Scottish Fishery Restrictions - WMS layers 2025

Abstract

This Web Map Service layer shows polygon data for fishery restrictions prohibiting specific fishing activities to protect habitats and species in Scottish offshore MPAs. This layer was compiled by JNCC but derived from EU (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1241/annex/XII/part/D, https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1241/annex/II/part/A) and NEAFC data (https://www.neafc.org/rec/2014/19).

One WMS layer is available: - Scottish Fishery Restrictions

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Resource type Service

Topic category Boundaries

Reference date 2025·02·11

Lineage
11/02/2025 - Layers first created

Responsible organisation
Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC pointOfContact
data@jncc.gov.uk

Limitations on public access All layers are freely available with EU and NEAFC referenced.

Use constraints When used on any public site, data must not be in a form that can be reversed engineered.

Metadata date 2025·02·27

Metadata point of contact
Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC
data@jncc.gov.uk

Spatial extent
North	60
South	56
East	-12
West	-20