2023, Cefas, Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme (OWEC), Fisheries Sensitivity Mapping and Displacement Modelling (FISMaDiM) Mapping fishing activities in the UK EEZ series https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php?tpc=015_d3c035f8-ad5b-45ee-a303-547f5d3fb803 The report provides a brief overview of the different types of data available to identify the spatial distribution of fishing activity. This review focuses on vessel location data, rather than catches or landings data. A comprehensive report (MMO, 2022) was commissioned by Defra’s Marine Biodiversity Impact Evidence Group (IEG) and prepared by the Marine Management Organisation which investigated data accessible to MMO to enable spatial mapping of <12m fishing vessel activity in England. This review aims to complement the MMO (2022) report, by expanding its spatial coverage to include Scotland, and by including a review of data available for >12 m fishing vessels nationally. A brief overview of methods and tools available to identify the spatial distribution of fishing activities is included. We further illustrate the strengths and limitations of existing data, methods and tools used to identify the spatial distribution of fishing activities and provide recommendations relevant to the application of these data to evaluate potential impacts of offshore wind developments. This report is an output of the Fisheries Sensitivity Mapping and Displacement Modelling project (FISMaDiM) project as part of the Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme (OWEC). 20240313T11:32:29 20231201T00:00:00