Welcome to Marine Scotland Information

Marine Scotland Information (MSI) provides information about the Scottish marine environment, including resources that are made available by the Marine Scotland directorate and partners.

You can search across all types of content.

MSI is part of the Marine Scotland Open Network (MSODN). The MSODN also includes Marine Scotland Maps, Marine Scotland Data, and Marine Scotland Assessment - the new home for Scotland’s Marine Assessments, including Scotland’s Marine Assessment 2020. The MSODN is part of the Scotland’s Environment platform.

Content is grouped into various types, and you can use the next tabs to explore the content:

Information: Text and background, organised into themes that are aligned with the Scottish Government vision for managing Scotland's Seas.

Maps: Spatial data presented as interactive or downloadable map sources.

Data: Datasets, statistics, downloadable documents, and links to other websites.

Licensing: Access to documents associated with applications for Marine Licences.

Welcome to Marine Scotland Information

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Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of wild seaweed harvesting	1 day 6 hours ago
Protected places and Controlled sites ("war graves") designated under The Protection of Military Remains Act 1986	1 week 2 days ago
Historic munitions disposal sites	1 week 2 days ago
Deposits of marine chemicals or marine oil treatments	2 weeks 6 days ago
Salmon Parasite In Linnhe, Lorn, and Shuna (SPILLS)	1 month 4 days ago
Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind for Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas Decarbonisation (INTOG)	3 months 2 weeks ago
Local Coastal Partnerships	3 months 2 weeks ago
ICES Statistical Rectangles and Areas	3 months 2 weeks ago
Northern Ireland Zone	3 months 2 weeks ago
Coastal and Estuarine (Transitional) Waters (Water Framework Directive (WFD)) Classification	3 months 2 weeks ago

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