Area Management - Marine conservation orders (MCOs) and fisheries orders in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and Special Areas of Conservation (SACs)

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 way that furthers the conservation objectives. The EU Habitats Directive requires Special Areas of Conservation (and Special Protection Areas) to be managed in a way that prevents deterioration of the qualifying features. The dataset contains boundaries and measures which are subject to Marine Conservation Orders (MCOs), the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984 or the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) The following URL provides a link to further information: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/marine/marine-environment/mpanetwork/MPAMGT/

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Scottish Government (2016) . Area Management - Marine conservation orders (MCOs) and fisheries orders in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and Special Areas of Conservation (SACs). https://services.mspdata.eu:/geonetwork/srv/api/records/Marine_Scotland_FishDAC_1630

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Date ( Publication )
2016-05-16
Identifier
Marine_Scotland_FishDAC_1630

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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ( Theme )
  • Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units , Protected sites
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no limitations to public access
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The following attribution statement must be used: Contains information from Scottish Government (Marine Scotland) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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20  m
Metadata language
eng English
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Oceans
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Reference system identifier
EPSG / WGS84
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  • ESRI Shapefile (1.0 )

OnLine resource
Scottish Government website: Marine protected areas management  

Scottish Government website: Marine protected areas management

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area_management_marine_conservation_orders  

Current measures (WMS)

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area_management_marine_conservation_orders  

Current measures (WFS)

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area_management_marine_conservation_orders_proposed  

Proposed measures (WMS)

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area_management_marine_conservation_orders_proposed  

Proposed measures (WFS)

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area_management_marine_conservation_orders  

Download current measures as zipped shapefile on WGS datum

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area_management_marine_conservation_orders_proposed  

Download proposed measures as zipped shapefile on WGS84 datum

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dataset Dataset
Statement
The boundaries of the Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) were received from the Government advisor, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). Any data using British National Grid (EPSG:27700) was transformed to WGS84 (ESPG:4326) using EPSG:1314 transformation. The boundary of the Loch Sunart to Sound of Jura MPA was modified to include the Firth of Lorn SAC and to include harbour areas of Kilchoan and Craignure to mean low water spring (MLWS). The boundary of Lochs Duish, Long and Alsh MPA was modified to include the south extent of the Lochs Duish, Long and Alsh SAC along MLWS. Coastlines (mean high water spring, MHWS, or mean low water spring) are derived from Ordnance Survey MasterMap. Management measures and their boundaries were created by the Marine Conservation team following consultations.

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Marine_Scotland_FishDAC_1630   XML
Metadata language
eng English
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dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2018-06-22
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115:2003/19139
Metadata standard version
1.0

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