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Prospective sand and gravel resources (hidden below 1:500,000) |
On behalf of the Crown Estate, the British Geological Survey mapped the marine aggregate and mineral resources around Scotland. The data has been inferred from geological data, review of relevant literature and interpretation of boreholes.
The marine aggregate resources include:
- Sand and gravel (aggregate) resources,
- Prospective areas for Sand and gravel (aggregate) resources,
- Fill areas where the mud content of the sand is <10% and so is not considered a Sand and gravel (aggregate) resource; but is of value because it is suitable for fill in, for example, land reclamation use.
The mineral resources include:
- Coal resources
- Evaporite resources
- Metallic mineral resources
Each of the 6 resources can be viewed as an NMPI layer.
This layer displays the prospective sand and gravel resources around Scotland as mapped, on behalf of the Crown Estate, by the British Geological Survey.
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Dissolved oxygen (Transitional) |
The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) (2000/60/EC) established a new legal framework for the protection, improvement and sustainable use of rivers, lochs, transitional waters, coastal waters and groundwater across Europe in order to: prevent deterioration and enhance the status of aquatic ecosystems, including coastal waters (out to 3 nautical miles from the coast in Scotland) promote sustainable water use reduce pollution, and contribute to the mitigation of floods and droughts. Scotland has 457 coastal water bodies and 57 transitional water bodies. Water Body Status is measured for a variety of parameters for both coastal and estuaries which are displayed as individual layers on NMPi. Waters are classified into High, Good, Moderate, Poor and Bad Status. 2015 was the target for all water bodies to reach good status.
This layer displays the water body status for transitional waters in terms of dissolved oxygen.
Data provided by Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) (https://www.sepa.org.uk/)
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Metallic mineral resources (hidden below 1:500,000) |
On behalf of the Crown Estate, the British Geological Survey mapped the marine aggregate and mineral resources around Scotland. The data has been inferred from geological data, review of relevant literature and interpretation of boreholes.
The marine aggregate resources include:
- Sand and gravel (aggregate) resources,
- Prospective areas for Sand and gravel (aggregate) resources,
- Fill areas where the mud content of the sand is <10% and so is not considered a Sand and gravel (aggregate) resource; but is of value because it is suitable for fill in, for example, land reclamation use.
The mineral resources include:
- Coal resources
- Evaporite resources
- Metallic mineral resources
Each of the 6 resources can be viewed as an NMPI layer.
This layer displays the metallic mineral resources around Scotland as mapped, on behalf of the Crown Estate, by the British Geological Survey.
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Dissolved inorganic nitrogen (Transitional) |
The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) (2000/60/EC) established a new legal framework for the protection, improvement and sustainable use of rivers, lochs, transitional waters, coastal waters and groundwater across Europe in order to: prevent deterioration and enhance the status of aquatic ecosystems, including coastal waters (out to 3 nautical miles from the coast in Scotland) promote sustainable water use reduce pollution, and contribute to the mitigation of floods and droughts. Scotland has 457 coastal water bodies and 57 transitional water bodies. Water Body Status is measured for a variety of parameters for both coastal and estuaries which are displayed as individual layers on NMPi. Waters are classified into High, Good, Moderate, Poor and Bad Status. 2015 was the target for all water bodies to reach good status.
This layer displays the water body status for transitional waters in terms of dissolved inorganic nitrogen.
Data provided by Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) (https://www.sepa.org.uk/)
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Historic Aggregate Areas (Forth and Tay) |
Historic Aggregate Areas layer shows two areas (in the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay) that have been dredged for aggregate previously but are not currently licensed.
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Overall chemistry (priority substances) (Transitional) |
The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) (2000/60/EC) established a new legal framework for the protection, improvement and sustainable use of rivers, lochs, transitional waters, coastal waters and groundwater across Europe in order to: prevent deterioration and enhance the status of aquatic ecosystems, including coastal waters (out to 3 nautical miles from the coast in Scotland) promote sustainable water use reduce pollution, and contribute to the mitigation of floods and droughts. Scotland has 457 coastal water bodies and 57 transitional water bodies. Water Body Status is measured for a variety of parameters for both coastal and estuaries which are displayed as individual layers on NMPi. Waters are classified into High, Good, Moderate, Poor and Bad Status. 2015 was the target for all water bodies to reach good status.
This layer displays the water body status for transitional waters in terms of overall chemistry.
Data provided by Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) (https://www.sepa.org.uk/)
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Coal resources (hidden below 1:500,000) |
On behalf of the Crown Estate, the British Geological Survey mapped the marine aggregate and mineral resources around Scotland. The data has been inferred from geological data, review of relevant literature and interpretation of boreholes.
The marine aggregate resources include:
- Sand and gravel (aggregate) resources,
- Prospective areas for Sand and gravel (aggregate) resources,
- Fill areas where the mud content of the sand is <10% and so is not considered a Sand and gravel (aggregate) resource; but is of value because it is suitable for fill in, for example, land reclamation use.
The mineral resources include:
- Coal resources
- Evaporite resources
- Metallic mineral resources
Each of the 6 resources can be viewed as an NMPI layer.
This layer displays the coal resources around Scotland as mapped, on behalf of the Crown Estate, by the British Geological Survey.
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Macroalgae (Transitional) |
The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) (2000/60/EC) established a new legal framework for the protection, improvement and sustainable use of rivers, lochs, transitional waters, coastal waters and groundwater across Europe in order to: prevent deterioration and enhance the status of aquatic ecosystems, including coastal waters (out to 3 nautical miles from the coast in Scotland) promote sustainable water use reduce pollution, and contribute to the mitigation of floods and droughts. Scotland has 457 coastal water bodies and 57 transitional water bodies. Water Body Status is measured for a variety of parameters for both coastal and estuaries which are displayed as individual layers on NMPi. Waters are classified into High, Good, Moderate, Poor and Bad Status. 2015 was the target for all water bodies to reach good status.
This layer displays the water body status for transitional waters in terms of macroalgae.
Data provided by Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) (https://www.sepa.org.uk/)
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Areas of sand suitable for fill or land reclamation applications where mud content is greater than 10% (hidden below 1:500,000) |
On behalf of the Crown Estate, the British Geological Survey mapped the marine aggregate and mineral resources around Scotland. The data has been inferred from geological data, review of relevant literature and interpretation of boreholes.
The marine aggregate resources include:
- Sand and gravel (aggregate) resources,
- Prospective areas for Sand and gravel (aggregate) resources,
- Fill areas where the mud content of the sand is <10% and so is not considered a Sand and gravel (aggregate) resource; but is of value because it is suitable for fill in, for example, land reclamation use.
The mineral resources include:
- Coal resources
- Evaporite resources
- Metallic mineral resources
Each of the 6 resources can be viewed as an NMPI layer.
This layer displays the Fill areas where the mud content of the sand is <10% around Scotland as mapped, on behalf of the Crown Estate, by the British Geological Survey.
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Fish (Transitional) |
The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) (2000/60/EC) established a new legal framework for the protection, improvement and sustainable use of rivers, lochs, transitional waters, coastal waters and groundwater across Europe in order to: prevent deterioration and enhance the status of aquatic ecosystems, including coastal waters (out to 3 nautical miles from the coast in Scotland) promote sustainable water use reduce pollution, and contribute to the mitigation of floods and droughts. Scotland has 457 coastal water bodies and 57 transitional water bodies. Water Body Status is measured for a variety of parameters for both coastal and estuaries which are displayed as individual layers on NMPi. Waters are classified into High, Good, Moderate, Poor and Bad Status. 2015 was the target for all water bodies to reach good status.
This layer displays the water body status for transitional waters in terms of fish.
Data provided by Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) (https://www.sepa.org.uk/)
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