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Marine.gov.scot provides information about the Scottish marine environment, including resources that are made available by the Scottish Government's Marine Directorate and partners.

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

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

Recent Content

Title	Last updated
Special Protection Areas (SPAs) contributing to the MPA network (NatureScot WMS) (OSCP)	13 hours 13 sec ago
Ramsar sites contributing to the MPA Network (NatureScot WMS) (OSCP)	13 hours 13 sec ago
Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) contributing to the MPA network (NatureScot WMS) (OSCP)	13 hours 13 sec ago
Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) contributing to the MPA network (NatureScot WMS) (OSCP)	13 hours 13 sec ago
Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) contributing to the MPA network (NatureScot WMS) (OSCP)	13 hours 13 sec ago
Marine Licence - Scour Protection -A98 Banff Bridge, River Deveron - 00010983/00011428	16 hours 7 min ago
Aquaculture - Active finfish sites (31.07.2026)	17 hours 14 sec ago
Aquaculture - Active marine aquaculture sites (31.07.2026)	17 hours 14 sec ago
Aquaculture - Inactive and deregistered sites (31.07.2026)	17 hours 14 sec ago
Aquaculture - Active shellfish sites (31.07.2026)	17 hours 14 sec ago

National Marine Plan Review 2024

NMPi - maps.marine.gov.scot - Layer updates - 5 April 2024

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