Areas where fishing BY HAND is restricted

Description

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 on FISHING BY HAND 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.

 

Licensing and Use

Download and Web service information

Base WMS Address:
http://msmap1.atkinsgeospatial.com/geoserver/ows/nmp?
Layer name:
nmp:FishClosedByHand
Marine Scotland Information NMPi icon

This map layer has been supplied directly by Marine Scotland National Marine Plan interactive. You can obtain additional information about the layer on this page

Date of data: 
Monday, March 26, 2018
Date uploaded or last updated: 
Thursday, September 20, 2018

This map layer has been supplied directly by Marine Scotland National Marine Plan interactive. You can obtain additional information about the layer on this page

Web Service Information: 
Base WMS Address: http://msmap1.atkinsgeospatial.com/geoserver/ows/nmp?
Layer name:nmp:FishClosedByHand