AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Utility and government services - UK fishing intensity associated with oil and gas pipelines (2007-2015)

The layers provide information on the intensity of mobile fishing associated with Oil and Gas pipelines and cables.
Each layer was created by calculating the total number of fishing tracks in 1 km by 1 km squares along the length of each pipeline for four gear categories (see Rouse et al 2017). Fishing tracks were recreated for UK vessels greater than 15 m in length between 2007-2015 operating mobile demersal gear (otter trawls, pair trawls, beam trawlers and dredges) using vessel position data extracted from the Vessel Monitoring System. 

The layers can be used to aid the pipeline decommissioning process, including assessing the potential impacts and risks of different decommissioning options to commercial fisheries and informing the frequency of post-decommissioning monitoring according to level of fisheries interaction.  The layers can also inform risk modelling for operational pipelines.

Tags: Utility and governmental services
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Oceanographic Features - Climatology of Surface and Near-bed Temperature and Salinity on the North-West European Continental Shelf for 1971–2000

A 30-year (1971-2000) temperature and salinity climatology is presented for surface and near-bed regions of the NW European shelf seas, with a resolution of 1/6 longitude by 1/10 latitude. The data have been extracted from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) data centre and supplemented by additional records from the World Ocean Data Centre (WODC). From the original data, which are irregularly distributed in space and time, the mean monthly temperature and salinity are calculated, as well as the climatic mean annual cycle. The climatology presented here is an improvement upon all existing climatologies presented in the literature for the NW European shelf; covering a wider area on a finer scale and including the surface and near-bed distribution of both temperature and salinity. Comparison of our data with existing climatologies shows good agreement, with differences occurring where our climatology is an improvement. This climatology, which will prove to be valuable to many users in the marine community will be regularly updated and made available to all users via the ICES data centre.

Tags: Oceanographic geographical features
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Protected Sites - Demonstration and Research Marine Protected Areas (DR MPA)

Demonstration and Research Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are designated by Scottish Ministers under the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010. Sites can be established for the purpose of demonstrating, or carrying out research on sustainable methods of marine management or exploitation in Scottish territorial waters. Their application is not restricted to nature conservation. Proposals will be developed and assessed according to a set of specific guidelines which will examine the scientific case for a MPA, the level of support and the reasons why a MPA is the most appropriate mechanism to use.

Tags: Protected sites
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Area Management - Ports and harbours - Statutory harbour limit boundaries

Indicative polygons showing the statutory limits of harbour authorities around Scotland, including competent harbour authorities with responsibilities under the Pilotage Act 1987. The dataset generally uses S57 attributes for fieldnames, see http://www.s-57.com/ for more details. The dataset is derived from a number of sources (listed in attributes) and likely to be incomplete. The boundary polygons are intended for illustrative purposes and are not legally definitive.

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Man-made structures
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Area Management - Marine conservation orders (MCOs) and fisheries orders in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and Special Areas of Conservation (SACs)

Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are designated under the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 or the UK Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. They have to be managed in a way that furthers the conservation objectives. The EU Habitats Directive requires Special Areas of Conservation (and Special Protection Areas) to be managed in a way that prevents deterioration of the qualifying features.  The dataset contains boundaries and measures which are subject to Marine Conservation Orders (MCOs), the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984 or the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)  The following URL provides a link to further information: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/marine/marine-environment/mpanetwork/MPAMGT/
Proposed measures will be available during consultations

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Protected sites
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Administrative Units - Scottish Marine Regions (SMRs)

The Scottish Marine Regions are 11 areas established for the purposes of regional marine planning, defined by The Scottish Marine Regions Order 2015. These regions are sub-areas of both the "Scottish marine area" defined in the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 and "Scottish inshore region" defined in the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.

Marine planning will take place at a local level within these regions, where regional marine planning will be delegated to Marine Planning Partnerships (MPPs).

In August 2018, the Scottish Marine Regions were added to the Scottish Register of Geographic Codes as entity S41.

Tags: Administrative units, Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Area management - dredge spoil deposit sites (open, closed, and disused)

Locations of licensed dredge spoil deposit sites in Scotland, indicated by polygons. The spoil is usually as a result of navigational dredging (deepening of navigation channels) on the approaches to ports and harbours.

These sites are designated as open (in use), disused (not used for at least 5 years) or closed (not used for at least 10 years or specifically closed).

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Construction and structures, Environment
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistical Districts (2013 onwards)

The annual Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics report is aggregated into districts, which reflect the area of responsibility of the local fishery office. This dataset shows the approximate extent of each district using the 1:50,000 scale OS Meridian 2 mean high water spring coastline.  The districts are for illustrative purposes only.

The districts were updated in the 2013 report to reflect changes in responsibility of the Ullapool fishery office and renamed the Pittenweem district as Anstruther.

Tags: Administrative units, Statistical units
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Species Distribution - Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pupping sites

Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) are present around the coast of Scotland in internationally import numbers.  They breed on wave-exposed rocky coasts, sometimes on sand or shingle beaches at the foot of cliffs, often on relatively remote islands, with large groups of pregnant females returning to traditional breeding sites in the autumn.  This data shows the breeding colonies currently listed with the Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU).

Tags: Seal behaviour, Seal reproduction, Species distribution
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Statistical Units - Fishing Statistics - Sea Fisheries Statistics Ports (2013 onwards)

The annual Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics report is aggregated into districts, which reflect the area of responsibility of the local fishery office. This dataset shows the approximate location (point) of the ports and creeks within each district. The districts are for illustrative purposes only.
The dataset was updated in 2013 to reflect changes to Ullapool district and renaming Pittenweem district as Anstruther.

Tags: Geographical names, Statistical units
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
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 EU, UK and Scottish legislation since 1986. Does not include boundaries for the voluntary system of Real Time Closures (RTCs) or the legislative juvenile RTCs. Polygons were simplified for web use and are for illustrative purposes only. Guidance should be sought from Fishery Offices on interpreting legislation.

In the 2012 "Report to the Scottish Parliament on Progress to Identify a Scottish Network of Marine Protected Areas" (http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0041/00410766.pdf), eight fisheries restriction areas were also 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.

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Protected Sites - Designated haul-out sites for seals (Protection of seals orders)

Seal haul-out sites are designated under section 117 of Marine (Scotland) Act 2010. Harassing a seal (intentionally or recklessly) at a haul-out site is an offence. “Haul-out site” means any place which the Scottish Ministers, after consulting the Natural Environment Research Council, by order designate as such for the purposes of this section.

Tags: Protected sites
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Aquaculture - Guidance on the Location of Marine Fish Farms

Category 1, 2 and 3 areas are designated on the basis of Marine Scotland predictive models to estimate environmental sensitivity of sea lochs. The maps describe the Category 1, 2 and 3 areas for the Scottish Government Locational Guidelines, designated on the basis of Marine Scotland Science predictive modelling to estimate nutrient enhancement and benthic impact in sea lochs or similar water bodies supporting aquaculture.  The sum of these indices was used for the categorisation of areas as indicated: Combined 'nutrient enhancement' and 'benthic impact' indices 7 - 10 (Category 1), 5 - 6 (Category 2), 0 - 4 (Category 3).
For a detailed explanation of how these categorisations were derived, refer to the Scottish Fisheries Research (now Marine Scotland Science) Report "Scottish Executive locational guidelines for fish farming: predicted levels of nutrient enhancement and benthic impact"

Tags: Agricultural and aquaculture facilities, Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Aquaculture - Finfish and shellfish farms (including fishery sites)

Point data identifying the location of finfish or shellfish farms around Scotland from the Fish Health Inspectorate Aquadat database. This includes fishery sites which are ponds or other installation where farmed fish are stocked for recreational fishing (either private or commercial).
The data includes the three categories:
Active: is the status of a site that is stocked or fallow with the intention of restocking in the foreseeable future.
Inactive: is the status of a site that is unlikely to be stocked in the foreseeable future.
Deregistered: is the status applied to a site that is no longer used for the purpose of fish or shellfish production; the lease has been surrendered.

Tags: Agricultural and aquaculture facilities
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Area Management - Several and Regulatory Orders for Shellfish under section 1 of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967

Regulating and Several Orders are granted by the Scottish Ministers under the terms of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 (the 1967 Act), as amended, in respect of the Scottish zone. They are made for the establishment or improvement and for the maintenance and regulation of a shellfish fishery.

A Regulating Order confers on its grantee the right to regulate fishing for a named species in a defined area, for a specified limit of time. 

A Several Order gives its grantee an exclusive right to deposit, propagate, dredge, fish for or take the species named in the Order, in the specified area and for a specified limit of time. An Order may restrict other fishing practices within its area in order to protect the specified shellfish stock. 

Shapefile includes hyperlinks to individual SSIs.

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Fishing Statistics - Gridded fisheries data within Scottish waters for Scottish fishing vessels under 12m overall length - annual averages 2018 to 2022

Owners or masters of Scottish fishing vessels under 12m overall length must declare a latitude and longitude position (DD MM) on each fishing day indicating where the majority of the catch was taken.  This data has been recorded since 2016 for vessels submitting Fish 1 forms and from 2018 onwards for vessels submitting paper logbooks.

This dataset aggregates the positions declared between 2018 and 2022, along with the associated catch weight and values, into C-Squares of 0.05 x 0.05 decimal degrees. The data is grouped into sectors of 
"Pots and traps" - e.g. creels for crabs, lobsters, or Nephrops; whelk pots; or wrasse traps 
"Bottom trawls" - e.g. bottom trawls for Nephrops, squid, or demersal fish
"Dredges" - e.g. dredging for bivalve molluscs such as scallops and surf clams 
"Rod and lines"- e.g. handlines or jigging for mackerel; set lines for demersal fish
"Set nets" - e.g. set nets for demersal fish or crustaceans
"Diving or hand gathering" - e.g. scallop diving, but excluding the razor fish trial
"Other" - e.g. anything else

This data includes catches of razor clams up until 1st February 2018. Since this date, only vessels involved in the scientific trial can land razor clams.  Data will be published on these vessels once the trial is complete.

Tags: Fish and shellfish catch statistics, Statistical units
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Energy Resources - Sectoral Marine Plan - Offshore Wind Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas - Areas of Search and exclusions

The Areas of Search and exclusions identify early Sectoral Marine Planning considerations for suitable offshore wind development.  These locations will be progressed through a Sectoral Marine Planning exercise to determine areas of seabed, that can be leased by Crown Estate Scotland, for offshore wind projects that will be replacing traditional energy sources for oil and gas platforms/infrastructure.  Following a public consultation (August 2022 to October 2022) the areas have been modified and republished in the INTOG Initial Plan Framework (February 2022)

Tags: Energy resources, Human activities
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Species Distribution - A verified distribution model for the lesser sandeel (Ammodytes marinus)

The lesser sandeel Ammodytes marinus is a key component of the North East Atlantic ecosystem but little is known about its distribution outside of fished areas. In this study, species distribution models were developed to predict the occurrence and density of sandeels in parts of the North Sea and Celtic Seas regions. A hurdle model was found to be the best fitting model with the highest predictive performance; model evaluation with independent data demonstrated that it had significant discrimination ability across the study region. The distribution model helps refine past inferences about sandeel availability to predators and indicates to marine planners potential areas where anthropogenic impacts should be considered

SDM Metadata sandeel: An excel file containing detailed metadata relating to the development of the species distribution model using the checklist based on that published in Feng et al. (2019) A checklist for maximising reproducibility of ecological niche models. Nature ecology & evolution.

Four geotiffs: 
CelticSeas_ProbPres - probability of presence of buried sandeel in the Celtic Seas study region. 
CelticSeas_PredictedDensity - predicted density of buried sandeel in the Celtic Seas study region (number per m^2).
NorthSea_ProbPres - probability of presence of buried sandeel in the North Sea study region.
NorthSea_PredictedDensity - predicted density of buried sandeel in the North Sea study region (number per m^2).

Tags: Biological diversity maintained, Fish taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of t, Habitat extent, Marine food webs are at normal abundance and diver, Species distribution
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Species Distribution - Spawning grounds of whiting (Merlangius merlangus) in the North Sea (Gonzalez-Irusta and Wright 2017)

The spawning grounds of whiting (Merlangius merlangus) layer has been generated to identify the likely distribution of whiting spawning in the North Sea, taking account of certain environmental influences, with due regard for possible density dependent effects on distribution. The map key refers to the ‘Index of Persistence’ of whiting spawning, where a value of 0 means that that the cell was not classified as suitable for any year during the study period and a value of 1 means that the cell was classified as suitable for all the years studied.

Tags: Biological diversity maintained, Fish reproduction, Habitats and biotopes, Species distribution
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Species Distribution - Spawning grounds of haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) in the North Sea and West of Scotland (Gonzalez-Irusta and Wright 2016)

The spawning grounds of haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) layer has been generated to identify the likely distribution of haddock spawning in the North Sea and West of Scotland, taking account of certain environmental influences. The map key refers to mean values, where a value of 0 indicates ‘low’ prediction of preference as a spawning ground and a value of 1 as a ‘high’ prediction of preference.

Tags: Biological diversity maintained, Fish reproduction, Habitats and biotopes, Species distribution
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Species Distribution - Spawning grounds of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the North Sea (Gonzalez-Irusta and Wright 2016)

The spawning grounds of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) layer has been generated to identify the likely distribution of Atlantic cod spawning in the North Sea, taking account of certain environmental influences. The map key classifies Atlantic cod spawning areas as ‘recurrent’, ‘occasional’, ‘rare’ and ‘unfavourable’. 
This layer updates the existing (Coull et al., 1998) spawning map for Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) also available on NMPi, by providing finer granularity to the likely Atlantic cod spawning areas. The Coull et al., (1998) maps have been used for more than a decade to ensure that appropriate protection is afforded to sensitive areas from disturbance.

Tags: Biological diversity maintained, Fish reproduction, Habitats and biotopes, Species distribution
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
LLTNP Camping byelaws management zones 2017

Management zones defined by Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Camping Management Byelaws 2017. The zones define the areas where the byelaws can be applied with the National Park.

Tags: Access, Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Byelaw, Camping, Countryside management, Permits, Wild camping
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Scotland River Temperature Monitoring Network (SRTMN) - Tree planting prioritisation for shading rivers

River temperature is an important control on the health of fish populations. Under climate change it is expected that river temperature will rise with negative consequences for fish populations. Management of riparian woodland is proven to protect cold water habitats. However, the creation of new riparian woodland can be costly and logistically challenging. It is therefore important that woodland creation is prioritised to areas where (1) river temperatures are hottest (2) most sensitive to climate change (see SRTMN Predictions: http://marine.gov.scot/information/scotland-river-temperature-monitoring-network-srtmn-predictions-river-temperature-and) and (3) where riparian woodland can be most effective in reducing maximum summer river temperatures. Together these tools can be used to prioritise riparian tree planting in Scotland to protect freshwater fish and fisheries from the effects of climate change.

These layers identify where river temperatures can be reduced through riparian shading in Scotland (3 above). Details of modelling work that produced these layers can be found in the associated peer reviewed manuscript: Jackson et al (2021) A deterministic river temperature model to prioritise management of riparian woodlands to reduce summer maximum river temperatures.

The outputs of this work are illustrated as three layers on Marine Scotland Maps NMPi: 
1.	Prioritisation where both banks can be planted
2.	Prioritisation where only north banks can be planted 
3.	Prioritisation where only south banks can be planted 

The rankings and colour scales run from 0- 10, with 0 being low priority (no temperature reduction) and 10 high priority (large temperature reduction). First order (Strahler) rivers have been removed from this dataset. NAs are where we were unable to make predictions of planting potential e.g. lochs, or in circumstances where we cannot generate the required covariates.

* Please Note * This layer was derived by the Scottish Government from a licensed dataset. It is not downloadable or routinely available.

The data can be shared on request if a user provides evidence that they hold a licence from the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) for the 1:50,000 Digital River Network (https://www.ceh.ac.uk/data/15000-watercourse-network)

Tags: Environment, Habitat, Habitats and biotopes
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Energy Resources - Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy - Plan Options - 2020

The Sectoral Marine Plan aims to identify the most sustainable plan options for the future development of commercial-scale offshore wind energy in Scotland, including deep water wind technologies and covers both Scottish inshore and offshore waters (extending out to the Exclusive Economic Zone limit).

The Sectoral Marine seeks to contribute to the achievement of Scottish and UK energy and climate change policy objectives and targets, through the provision of a spatial strategy to inform the seabed leasing process for commercial offshore wind energy in Scottish waters, which:

- Minimises the potential adverse effects on other marine users, economic
sectors and the environment resulting from further commercial-scale
offshore wind development; and

- Maximises opportunities for economic development, investment and employment in Scotland, by identifying new opportunities for commercial scale
offshore wind development, including deeper water wind technologies.

The Plan Options provide the spatial footprint for this Sectoral Marine Plan.

Tags: Administration and dimensions, Energy resources
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot