Protection Pelagic

General Information

North Sea

Baltic Sea

Clyde Marine Region

Adriatic Sea

Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Protection Pelagic

File:Layer Protection Pelagic.png
Layer Info
Category	Ecology
Sub-category	Protected areas

Description

"Protection Pelagic" depicts areas where Pelagic fleets are not allowed to fish. This layer is calculated by the simulations in the MSP Challenge.

MSP Challenge

"Protection Pelagic" is calculated for each edition of the MSP Challenge and changes dynamically according to the plans made by users. The rules that define the areas where no Pelagic fishing is allowed is customized for each edition (region) of the challenge.

Back to protected areas.

Not applicable. This layer is not available in the MSP Challenge North Sea Edition.

Types

• Very low
• Low
• Medium
• High
• Very high

Metadata

Not applicable. This layer is calculated by the system.

In the Baltic Sea the following data layers contribute to "Protection Pelagic":

• Wind Farms (during construction and exploitation)
• Fisheries Closure
• Marine Protected Areas when protecton against pelagic fleets has been activated
• IMO routes

Western Baltic Sea

In the MSP Challenge Western Baltic Sea Edition

Metadata

Not applicable. This layer is calculated by the system. In the Western Baltic Sea Edition the following data layers contribute to the two types of Protection Pelagic, their contribution (from 0 to 1) is indicated in brackets.

Not applicable. This layer is not available in the MSP Challenge Clyde Marine Region Edition.

Not applicable. This layer is not available in the MSP Challenge Adriatic Sea Edition.

Not applicable. This layer is not available in the MSP Challenge Eastern Mediterranean Sea Edition.