cdc5e1d0ff3525b71ae837eaa50c3b7b English dataset James Dargie Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Headquaters Marine Data Officer 01463 725000 Great Glen House, Leachkin Road Inverness IV3 8NW james.dargie@nature.scot pointOfContact 2014-12-11 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700 Possible Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas (pMPA) within the 12 Nautical Mile Territorial Sea limit around Scotland. 2013-07-01 publication 2013-05-31 creation 2013-05-31 revision GB-SCT-SNH-CMEU-000240 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 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). The following URLs provide links to the consultation process websites: www.snh.gov.uk/mpa-consultation and www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/marine/marine-consultation Possible MPAs in offshore waters adjacent to Scotland (beyond the 12 nautical mile Territorial Sea limit) are also included in the consultation exercise. The Joint Nature Conservation Committee is the statutory adviser to the Scottish Government for offshore waters. The following URLs provide links to the relevant consultation process websites: www.jncc.defra.gov.uk/scottish-mpa-consultation and www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/marine/marine-consultation Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Headquaters Data Manager 01463 725000 Great Glen House, Leachkin Road Inverness IV3 8NW data_supply@nature.scot originator Gabor Barton Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Headquaters SNH Geographic Systems and Data Officer 01463 725000 Great Glen House, Leachkin Road Inverness IV3 8NW data_supply@nature.scot custodian notPlanned Geographic Information System Marine Environmental Data and Information Network NDGO0005 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 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 North Atlantic Ocean International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation North Sea -8.2844 -0.7160 54.9231 60.7954 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 data_supply@nature.scot distributor 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 (date to be inserted). This dataset reflects those within territorial waters. Designating Authority in Scotland: Scottish Ministers. Role of SNH: SNH acts as the advisor to Government in proposing selected sites for Ministerial approval as possible MPAs. SNH then supports the consultation over proposed sites with owners, occupiers, planning authorities and other interested parties on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. Boundary definition process: The boundaries in the dataset have been subjected to a boundary setting exercise to ensure 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 Protected Area code (PA_code).