Aquaculture Locational Guidance: A collection of spatial data resources to assist planning and siting of aquaculture developments

Project Dates: 
October, 2015
Project Summary: 

This page will be used to share outputs from work to try to define the most suitable areas for the expansion of fish and shellfish farming in Scottish waters.

Many existing spatial data present on Marine Scotland’s information portals are relevant to the planning, licensing and siting of aquaculture facilities and are presented here. In addition, a number of new spatial data resources of potential use for aquaculture siting have been generated as part of a collaborative project together with the then Crown Estate and are presented here.

Work to combine these layers (weighted according to their level of interaction with potential aquaculture facilities) will be presented here as the results become available from the project.

 

This page is part of: 

Links and Resources

Map Typesort descending Click title for metadata and licence information Date of data View Map
Map Layers (NMPi) Defence (Military) - Military exercise areas and danger areas (PEXAs) 2019-10-21 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) National Scenic Areas (WMS) Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Defence (Military) - Historic munitions disposal sites 2015-01-06 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Tidal Lease Sites - Crown Estate Scotland 2023-12-15 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Subsea Telecommunication Cables (KIS-ORCA) (hidden below 1:25,000) 2024-01-09 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Offshore Wind Lease Sites - Crown Estate Scotland 2023-12-21 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Lighthouses 2020-01-27 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Wave Lease Sites - Crown Estate Scotland 2023-12-15 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Dredge Spoil Deposit Sites - Open 2022-12-05 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) - all sites including terrestrial (SNH WMS) (OSCP) Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Subsea Power Cables (KIS-ORCA) (hidden below 1:25,000) 2024-01-09 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Historic Marine Protected Areas (HMPAs) - protected wrecks contributing to the MPA network (HES WMS) (OSCP) Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Oil and Gas - Hydrocarbon Pipelines (NSTA and OceanWise) 2019-01-17 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) World Heritage Sites (HES WMS) Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) IMO - Traffic Routing Schemes 2014-10-14 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Scottish Ferry Routes (Indicative courses) (WMS) 2016-08-23 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Ports and Harbours - Statutory harbour limits 2021-10-19 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Anchor berths and anchorage areas 2022-12-05 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Sites and vessels designated under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 ("war graves") - protected wrecks 2023-03-13 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Regulating and Several Orders for shellfish 2019-08-18 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Aquaculture - Guidance on the location of marine fish farms - November 2023 2023-11-03 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Designated haul-out sites for seals (Protection of Seals Orders) 2019-12-10 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Bathing Waters (current) (SEPA WMS) Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Annual Mean Significant Wave Height (m) 2014-05-22 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Annual Mean Wave Power - Full Wave Field (kW/m) 2014-05-22 Access this map on NMPi

Pages