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2013 Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) Eden Estuary Intertidal Seagrass Survey

Trial Intertidal seagrass survey in conjunction with a Macroalgal Blooming (MAB) survey in the Eden Estuary, Scotland. This was for the EU Water Framework Directive Monitoring using the WFD...

Area management - areas where commercial fishing is prohibited or restricted (marine fisheries closed areas) - includes measures which contribute to the Marine Protected Area (MPA) network

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 defined by...

1981 Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) Irvine and Ayr Bay Grab Survey

Assessment of status of benthic invertebrate communities in relation to discharges at Garnock Valley Sewer outfall in Irvine Bay.

2015 Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) Outer Cromarty Firth Intertidal Seagrass Survey

Trial Intertidal seagrass survey at two sites (Udale Bay and Nigg Bay) in the Outer Cromarty Firth, Scotland for EU Water Framework Directive Monitoring using the WFD (Angiosperm) Intertidal...

MOD exceptions to spending controls for January to December 2016

Reports on departmental exemptions to spending controls (moratoria). MOD publishes details of approved expenditure in areas limited by spending controls on a quarterly basis. To help tackle the...

NatureScot Geodatabase of Marine features adjacent to Scotland (GeMS) dataset

Records are attributed as to their qualification as protected geodiversity features of protected areas within the Scottish MPA network. Contains key geodiversity areas, Quaternary of Scotland,...

UK Biodiversity Indicator B1a, Area of land in agri-environment schemes

This spreadsheet is the underlying data for the biodiversity indicator B1a, Area of land in agri-environment schemes. Agriculture is a major land use in the UK, and rapid changes to agricultural...

Innovation in mapping ecosystem services and understanding the ecosystems approach to the protected site

Report contains data that can be used under Open Government Licence. Main report mostly narrative. 3 technical reports contain data. This project is collaboration with Biodiversity and Ecosystem...

2014 Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) Fifth of Forth and Forth Estuary Intertidal Seagrass Survey

Trial Intertidal seagrass survey at several sites in the Firth of Forth and Forth Estuary, Scotland for EU Water Framework Directive Monitoring using the WFD (Angiosperm) Intertidal Seagrass tool....

2014 Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) Fifth of Forth and Forth Estuary Intertidal Seagrass Survey

Trial Intertidal seagrass survey at several sites in the Firth of Forth and Forth Estuary, Scotland for EU Water Framework Directive Monitoring using the WFD (Angiosperm) Intertidal Seagrass tool....

Woodland Dedications

The Dedication woodland Scheme (Basis I and II) was introduced in 1947 in order to encourage landowners to retain their land in forestry and to introduce good forestry practice. Basis III was...

Woodland Dedications

The Dedication woodland Scheme (Basis I and II) was introduced in 1947 in order to encourage landowners to retain their land in forestry and to introduce good forestry practice. Basis III was...

Human Trafficking: National Referral Mechanism Statistics

The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is a framework for identifying victims of human trafficking and ensuring they receive the appropriate protection and support. The NRM is also the mechanism...

Wild Bird General Licence Exclusion Zone

Area in and adjacent to protected sites where action is not permitted under certain General Licences for wild birds. Relevant licences state whether this exclusion applies. In 2019, changes are...

2010 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) biological analyses of Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) Loch Sween sublittoral survey

The purpose of this benthic survey in Loch Sween was for routine statutory monitoring by SEPA. The purpose of SNH contracting analysis of the video data obtained from this survey by SEPA was to...

2010 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) biological analyses of Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) Loch Sween sublittoral survey

The purpose of this benthic survey in Loch Sween was for routine statutory monitoring by SEPA. The purpose of SNH contracting analysis of the video data obtained from this survey by SEPA was to...

Priority Marine Features (PMFs) - improving protection of features outside the MPA network - supporting data for consultation - July 2018

The Scottish Government commissioned SNH to identify locations within inshore waters (6NM limit) where there is a need to consider additional management for bottom contacting mobile fishing gears...

2010-2014 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) United Kingdom Shag, Guillemot, Kittiwake and Razorbill distributions

Population-level estimates of species' distributions can reveal fundamental ecological processes and facilitate conservation. However, these may be difficult to obtain for mobile species,...

2010-2014 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) United Kingdom Shag, Guillemot, Kittiwake and Razorbill distributions

Population-level estimates of species' distributions can reveal fundamental ecological processes and facilitate conservation. However, these may be difficult to obtain for mobile species,...

Fisheries Area Closures (Juvenile and Real Time)

This dataset provides the spatial extent of Real time closures (RTC) and Juvenile closures from April 2010 to December 2016. The purpose of RTCs was to ensure sufficient efforts were made to reduce...