646510Updated by FeedsNodeProcessor100014913nmpilayerund149010762016716346370016716346371<p>A Marine Protected Area network is designed to conserve a scientific selection of both 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. In the 2012 "<a href="https://www.gov.scot/publications/report-scottish-parliament-progress-identify-scottish-network-marine-protected-areas/">Report to the Scottish Parliament on Progress to Identify a Scottish Network of Marine Protected Areas</a>",&nbsp;eight fisheries&nbsp;restriction areas&nbsp;were considered to&nbsp;contribute to the MPA network as existing "other area based measures".&nbsp;&nbsp;Four of these areas overlap with Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and have now been removed from the list.</p>

filtered_html<p>A Marine Protected Area network is designed to conserve a scientific selection of both 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. In the 2012 "<a href="https://www.gov.scot/publications/report-scottish-parliament-progress-identify-scottish-network-marine-protected-areas/">Report to the Scottish Parliament on Progress to Identify a Scottish Network of Marine Protected Areas</a>", eight fisheries restriction areas were considered to contribute to the MPA network as existing "other area based measures".  Four of these areas overlap with Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and have now been removed from the list.</p> nmp:areas_managed_fisheries_mpa_networkfull_htmlnmp:areas_managed_fisheries_mpa_network1496full_html1496572nmpi_icon.pngpublic://default_images/nmpi_icon_1.pngimage/png1570911444339655imageMarine Scotland Information NMPi iconMarine Scotland Information NMPi iconNMPI icon 2 - Copyright © Marine ScotlandNMPI icon 2 - Copyright © Marine ScotlandMarine Scotland Information NMPi icon205205205205619ActiveActiveFishDAC_1306FishDAC_13067497432022-12-21 00:00:002022-12-21 00:00:00Europe/LondonEurope/Londondatetime2022-12-21 00:00:00Europe/LondonEurope/Londondatetime011306758Liam MasonLiam Mason0Q:\users\GISTeam\Datastore\FishDAC_1306http://s0413a:9997/RecordViewer.aspx?MetadataRecordID=1306078378475600<p>The following attribution statement must be used: Contains information from the Scottish Government licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.</p> filtered_html<p>The following attribution statement must be used: Contains information from the Scottish Government licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.</p> sioc:Itemfoaf:Documentdc:datedc:createdxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601dc:modifiedxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601content:encodedpropertysioc:has_creatorrelfoaf:namesioc:num_repliesxsd:integersioc:last_activity_datexsd:dateTimedate_iso8601https://marine.gov.scot/?q=maps/14960