(NS)Protection Against Bottom Trawl

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Protection Against Bottom Trawl

Layer Info
Category	Protected Areas
Editable	No (only through MPAs)
Data Source	Generated from activities & plans
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Description

This indicates an area that is protected from fishing by bottom trawlers.

MSP Challenge

This is a month-by-month, computer generated data layer following the identification of an MPA of the type 'No bottom trawl fishing', or of a certain human activity.

Specific human activities that disallow this fishing fleet are:

• Oil & gas installations
• Military areas designated Ammunition Dump
• Tidal farms, also during construction
• Wave farms, also during construction
• Wind farms, also during construction
• Telecom cables, also during construction
• Electricity cables, also during construction
• Pipelines, also during construction
• Shipping activity (any type)

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