1360200Edited by LiamM.110012633layer_information_pageund1449064498167032959500167032959557<p>International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) standardise the division of sea areas for statistical analysis. Each ICES statistical rectangle is '30 min latitude by 1 degree longitude' in size which is approximately 30 nautical miles by 30 nautical miles*. A number of rectangles are amalgamated to create ICES areas.</p> <p>*Because the Earth is a spheroid shape, the area of an ICES rectangle will vary by latitude.&nbsp; In Scottish waters, the average area of a rectangle is 940 nautical miles square, but varies between 801 and 1056 nautical miles square.</p> full_html<p>International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) standardise the division of sea areas for statistical analysis. Each ICES statistical rectangle is '30 min latitude by 1 degree longitude' in size which is approximately 30 nautical miles by 30 nautical miles*. A number of rectangles are amalgamated to create ICES areas.</p> <p>*Because the Earth is a spheroid shape, the area of an ICES rectangle will vary by latitude.  In Scottish waters, the average area of a rectangle is 940 nautical miles square, but varies between 801 and 1056 nautical miles square.</p> 546921ices_rectangles.JPGpublic://ices_rectangles.JPGimage/jpeg7734911468939435imageMap depicting mainland Scotland and the ICES Statistical RectanglesMap depicting mainland Scotland and the ICES Statistical RectanglesIces Statistical Rectangles Copyright Marine ScotlandIces Statistical Rectangles Copyright Marine Scotland<_drafty_revision_requested>FIELD_LOAD_CURRENTMap depicting mainland Scotland and the ICES Statistical Rectangles554741554741602<p>ICES has a well established Marine Data Centre, which manages a number of large dataset collections related to the marine environment. The datasets are organised so that it is easy to find what you are after, whether you are interested in a particular geographic area, an effect on the environment or a group of species.</p> full_html<p>ICES has a well established Marine Data Centre, which manages a number of large dataset collections related to the marine environment. The datasets are organised so that it is easy to find what you are after, whether you are interested in a particular geographic area, an effect on the environment or a group of species.</p> 44932323213026888sioc:Itemfoaf:Documentdc:datedc:createdxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601dc:modifiedxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601content:encodedsioc:has_creatorrelfoaf:namesioc:num_repliesxsd:integersioc:last_activity_datexsd:dateTimedate_iso8601https://marine.gov.scot/?q=information/ices-statistical-rectangles-and-areas013369813602012633draftpublished57167032959511167032959513369813602012633draftpublished57167032959511167032959513369813602012633draftpublished571670329595111670329595