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Publication - Advice and guidance

Offshore Marine Protected Areas - fisheries management measures: supporting guidance on coordinates and restrictions:

Published
1 September 2025
From
Director of Marine
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Marine and fisheries
ISBN
9781806430871

Detailed guidance on site-specific fisheries management measures within Scottish Offshore Marine Protected Areas, including restricted gear types, gear codes, and precise area coordinates, to support compliance and promote sustainable use of marine resources in designated protected zones.

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East of Gannet and Montrose Fields MPA

Location: ICES area 4a, 4b

Measures: Dredge and beam trawling prohibited from full site. Demersal mobile gear (other than demersal seines) prohibited in one zoned area.

Gear types subject to restrictions

Demersal Mobile Gear:

  • Bottom trawl: OTB, OTT, PTB, TBN, TBS, and TB
  • Beam trawl: TBB
  • Dredge (boat and mechanised): DRB and HMD
Figure 6: Map showing fishing gear restrictions and seabed habitats within East of Gannet and Montrose Fields MPA. Demersal mobile gear (excluding seines) is prohibited in the diagonally hatched zone; dredges and beam trawls are prohibited in the horizontally hatched zone.
This map shows East of Gannet and Montrose Fields MPA with fishing restrictions. Diagonal hatching marks zones where demersal mobile gear (except seines) is banned. Horizontal hatching shows areas where dredges and beam trawls are banned. Yellow areas represent offshore sands and gravels with ocean quahog; brown areas show deep-sea muds. An inset map shows the location off the east coast of Scotland.

First Area (Demersal mobile gear, except demersal seines, prohibited)

Boundary Line Set of co-ordinates of points which the boundary line joins Topographic description of boundary line
1. A to B Geodesic
2. B to C Geodesic
3. C to D Geodesic
4. D to E Geodesic
5. E to F Geodesic
6. F to G Geodesic
7. G to H Geodesic
8. H to I Geodesic
9. I to J Geodesic
10. J to K Geodesic
11. K to A Geodesic

Where—

“A” is 56° 58.363’ N, 001° 23.225’ E,

“B” is 57° 05.742’ N, 000° 59.490’ E,

“C” is 57° 13.362’ N, 000° 48.137’ E,

“D” is 57° 18.232’ N, 000° 50.561’ E,

“E” is 57° 17.433’ N, 001° 0.735’ E,

“F” is 57° 25.143’ N, 001° 11.110’ E,

“G” is 57° 28.640’ N, 001° 17.697’ E,

“H” is 57° 30.452’ N, 001° 25.523’ E,

“I” is 57° 30.239’ N, 001° 29.871’ E,

“J” is 57° 07.165’ N, 001° 35.419’ E, and

“K” is 57° 09.390’ N, 001° 24.658’ E.

Second Area (Dredge or beam trawl prohibited)

Boundary Line Set of co-ordinates of points which the boundary line joins Topographic description of boundary line
1. L to M Geodesic
2. M to N Geodesic
3. N to O Geodesic
4. O to P Geodesic
5. P to L Geodesic

Where—

“L” is 56° 58.363’ N, 001° 23.225’ E,

“M” is 57° 9.390’ N, 001° 24.658’ E,

“N” is 57° 7.165’ N, 001° 35.419’ E,

“O” is 56° 59.207’ N, 001° 37.302’ E, and

“P” is 56° 54.341’ N, 001° 36.000’ E.

Contact

Email: Marine_biodiversity@gov.scot

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