Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland

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Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland is a coastal marine region encompassing the complex network of straits, sounds, and channels among Scotland’s western mainland and islands, noted for its rich biodiversity and scenic seascapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf marine ecoregion
sea area
borderedByIsland Barra NERFINISHED
Canna NERFINISHED
Coll NERFINISHED
Eigg NERFINISHED
Islay NERFINISHED
Isle of Skye NERFINISHED
Jura NERFINISHED
Lewis and Harris NERFINISHED
Mull NERFINISHED
North Uist NERFINISHED
Rum NERFINISHED
South Uist NERFINISHED
Tiree NERFINISHED
borderedByIslandGroup Inner Hebrides NERFINISHED
Outer Hebrides NERFINISHED
climate temperate oceanic
country United Kingdom
governedBy Scottish Government NERFINISHED
hasCoastlineOn Argyll and Bute NERFINISHED
Inner Hebrides NERFINISHED
Outer Hebrides NERFINISHED
Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED
hasConservationStatus subject to marine protected areas
hasEcologicalCharacteristic complex network of straits and sounds
high marine biodiversity
important habitat for cold-water corals
important habitat for kelp forests
important habitat for marine mammals
important habitat for seabirds
hasTypicalSpecies Atlantic salmon
cod
common dolphin
grey seal
haddock
harbour porpoise
harbour seal
minke whale
seabirds
includesWaterBody Firth of Lorn NERFINISHED
Little Minch NERFINISHED
Loch Linnhe NERFINISHED
Loch Sunart NERFINISHED
Loch Torridon NERFINISHED
Sea of the Hebrides NERFINISHED
Sound of Jura NERFINISHED
Sound of Mull NERFINISHED
Sound of Sleat NERFINISHED
The Minch NERFINISHED
influencedBy North Atlantic Drift NERFINISHED
knownFor rugged coastline
scenic seascapes
sea lochs
locatedIn North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
Scotland
managedBy Marine Scotland NERFINISHED
partOf Northeast Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
Scottish marine area
usedFor aquaculture
commercial fishing
marine tourism
recreational boating
shipping

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Galmisdale seaArea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
Loch Linnhe partOf Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
Barkeval locatedInBodyOfWater Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean region (Inner Hebrides)