Scottish Seal Management Areas and Licensing Framework Under Marine Act

Seal Management Areas and licensing data from Scotland, established under Part 6 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010. The dataset likely contains information on designated seal conservation areas and the regulatory system for managing seal populations. The data originates from the Government Digital Service via the EU open data platform.

Use Cases

• Map seal conservation zones based on the described seven Seal Management Areas.
• Analyze regulatory compliance for fisheries and aquaculture based on the described licensing system.
• Study spatial management strategies for balancing seal conservation with economic activities.

Strengths

• Based on a specific legislative act (Marine (Scotland) Act 2010) with a defined commencement date (31 January 2011).
• Defines seven specific Seal Management Areas: East Coast, Moray Firth, Orkney and North Coast, Shetland, South West Scotland, West Scotland, Western Isles.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely compiled from regulatory and spatial management records.

Time Range

Data reflects the legal framework effective from 31 January 2011.

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Scotland, specifically the seven described Seal Management Areas.