0fef12805dbc2d9882924bacaf404e55 English dataset Oliver Crawford-Avis The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) - Aberdeen Office MPA Network Planner - UK Offshore Area +44 (0)1224 266550 +44 (0)1224-896170 Inverdee House, Baxter Street Aberdeen AB11 9QA Oliver.Crawford-Avis@jncc.gov.uk pointOfContact James Dargie Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Headquaters Marine Data Officer 01463 725000 Great Glen House, Leachkin Road Inverness IV3 8NW james.dargie@snh.gov.uk pointOfContact 2016-11-15 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.4 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 Possible Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas (pMPA) and MPA search locations within the 12 Nautical Mile Territorial Sea limit around Scotland and beyond in the adjacent offshore UK waters. 2013-07-01 publication 2013-07-01 creation 2013-07-01 revision GB-SCT-SNH-CMEU-000240 http://www.snh.gov.uk/publications-data-and-research/snhi-information-service/naturalspaces/ Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are designated by Scottish Ministers under the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010. These possible MPAs have been approved by Scottish Ministers for public consultation. As such, the locations are afforded policy protection as if they were designated. The boundaries of the possible MPAs presented in this dataset represent those being consulted upon within both the 12 nautical mile Territorial Sea limit (on the basis of advice provided by Scottish Natural Heritage - the Scottish Government's adviser on all aspects of nature and landscape across Scotland) and in the UK offshore waters adjaent to Scotland (on the basis of advice provided by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee- the statutory adviser to UK Government and devolved administrations on UK-wide and international nature conservation). The following URLs provide links to the consultation process websites: www.snh.gov.uk/mpa-consultation, www.jncc.defra.gov.uk/scottish-mpa-consultation and www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/marine/marine-consultation. Oliver Crawford-Avis The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) - Aberdeen Office MPA Network Planner - UK Offshore Area +44 (0)1224 266550 +44 (0)1224-896170 Inverdee House, Baxter Street Aberdeen AB11 9QA Oliver.Crawford-Avis@jncc.gov.uk originator James Dargie Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Headquaters Marine Data Officer 01463 725000 Great Glen House, Leachkin Road Inverness IV3 8NW james.dargie@snh.gov.uk originator Oliver Crawford-Avis The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) - Aberdeen Office MPA Network Planner - UK Offshore Area +44 (0)1224 266550 +44 (0)1224-896170 Inverdee House, Baxter Street Aberdeen AB11 9QA Oliver.Crawford-Avis@jncc.gov.uk custodian James Dargie Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Headquaters Marine Data Officer 01463 725000 Great Glen House, Leachkin Road Inverness IV3 8NW james.dargie@snh.gov.uk custodian asNeeded Geographic Information System Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Habitats and biotopes GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Habitat characterisation Administrative units SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision Protected Areas MEDIN 2012-02-14 creation Possible Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas (pMPA) SNH 2012-05-25 creation You must always use the following attribution statement: Crown copyright and database right. 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Use of data to conform to the terms of the One Scotland Mapping Agreement End User Licence. otherRestrictions copyright, licence English biota SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords 2010-01-01 revision water column Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Irish Sea Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Southern North Sea Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Northern North Sea Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Minches & Western Scotland Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Scottish Continental Shelf Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Rockall Trough & Bank Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Faroe-Shetland Channel Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Atlantic North West Approaches International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Irish Sea and St. George's Channel International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation North Atlantic Ocean International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation North Sea SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords 2010-01-01 revision water column -16.6500 1.8464 55.0000 63.8871 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 Gabor Barton Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Headquaters SNH Geographic Systems and Data Officer 01463 725000 Great Glen House, Leachkin Road Inverness IV3 8NW gabor.barton@snh.gov.uk distributor http://www.snh.gov.uk/publications-data-and-research/snhi-information-service/naturalspaces/ dataset Data Specification on Protected Sites - Draft Guidelines 2008-12-19 publication Believed to be conformant true Background: Completion of a network of areas to protect biodiversity and geodiversity interests in the seas around Scotland will contribute to the delivery of a number of international and European commitments such as the Convention on Biological Diversity and the OSPAR Convention which call for the development of an ecologically coherent network of Marine Protected Areas. The EC Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) reinforces these commitments by stating that Member States' Programmes of Measures to achieve Good Environment Status (GES) shall contribute to 'coherent and representative networks of MPAs'. Thirty-three possible Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas (pMPAs) around Scotland (17 within territorial waters and 16 in offshore waters) were put out for consultation by Scottish Ministers on 25th July 2013. Additionally this dataset contains the boundaries of four Marine Protected Area search locations yet to be assessed fully against the Scottish MPA Selection Guidelines; where further research is pending before SNH provide formal advice to Scottish Ministers on these areas. Designating Authority in Scotland: Scottish Ministers. Role of SNH and JNCC: act as the advisors to Scottish Government in proposing selected sites for Ministerial approval as possible MPAs. SNH and JNCC then support the consultation over proposed sites with owners, occupiers, planning authorities and other interested parties on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. Boundary definition process: The pMPA boundaries in the dataset have been subjected to a boundary setting exercise; this will be completed for the 4 MPA search locations if their status were to change to possible MPAs. Boundary definition: - Is normally based on OS Mastermap Mean Low water Springs (MLWS) or Mean High Water Springs (MHWS) dependent on proposed protected feature composition; - Excludes significant coastal infrastructure; - Follows the boundaries of existing protected areas for consistency and where appropriate (to simplify any future management discussions should the possible MPAs progress); - For sites where black guillemots are a feature, the boundary of the possible MPA follows the natural break between the marine and terrestrial environment (i.e. the top of cliffs or back of storm beach/ rocky shores) and unless the presence of other features dictates otherwise, the seaward boundary extends 2 km from MLWS or to a maximum depth of 50 m. Additionally each pMPA boundary has been assigned a Reference code (Ref - equivalent to a Protected Area code, PA_code)