Areas where fishing of KING SCALLOPS is restricted

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Fishing pressures can be managed using spatial measures such as prohibiting or restricting certain types of fishing, target species, or vessel capacity. This dataset depicts restrictions of KING SCALLOPS defined by EU, UK and Scottish legislation since 1986. Polygons were simplified for web use and are for illustrative purposes only. Guidance should be sought from Fishery Offices on interpreting legislation.

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GIS Data Type:

Polygon

Web Service Information:

Base WMS Address: http://msmap1.atkinsgeospatial.com/geoserver/ows/nmp?
Layer name:nmp:FishClosedKingScallops

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Time aware features:

Layer does not contain time values

Data Provider:

Scottish Government (Marine Directorate)