Offshore Marine Protected Areas - fisheries management measures: supporting guidance on coordinates and restrictions:
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.
Solan Bank Reef SAC
Location: ICES area 6a
Measures: Full site exclusion of mechanised dredge and beam trawling. Full site exclusion of demersal trawls and seines, except during September and October when permitted in one zoned area
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
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 | Loxodrome |
| 2. | B to C | Loxodrome |
| 3. | C to D | Loxodrome |
| 4. | D to E | Loxodrome |
| 5. | E to F | Loxodrome |
| 6. | F to G | Loxodrome |
| 7. | G to H | Loxodrome |
| 8. | H to I | Loxodrome |
| 9. | I to J | Loxodrome |
| 10. | J to K | Loxodrome |
| 11. | K to L | Loxodrome |
| 12. | L to M | Loxodrome |
| 13. | M to N | Loxodrome |
| 14. | N to O | Loxodrome |
| 15. | O to A | Loxodrome |
Where—
"A" is 59° 11.050' N, 005° 15.117' W,
"B" is 59° 11.983' N, 005° 08.867' W,
"C" is 59° 11.367' N, 005° 05.667' W,
"D" is 59° 10.400' N, 005° 02.633' W,
"E" is 59° 08.233' N, 005° 01.850' W,
"F" is 59° 05.874' N, 005° 01.561' W,
"G" is 59° 04.561' N, 005° 04.231' W,
"H" is 59° 01.503' N, 005° 11.230' W,
"I" is 59° 00.850' N, 005° 13.209' W,
"J" is 59° 00.377' N, 005° 14.644' W,
"K" is 59° 00.050' N, 005° 15.680' W,
"L" is 59° 00.367' N, 005° 16.383' W,
"M" is 59° 01.750' N, 005° 17.033' W,
"N" is 59° 03.550' N, 005° 16.267' W, and
"O" is 59° 07.750' N, 005° 16.617' 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. | P to Q | Loxodrome |
| 2. | Q to R | Loxodrome |
| 3. | R to S | Loxodrome |
| 4. | S to T | Loxodrome |
| 5. | T to U | Loxodrome |
| 6. | U to V | Loxodrome |
| 7. | V to W | Loxodrome |
| 8. | W to X | Loxodrome |
| 9. | X to Y | Loxodrome |
| 10. | Y to Z | Loxodrome |
| 11. | Z to AA | Loxodrome |
| 12. | AA to P | Loxodrome |
Where—
"P" is 59° 01.550' N, 005° 07.135' W,
"Q" is 59° 03.448' N, 005° 03.688' W,
"R" is 59° 04.403' N, 005° 01.239' W,
"S" is 59° 04.841' N, 004° 59.866' W,
"T" is 59° 06.765' N, 005° 00.009' W,
"U" is 59° 08.051' N, 004° 57.093' W,
"V" is 59° 07.883' N, 004° 52.750' W,
"W" is 59° 04.183' N, 004° 50.633' W,
"X" is 59° 01.848' N, 004° 55.857' W,
"Y" is 59° 01.184' N, 004° 59.030' W,
"Z" is 59° 01.028' N, 005° 00.154' W, and
"AA" is 59° 00.618' N, 005° 07.147' 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. | AB to AC | Loxodrome |
| 2. | AC to AD | Loxodrome |
| 3. | AD to AE | Loxodrome |
| 4. | AE to AF | Loxodrome |
| 5. | AF to AG | Loxodrome |
| 6. | AG to AH | Loxodrome |
| 7. | AH to AI | Loxodrome |
| 8. | AI to AB | Loxodrome |
Where—
"AB" is 58° 59.007' N, 005° 00.875' W,
"AC" is 58° 59.377' N, 005° 00.524' W,
"AD" is 59° 00.358' N, 004° 58.593' W,
"AE" is 59° 00.849' N, 004° 55.123' W,
"AF" is 59° 01.142' N, 004° 51.074' W,
"AG" is 58° 56.233' N, 004° 51.783' W,
"AH" is 58° 50.200' N, 004° 57.583' W, and
"AI" is 58° 49.664' N, 005° 01.378' W
Fourth Area (Demersal mobile gear prohibited)
| Boundary Line | Set of co-ordinates of points which the boundary line joins | Topographic description of boundary line |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | AJ to AK | Loxodrome |
| 2. | AK to AL | Loxodrome |
| 3. | AL to AM | Loxodrome |
| 4. | AM to AN | Loxodrome |
| 5. | AN to AO | Loxodrome |
| 6. | AO to AP | Loxodrome |
| 7. | AP to AQ | Loxodrome |
| 8. | AQ to AJ | Loxodrome |
Where—
"AJ" is 58° 52.946' N, 005° 16.260' W,
"AK" is 58° 56.988' N, 005° 07.100' W,
"AL" is 58° 56.526' N, 005° 06.714' W,
"AM" is 58° 53.386' N, 005° 04.640' W,
"AN" is 58° 49.395' N, 005° 03.275' W,
"AO" is 58° 48.800' N, 005° 07.467' W,
"AP" is 58° 48.617' N, 005° 15.183' W, and
"AQ" is 58° 51.583' N, 005° 16.833' W
Fifth Area (Demersal mobile gear prohibited, except demersal trawls and seines which will be permitted in September and October)
| Boundary Line | Set of co-ordinates of points which the boundary line joins | Topographic description of boundary line |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | AR to AS | Loxodrome |
| 2. | AS to AT | Loxodrome |
| 3. | AT to AU | Loxodrome |
| 4. | AU to AV | Loxodrome |
| 5. | AV to AW | Loxodrome |
| 6. | AW to AX | Loxodrome |
| 7. | AX to AY | Loxodrome |
| 8. | AY to AZ | Loxodrome |
| 9. | AZ to BA | Loxodrome |
| 10. | BA to BB | Loxodrome |
| 11. | BB to BC | Loxodrome |
| 12. | BC to BD | Loxodrome |
| 13. | BD to BE | Loxodrome |
| 14. | BE to BF | Loxodrome |
| 15. | BF to BG | Loxodrome |
| 16. | BG to BH | Loxodrome |
| 17. | BH to BI | Loxodrome |
| 18. | BI to BJ | Loxodrome |
| 19. | BJ to BK | Loxodrome |
| 20. | BK to BL | Loxodrome |
| 21. | BL to BM | Loxodrome |
| 22. | BM to BN | Loxodrome |
| 23. | BN to BO | Loxodrome |
| 24. | BO to BP | Loxodrome |
| 25. | BP to BQ | Loxodrome |
| 26. | BQ to BR | Loxodrome |
| 27. | BR to BS | Loxodrome |
| 28. | BS to BT | Loxodrome |
| 29. | BT to BU | Loxodrome |
| 30. | BU to AR | Loxodrome |
Where—
"AR" is 59° 00.050' N, 005° 15.680' W,
"AS" is 59° 00.377' N, 005° 14.644' W,
"AT" is 59° 00.850' N, 005° 13.209' W,
"AU" is 59° 01.503' N, 005° 11.230' W,
"AV" is 59° 04.561' N, 005° 04.231' W,
"AW" is 59° 05.874' N, 005° 01.561' W,
"AX" is 59° 08.233' N, 005° 01.850' W,
"AY" is 59° 08.051' N, 004° 57.093' W,
"AZ" is 59° 06.765' N, 005° 00.009' W,
"BA" is 59° 04.841' N, 004° 59.866' W,
"BB" is 59° 04.403' N, 005° 01.239' W,
"BC" is 59° 03.448' N, 005° 03.688' W,
"BD" is 59° 01.550' N, 005° 07.135' W,
"BE" is 59° 00.618' N, 005° 07.147' W,
"BF" is 59° 01.028' N, 005° 00.154' W,
"BG" is 59° 01.184' N, 004° 59.030' W,
"BH" is 59° 01.848' N, 004° 55.857' W,
"BI" is 59° 04.183' N, 004° 50.633' W,
"BJ" is 59° 01.142' N, 004° 51.074' W,
"BK" is 59° 00.849' N, 004° 55.123' W,
"BL" is 59° 00.358' N, 004° 58.593' W,
"BM" is 58° 59.377' N, 005° 00.524' W,
"BN" is 58° 59.007' N, 005° 00.875' W,
"BO" is 58° 49.664' N, 005° 01.378' W,
"BP" is 58° 49.395' N, 005° 03.275' W,
"BQ" is 58° 53.386' N, 005° 04.640' W,
"BR" is 58° 56.526' N, 005° 06.714' W,
"BS" is 58° 56.988' N, 005° 07.100' W,
"BT" is 58° 52.946' N, 005° 16.260' W, and
"BU" is 58° 59.133' N, 005° 13.650' W
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