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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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Geikie Slide and Hebridean Slope MPA

Location: ICES area 6a

Measures: Demersal mobile gear prohibited in three zonal areas

Gear types subject to restrictions

Demersal Mobile Gear:

  • Bottom trawl: OTB, OTT, PTB, TBN, TBS, and TB
  • Beam trawl: TBB
  • Seines: SDN, SSC, SPR, SX, and SV
  • Dredge (boat and mechanised): DRB and HMD
Figure 10: Map of Geikie Slide and Hebridean Slope MPA. Three hatched zones show where demersal mobile gear is prohibited.
This map shows the Geikie Slide and Hebridean Slope MPA west of Scotland. The site is outlined in blue and shows bathymetric lines at 600 m and 800 m depth. Three hatched areas mark zones where demersal mobile gear is not allowed. An inset shows the MPA’s location within Scottish waters.

First Area (Demersal mobile gear 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 Loxodrome
7. G to H Loxodrome
8. H to I Loxodrome
9. I to J Loxodrome
10. J to K Geodesic
11. K to A Geodesic

Where—

“A” is 58° 23.341' N, 009° 46.975' W,

“B” is 58° 28.310' N, 009° 46.418' W,

“C” is 58° 35.033' N, 009° 38.450' W,

“D” is 58° 39.096' N, 009° 29.196' W,

“E” is 58° 31.796' N, 009° 07.613' W,

“F” is 58° 31.668' N, 009° 07.237' W,

“G” is 58° 27.828' N, 009° 14.511' W,

“H” is 58° 27.125' N, 009° 18.695' W,

“I” is 58° 26.367' N, 009° 21.437' W,

“J” is 58° 19.253' N, 009° 31.898' W, and

“K” is 58° 19.571' N, 009° 33.061' W.

Second Area (Demersal mobile gear prohibited)

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

Where—

“L” is 58° 17.157' N, 009° 24.230' W,

“M” is 58° 22.819' N, 009° 16.893' W,

“N” is 58° 29.396' N, 009° 00.594' W,

“O” is 58° 27.347' N, 008° 54.612' W, and

“P” is 58° 15.594' N, 009° 18.536' W

Third Area (Demersal mobile gear prohibited)

Boundary Line Set of co-ordinates of points which the boundary line joins Topographic description of boundary line
1. Q to R Loxodrome
2. R to S Geodesic
3. S to T Geodesic
4. T to U Geodesic
5. U to Q Geodesic

Where—

“Q” is 58° 09.948' N, 008° 58.174' W,

“R” is 58° 18.284' N, 008° 38.803' W,

“S” is 58° 11.564' N, 008° 33.249' W,

“T” is 58° 03.855' N, 008° 45.156' W, and

“U” is 58° 09.146' N, 008° 55.295' W

Contact

Email: Marine_biodiversity@gov.scot

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