
Oceanographic Features - Names of fishing grounds and features in Scottish...
Names of sea features and fishing grounds around Scotland, designed for use with Ordnance Survey's ZoomStack and Marine Scotland Maps. -
Energy Resources - Sectoral Marine Plan - Offshore Wind Innovation and...
The Areas of Search and exclusions identify early Sectoral Marine Planning considerations for suitable offshore wind development. These locations will be progressed through a... -
Species Distribution - A verified distribution model for the lesser sandeel...
The lesser sandeel Ammodytes marinus is a key component of the North East Atlantic ecosystem but little is known about its distribution outside of fished areas. In this study,... -
Species Distribution - Spawning grounds of whiting (Merlangius merlangus) in...
The spawning grounds of whiting (Merlangius merlangus) layer has been generated to identify the likely distribution of whiting spawning in the North Sea, taking account of...