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Marine Consultation Areas (Scotland)
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What this layer shows
Marine Consultation Areas, non-statutory areas NatureScot identified for the special quality of their marine environment, where it asks to be consulted on development. They are advisory, not a statutory protection.
Publisher and licence
Contains NatureScot information and OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · OS OpenData licence
Contains NatureScot information and OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, OS OpenData licence
Where the data comes from
WFS · ogc.nature.scot
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Area (ha)
Other layers in this group
- SSSI (Scotland)
- Special Area of Conservation (Scotland)
- Special Protection Area (Scotland)
- Ramsar Site (Scotland)
- National Nature Reserve (Scotland)
- Local Nature Reserve (Scotland)
- Marine Protected Area (Scotland)
- National Scenic Area
- Cairngorms National Park
- Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park
- Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Scotland)
- Biosphere Reserves (Scotland)