Marine Protected Areas in the South West MMO Plan Area with Fishing Overlay 2017

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the South West Marine Management Organisation (MMO) Marine Plan area used for a 2017 project analysis. The dataset was overlaid by fishing effort and landings to calculate willingness to pay, water quality, and the amount of special area of conservation (SAC). The data was aggregated by the Government Digital Service from the eu_open_data platform.

Use Cases

• Estimate willingness to pay for marine conservation based on MPA and fishing data.
• Analyze correlations between fishing effort and water quality indicators in protected zones.
• Model the spatial distribution of Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) relative to fishing activity.
• Assess the economic impact of marine protection policies using fishing landings data.

Strengths

• Data is integrated for a specific 2017 project (SUMA DP404), suggesting a defined analytical purpose.
• Contains multiple linked concepts: MPAs, fishing effort, landings, water quality, and economic valuation.
• Sourced from the Government Digital Service via the eu_open_data platform, indicating an official origin.

Limitations

• Row count, file formats, and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; data freshness is unverified.
• The specific geographic boundary ('marine plan area buffer') is not detailed, which may affect spatial analysis.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service via eu_open_data platform.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official marine spatial and fisheries records for analytical overlay.

Time Range

Associated with 2017 project analysis.

Freshness

Data is associated with a 2017 project; current status is unknown.

Geography

South West Marine Management Organisation (MMO) Marine Plan area and its buffer.