North Sea Fishing Grounds Map

Derived from sightings data from cumbria, south wales, devon, southern, sussex, kent and essex, eastern, north eastern and northumberland sea fisheries committees, and sightings data provided by the marine management organisation (mmo). While some of the information may be slightly dated (eg bass are becoming more common north of galway and dublin than when these maps were drawn up), by and large the maps will continue to be a valuable resource to anglers. In the north pacific subtropical gyre 46 per cent of this debris.

The marine ecosystems are under intense pressure from fishing, nutrient input, recreational use and habitat loss; Beach fishing is free with a valid fishing licence. Oceanwise marine theme elevation polygons (mtl,mtm,mts) were merged, area names were standardised to title case, and polygons dissolved.

This series of sea angling maps was developed by the promotion and marketing staff of the cfb in the 1980’s.

Scotland's marine atlas is an assessment of the condition of scotland's seas, based on scientific evidence from data and analysis and supported by expert judgement. This map shows the fishing areas of britain, ireland and the north sea. Most notable are the effects of fisheries and eutrophication. Computed in total tonnage of fish caught, the annual yield is well over 17 million tonnes, of which japan alone accounts for about 8.5 million.