Marine_Scotland_FishDAC_1306 eng dataset Scottish Government (Marine Scotland) +44 (0)300 244 4000 marinescotland@gov.scot pointOfContact 2022-12-21 MEDIN Discovery Metadata Version 2.3.7 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 OGP Areas managed - areas where commercial fishing is prohibited or restricted (closed areas) 2014-07-14 publication Marine_Scotland_FishDAC_1306 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 restrictions defined by EU, UK and Scottish legislation since 1986. Does not include boundaries for the voluntary system of Real Time Closures (RTCs) or the legislative juvenile RTCs. Polygons were simplified for web use and are for illustrative purposes only. Guidance should be sought from Fishery Offices on interpreting legislation. In the 2012 "Report to the Scottish Parliament on Progress to Identify a Scottish Network of Marine Protected Areas" (http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0041/00410766.pdf), eight fisheries restriction areas were also considered to contribute to the MPA network as existing "other area based measures". Four of these areas overlap with Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and have now been removed from the list. Scottish Government (Marine Scotland) +44 (0)300 244 4000 Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay Edinburgh EH6 6QQ United Kingdom marinescotland@gov.scot pointOfContact Scottish Government (Marine Scotland) +44 (0)300 244 4000 Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay Edinburgh EH6 6QQ United Kingdom marinescotland@gov.scot custodian Scottish Government (Marine Scotland) +44 (0)300 244 4000 Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay Edinburgh EH6 6QQ United Kingdom marinescotland@gov.scot distributor Marine Scotland +44 (0)300 244 4000 1B South, Victoria Quay Edinburgh EH6 6QQ United Kingdom marinescotland@gov.scot originator As Needed Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Administration and dimensions SeaDataNet Parameter Disciplines 2017-02-03 revision Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2009-07-31 revision Open Government License (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/) otherRestrictions no limitations to public access 100.00 eng environment oceans -17.57813 6.240234 53.64464 61.22796 SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords 2010-01-01 revision There is no appropriate value 1986-01-01 2023-03-31 http://marine.gov.scot/information/fishing-managed-areas download dataset Digitised from EU, UK and Scottish legislation since 1986. This dataset does not include boundaries for the voluntary system of Real Time Closures (RTCs) or the legislative Juvenile RTCs. Where datum was missing from legislation, Ordnance Survey of Great Britain 1936 (OSGB36) was used for legislation prior to 2004 and World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84) was used thereafter. OSGB1936 was transformed to WGS84 using EPSG:1314. Generally, coastlines of Scotland, England and Wales were derived from OS Meridian 2 open data (1:50,000), but larger areas and other coastlines were derived from NOAA 1:250k Global Self-consistent, Hierarchical, High-resolution Geography Database. Bathymetry was derived from EMODnet, modified using UKHO open (INSPIRE) data. Geographic descriptions and coordinates in older legislation are imprecise and the dataset is for illustrative purposes only - guidance should be should from local fishery offices on interpreting legislation. The data was simplified to allow quicker drawer on the web.