Publication - Progress report
Marine Protected Area Network - 2018 Report to the Scottish Parliament
A report to Parliament on progress being made in
implementing a Marine Protected Area (MPA) network.
Introduction to the annexes
The tables in these annexes provide information required under Section 103 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 and Section 124 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. Narrative regarding the creation of a network of conservation sites is provided in the main body text of this document.
Further information on individual MPAs can be accessed in the following ways:
- Inshore waters via SNH Sitelink pages
https://gateway.snh.gov.uk/sitelink/ - Offshore waters via JNCC Offshore MPA Site Information Centres
http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=6895 - The MPAs can be viewed through the Marine Scotland Maps (NMPi) portal
https://marinescotland.atkinsgeospatial.com/nmpi/ - Fully attributed GIS site boundary files for all sites in the network are available from SNH Natural Spaces
https://gateway.snh.gov.uk/natural-spaces/index.jsp - MPAs in UK waters via JNCC's MPA mapper portal
http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-5201
Contact
Email: Michael McLeod
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