1060120Edited by MartynC.110012687layer_information_pageund1449064502150658130900150658130955<p>The limit to which Water Framework Directive measures have been implemented in Scotland. Limits from the coast (3, 6, 12 nautical miles) are measured from the baselines of the Territorial Sea.</p> <p>Baselines are generally the coastline but straight baselines (closing lines) are drawn across the mouths of firths (estuaries) and some large bays (e.g. Firth, Clyde, Moray and the Minches) with enclosing lines around groups of islands (e.g. Orkney, Shetland).</p> <p>Updated figures (as found in <em><u>Scotland’s Marine Atlas</u></em>) can be accessed in the ‘Data Sources’ tab at the bottom of the page.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> full_html<p>The limit to which Water Framework Directive measures have been implemented in Scotland. Limits from the coast (3, 6, 12 nautical miles) are measured from the baselines of the Territorial Sea.</p> <p>Baselines are generally the coastline but straight baselines (closing lines) are drawn across the mouths of firths (estuaries) and some large bays (e.g. Firth, Clyde, Moray and the Minches) with enclosing lines around groups of islands (e.g. Orkney, Shetland).</p> <p>Updated figures (as found in <em><u>Scotland’s Marine Atlas</u></em>) can be accessed in the ‘Data Sources’ tab at the bottom of the page.</p> <p> </p> 5935821limits.PNGpublic://limits.PNGimage/png9991011456421928imageA map of scotland dipicting the administrative limits of various legislationA map of scotland dipicting the administrative limits of various legislationLimits - Copyright © Marine ScotlandLimits - Copyright © Marine ScotlandA map of scotland dipicting the administrative limits of various legislation279300602<p>If there are differences between the data layer on NMPi and the base layers (sometimes terrestrial&nbsp;maps&nbsp;show some offshore boundaries), the UKHO data based layer is&nbsp;correct.</p> full_html<p>If there are differences between the data layer on NMPi and the base layers (sometimes terrestrial maps show some offshore boundaries), the UKHO data based layer is correct.</p> 5122467713341511651215124873sioc: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/3-nautical-miles09348510601212687publishedpublished5515065813091115065813099348510601212687publishedpublished5515065813091115065813099348510601212687publishedpublished551506581309111506581309