Scottish continental shelf waters
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Scottish continental shelf waters are the offshore marine areas surrounding Scotland, rich in fisheries and energy resources and subject to specific environmental and economic management.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scottish continental shelf waters canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
exclusive economic zone component
ⓘ
marine area ⓘ offshore area ⓘ |
| border |
English continental shelf waters
ⓘ
Irish continental shelf waters ⓘ Norwegian continental shelf waters ⓘ Scottish territorial sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
habitat disturbance from bottom trawling
ⓘ
impacts of offshore energy infrastructure ⓘ oil pollution risk ⓘ overfishing ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Scottish Government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UK Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemService |
biodiversity support
ⓘ
carbon sequestration ⓘ fisheries production ⓘ |
| hasResource |
demersal fish stocks
ⓘ
hydrocarbon reserves ⓘ offshore wind resource ⓘ pelagic fish stocks ⓘ shellfish stocks ⓘ |
| hasUse |
carbon capture and storage
ⓘ
commercial fishing ⓘ marine research ⓘ offshore gas production ⓘ offshore oil production ⓘ offshore wind energy ⓘ shipping ⓘ subsea cables and pipelines ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Continental Shelf Act 1964 (UK)
NERFINISHED
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Scotland Act 1998 (as amended) NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Scotland ⓘ |
| managedBy | Marine Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ North-East Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish marine area NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom continental shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Common Fisheries Policy (historical)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ Offshore Petroleum Licensing regime NERFINISHED ⓘ UK Fisheries Act 2020 NERFINISHED ⓘ UK Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
environmental impact assessment
ⓘ
fisheries quotas ⓘ marine protected area designations ⓘ marine spatial planning ⓘ offshore licensing rounds ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.