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6 Nautical Miles (6M) limit - Inshore waters adjacent to Scotland - Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984

The inshore fishing boundary - 6 miles from baselines - is defined in the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984. Inshore waters, part of Territorial Waters (12 mile limit), form part of Scotland as defined in the Scotland Act 1998. 

This is modified version from the UKHO Law of the Sea department data, available via https://www.gov.uk/guidance/inspire-portal-and-medin-bathymetry-data-archive-centre
Baselines and closing bays - Internal waters adjacent to Scotland

The Territorial Sea (Baselines) Order 2014 establishes the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man is measured in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The baseline is generally the low-water line around the coast, including the coast of all islands.

This layer is extracted from the UKHO Law of the Sea department data.

 
Civil Jurisdiction (Offshore Activities) Limits - Civil Jurisdiction (Offshore Activities) 1987

The order divides United Kingdom territorial waters and waters within areas designated as part of the United Kingdom continental shelf (under the Continental Shelf Act 1964) into English, Scottish and Northern Irish parts to which English, Scottish and Northern Irish civil law is applied respectively, and confers jurisdiction accordingly on the High Court in England and Wales, the Court of Session and the High Court in Northern Ireland.

This is modified version from the UKHO Law of the Sea department data, available via https://www.gov.uk/guidance/inspire-portal-and-medin-bathymetry-data-archive-centre
12 Nautical Miles (12M) limit - Scottish territorial seas - Territorial Sea Act 1987 / Scotland Act 1998

12 nautical miles (from baselines) is the limit of the Territorial Sea which is that part of the sea adjacent to the coast of a state that is considered to be part of the territory of that state and subject to its sovereignty.

This is modified version from the UKHO Law of the Sea department data, available via https://www.gov.uk/guidance/inspire-portal-and-medin-bathymetry-data-archive-centre

 
Continental Shelf (CS) Limits adjacent to Scotland - Continental Shelf (CS) (Designation of Areas) Order 2013

The UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) comprises areas of the sea bed and subsoil beyond the territorial sea over which the UK exercises sovereign rights of exploration and exploitation of natural resources. The Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Order 2013 (made 31 March 2014)  delineates the shelf and replaced two previous Orders, dating to 2000 and 2001 that had been made under powers in The Continental Shelf Act 1964.

This is modified version from the UKHO Law of the Sea department data, available via https://www.gov.uk/guidance/inspire-portal-and-medin-bathymetry-data-archive-centre
Marine Directorate Survey Areas

Polygon outlines indicating bathytmetric data collected by Marine Scotland in support of the offshore renewables industry in Scottish waters.
Marine Directorate Seabed Tows

This dataset contains the location of all tows carried out between 2010 and 2013 whilst gathering footage and images during TV tows. (TV tows collected from 2010 to 2013.)
Marine Directorate Seabed photo locations

Marine Scotland has undertaken survey and monitoring work to provide expert scientific and technical advice to support Scottish Government policies and regulatory responsibilities. The videos and images produced during these seabed surveys are useful for a wide range of activities and research.  These datasets have been georeferenced and mapped using Google Earth. This layer depicts the seabed video track locations.
Human Population - Census 2011 - Density of Usual Residents by Output Areas

Usual residents and their density by output areas as determined during 2011 Census.  Output Areas are the smallest geographical area for which census results are published. Table data on usual residents was downloaded from Census 2011 website(http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/r1-downloadable-files) and joined to 2001 output areas polygons. Density was calculated by dividing usual residents by the polygon area (hectares measured on British National Grid projection).
Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) contributing to the MPA network (NatureScot WMS) (OSCP)

 

A Marine Protected Area (MPA) network in Scotland’s Seas is designed to conserve a selection of marine biodiversity (species and habitats) and geodiversity (the variety of landforms and natural processes that underpin the marine landscapes), offering long-term support for the services our seas provide to society.

Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) are those areas of land and water (to the seaward limits of local authority areas or MLWS) that Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) considers to best represent our natural heritage - its diversity of plants, animals and habitats, rocks and landforms, or a combinations of such natural features. They are the essential building blocks of Scotlands protected areas for nature conservation. Many are also designated as Natura sites (Special Protection Areas or Special Areas of Conservation). The national network of SSSIs in Scotland forms part of the wider GB series. SNH designates SSSIs under the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004. SSSIs are protected by law. It is an offence for any person to intentionally or recklessly damage the protected natural features of an SSSI.

This layer is a Web Map Service (WMS) displaying Scotland's SSSI's that contribute to the MPA network.

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