Data sources

RijMost of the data used in the MSP Challenge Simulation Platform is geodata, data associated with a geographical location. Exception to this was the data used to set-up the starting conditions for the shipping simulations in the 3 different editions developed. For the North Sea and Clyde Marine Region we used data from marinetraffic.com and verified the results against the shipping intensity showed in havbase.no. For the Baltic edition we used data provided by partners in the Baltic LINes project.

The geodata sources are specified per region below.

Geodata

The MSP Challenge makes use of open source of geodata sets, mainly EMODnet (www.emodnet.eu)), Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service, as well as governmental agencies that participated in the regions' corresponding projects, as specified below for each edition.

All data layers have been simplified and processed in order to be integrated in the MSP Challenge Simulation Platform.

The projection used in the platform is the Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area (ETRS89 datum).

North Sea edition

Main category	Sub category	Layer	Source	Last update	Metadata link
NA (Background layer)	NA	Topography	Adapted from copernicus Publication date: 2016-04-20	2018/04	Click here
		Countries	Adapted from natural earth Countries combined with lakesbottom	2017/01	NA
Management	Governance	Cities	Adapted from natural earth data	2016/10	Click here
		Country Info	Wikipedia, other layers & common knowledge	2019/02	Coming soon
		Rivers	Adapted from natural earth data	2022/05	Coming soon
		Territorial Waters Lines	Adapted from marine regions	2016/10	Click here
		EEZ	Adapted from marineregions.org	2016/10	Click here
		ICES Rectangles	ICES ( International Council for the Exploration of the Seas)	2018/04	Click here
		Military Areas	Adapted from data provided by NorthSEE partner Rijkswaterstaat, the Netherlands, data from February 2014	2020/02	Click here
	Environmental conditions	Wind Speed	Adapted from marine.copernicus.eu	2017/10	Click here
		Wave Height	Adapted from marine.copernicus.eu (significant height of the sea)	2018/09	Click here
		Currents speed	Adapted from marine.copernicus.eu - mean speed in 2016 at 0m height	2017/10	Click here
		Bathymetry	Adapted from emodnet-bathymetry.eu	2019/11	Click here
		Eutrophication Status	Old version of game*	NA	Click here
		Sediments	Adapted from emodnet seabed habitats	2021/12	Click here
	Natural resources	Fossil Fuel Availability	Old version of game*	NA	Click here
		Sand & Gravel Availability	Old version of game*	NA	Click here
Activities	Cables and pipelines	Telecom cables	Adapted from data provided by NorthSEE partner Rijkswaterstaat, the Netherlands	2017/05	Click here
		Unused cables	Adapted from data provided by NorthSEE partner Rijkswaterstaat, the Netherlands	2017/05	Click here
		Energy Cables	Data from Electricity Cables (non-editable) layer, rough estimations, and energy model requirements	NA (estimated)	Click here
		Cable Corridors	None (empty by default)	NA	Coming soon
		Energy Cables (non-editable)	Old version of game* with update for the Netherlands with data provided by NorthSEE partner Rijkswaterstaat, the Netherlands	2018/02	Click here
		Pipelines	Adapted from emodnet-humanactivities.eu	2018/04	Click here
	Energy	Wind Farms	Adapted from ospar.org and merged with existing wind parks from NL obtained from Rijkswaterstaat	2020-02	Click here
		Wave Farms	Old version of game*	2018/02	Click here
		Tidal Farms	Old version of game*	2018/02	Click here
		Wind Farms - Areas of Search	NorthSEE partners (Energy working group led by Marine Scotland - the Scottish Government)	2018/09	Click here
		Wave Farms - Areas of Search	NorthSEE partners (Energy working group led by Marine Scotland - the Scottish Government)	2018/09	Click here
		Tidal Farms - Areas of Search	NorthSEE partners (Energy working group led by Marine Scotland - the Scottish Government)	2018/09	Click here
		Landing Stations	No source - Stations/Sockets are drawn in based on rough estimations or energy model requirements	NA (estimated)	Click here
		Converter Stations	No source - Converters/Transformers are drawn in based on rough estimations or energy model requirements	NA (estimated)	Coming soon
		Oil & Gas Installations	EMODnet, human activties data portal	2018/04	Click here
		Oil & Gas Licensed Areas	emodnet-humanactivities.eu	2018/02	Click here
	Shipping	Dumping areas	EMODnet in combination with data from the noordzeeatlas.nl	2018/03	Click here
		Sand & Gravel Extraction	Old version of game* in combination with data from noordzeeatlas.nl	2018/04	Click here
		IMO Routes	Adapted from shapefiles received from NorthSEE partner World Maritime University	2018/05	Click here
		National Shipping Lanes	Adapted from naturalearthdata.com	2017/10	Click here
		Ports	Old version of game*	NA	Click here
		No shipping zones	Adapted from shapefiles received from NorthSEE partner World Maritime University	2018/05	Click here
		Anchorages	Old version of game* + shipping data from NorthSEE partner World Maritime University (BE and NL EEZ only)	2018/05	Click here
		Precautionary Areas	None (empty by default)	NA	Not applicable
		Shipping intensity passenger (static layer)	Adapted from emodnet-humanactivities.eu/	2019/11	Click here
		Shipping intensity tanker (static layer)	Adapted from emodnet-humanactivities.eu/	2019/11	Click here
		Shipping Intensity cargo (static layer)	Adapted from emodnet-humanactivities.eu/	2019/11	Click here
	Shipping activity	Shipping intensity (dynamic layer)	In-game data comes from Shipping simulation (SEL) - all ship types together	NA (simulated)	NA
		Ferry shipping intensity (dynamic layer)	In-game data comes from Shipping simulation (SEL) - ferry ship traffic only	NA (simulated)	NA
		Passenger shipping intensity (dynamic layer)	In-game data comes from Shipping simulation (SEL) - passenger ship traffic only	NA (simulated)	NA
		Tanker shipping intensity (dynamic layer)	In-game data comes from Shipping simulation (SEL) - tanker ship traffic only	NA (simulated)	NA
		Maintenance shipping intensity (dynamic layer)	In-game data comes from Shipping simulation (SEL) - maintenance ship traffic only	NA (simulated)	NA
		Cargo shipping intensity	In-game data comes from Shipping simulation (SEL) - cargo ship traffic only	NA (simulated)	NA
		Shipping risk	In-game data comes from Shipping simulation (SEL) - all ship types together	NA (simulated)	NA
	Recreational	Recreational Interest	Old version of game*	NA	Click here
		Lighthouses	Adapted from emodnet-humanactivities.eu	2018/04	Click here
	Aquaculture	Freshwater Aquaculture	Adapted from emodnet-humanactivities.eu	2022/05	Click here
		Shellfish Farms	Adapted from emodnet-humanactivities.eu	2022/05	Click here
		Finfish Farms	Adapted from emodnet-humanactivities.eu	2022/05	Click here
		Algae Farms	Adapted from emodnet-humanactivities.eu	2022/05	Click here
	Fishing	Bottom Trawl Catch	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA	Click here
		Drift and Fixed Nets Catch	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA	Click here
		Industrial and Pelagic Trawl Catch	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA	Click here
Ecology	Protected Areas	Natura 2000	protectedplanet.net	2016/12	Click here
		Marine Protected Areas	protectedplanet.net	2016/12	Click here
		No Industrial trawl fishing	Pressure calculation (MEL)	NA (simulated)	Click here
		No bottom trawl fishing	Pressure calculation (MEL)	NA (simulated)	Click here
		No nets fishing	Pressure calculation (MEL)	NA (simulated)	Click here
	Pressure	Noise	Pressure calculation (MEL)	NA (simulated)	Click here
		Artificial substrate	Pressure calculation (MEL)	NA (simulated)	Click here
		Bottom disturbance	Pressure calculation (MEL)	NA (simulated)	Click here
		Surface disturbance	Pressure calculation (MEL)	NA (simulated)	Click here
	Macrobenthos	Benthic invertebrates	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA (simulated)	Click here
	Fish	Cod	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA (simulated)	Click here
		Demersal fish	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA (simulated)	Click here
		Flatfish	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA (simulated)	Click here
		Mackerel	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA (simulated)	Click here
		Herring	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA (simulated)	Click here
		Sandeel	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA (simulated)	Click here
	Birds and mammals	Windfarm indifferent seabirds	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA (simulated)	Click here
		Windfarm avoiding seabirds	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA (simulated)	Click here
		Cetaceans	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA (simulated)	Click here
		Seals	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA (simulated)	Click here
	Biodiversity Indicator	Shannon Diversity Indicator	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA (simulated)	Click here
		Large Fish Indicator	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA (simulated)	Click here

* data used in the previous version of the game, unknown source, data from before 2016.

North Sea Digitwin edition

Aditional layers were added for this edition, funded by project Digitwin under the DIGISHAPE umbrella.

Main category	Sub category	Layer	Source	Media Link
Management	Governance	Military areas	Rijkswaterstaat's geoserver (Covers only the Dutch EEZ)	Click here
	Enviornmental Conditions	Seabed Substrates 1:1M	EMODnet (WMS link)	Click here
		Stratification regime	Researchgate	Click here
Activities	Cables and pipelines	Telecom cables	Rijkswaterstaat (WMS link)	Click here
		Energy Cables (non-editable)	Rijkswaterstaat	Click here
		Pipelines	Rijkswaterstaat (WMS link)	Click here
	Energy	Wind Farms Designated areas	Updated data layer from the North Sea Edition for the Netherlands using data from Rijkswaterstaat.	Click here
		Wind Farms - Areas of Search	Rijkswaterstaat (WMS link)	Click here
		Wind Farms - Implemented	Rijkswaterstaat	Click here
		Oil & Gas Installations	NLOG	2019/10
		Helicopter safety zones 2.5 nm in O&G platforms	LVNL	Click here
	Shipping	Shipping routes	Rijkswaterstaat	Click here
		Separation zones	Rijkswaterstaat	Click here
		Anchorages	Rijkswaterstaat	Click here
		Shipping intensity (static layer)	EMODnet (WMS link)	Click here
	Fishing	Income from fishing	WUR (not public yet)	Click here
Ecology	Protected Areas	Natura 2000	Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit	Click here
		Planned areas closed for fishery activities	Eur-Lex	Click here
	Fish	Sharks and Rays Abundance	EMODnet	Click here
	Birds and mammals	Harbor porpoise (spring)	WUR WMS link	2019/10
		Harbor porpoise (summer)	WUR WMS link	2019/10
		Harbor porpoise (fall)	WUR WMS link	2019/10
		Razorbill	WUR WMS link	2019/10
		Lesser black-backed gull	WUR WMS link	2019/10
		birds sensitivity	WUR WMS link	2019/10
		Guillemot	WUR WMS link	2019/10

Baltic Sea edition

Main category	Sub category	Layer name	Source	Last update	Metadata link
NA (Background layer)	NA	Topography	Adapted from copernicus. Publication date: 2016-04-20	2018/04	Click here
		Countries	Adapted from natural earth Countries combined with lakes	2017/01	NA
Management	Governance	EEZ	Adapted from Flanders Marine Institute (2012) . Intersect of IHO Sea Areas and Exclusive Economic Zones (version 2). Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/. Retrieved on 2017-05-22(version 2) and updated with data from HELCOM (2019) available online at http://maps.helcom.fi/website/mapservice/.	2021/06	Click here
		Country Info	Wikipedia, other layers & common knowledge	2019/02	Click here
		Territorial Waters	Adapted from Flanders Marine Institute (2016). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: Territorial Seas (12NM), version 1. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/. https://doi.org/10.14284/243 and updated with data from HELCOM (2019).	2021/06	Click here
		Populated places	Adapted from naturalearthdata.com	2016/10	Click here
	Environmental Conditions	Bathymetry	Adapted from Baltic Sea Hydrographic Commission, 2013, Baltic Sea Bathymetry Database version 0.9.3. Downloaded from http://data.bshc.pro/ on 2017-05-22	2017/05	Click here
		Sediments	DHI, EuSeaMap, BALANCE, retrieved from HELCOM on 2017-10-09.	2017/10	Click here
		Sea Bottom Temperature	BALANCE project, retrieved from HELCOM, on 2018-05-01	2018/05	Click here
		Salinity	BALANCE project, retrieved from HELCOM, on 2018-06-11	2018/06	Click here
		Eutrophication Status	Adapted from HELCOM	2017/10	Click here
		Ice Coverage	FMI, HELCOM retrieved from HELCOM, on 2017-10-05	2017/10	Click here
		Wave Density	Provided by Ri.Se project partners	2018/10	Click here
		Wind Density	Provided by Ri.Se project partners	2018/10	Click here
	Restricted Zones	Military Areas	Open street maps	2016/06	Click here
Activities	Recreational	Recreational Fishing	HELCOM HOLAS II Dataset: Recreational fishing (ICES WGRFS)(2018), retrieved from HELCOM	2016/06	Click here
		Bathing Sites	HELCOM HOLAS II Dataset: Bathing waters (2017), retrieved from HELCOM	2016/12	Click here
	Shipping	Ports	HELCOM HOLAS II Dataset: Harbours (2017), retrieved from HELCOM	2017/01	Click here
		IMO Shipping Lanes	Adapted from HELCOM	2018/12	Click here
		National Shipping Lanes	Baltic LINes partners from draft plans of partners	2018/12	Click here
		Fairways	Baltic LINes partners from draft plans of partners	2018/12	Click here
		No Shipping Zones	Baltic LINes partners from draft plans of partners	2018/12	Click here
		Dredging Sites	HELCOM HOLAS II Dataset: Dredging areas 2011-2016 (2018), retrieved from HELCOM on 2018-01	2018/01	Click here
		Sand and Gravel Extraction	HELCOM HOLAS II Dataset: Extraction of sand and gravel (2017), retrieved from HELCOM on 2018-01	2018/01	Click here
		Dredging Deposit Sites	HELCOM HOLAS II Dataset: Deposit of dredged material sites points 2011-2016 (2018), retrieved from HELCOM on 2018	2018/11	Click here
		Cargo Shipping Intensity (static layer)	Adapted from HELCOM.fi	2020/01	coming soon
		Container Shipping Intensity (static layer)	Adapted from HELCOM.fi	2020/01	coming soon
		Tanker Shipping Intensity (static layer)	Adapted from HELCOM.fi	2020/01	coming soon
		Passenger Shipping Intensity (static layer)	Adapted from HELCOM.fi	2020/01	coming soon
	Shipping activity	Shipping intensity (dynamic layer)	In-game data comes from Shipping simulation (SEL) - all ship types together	NA (simulated)	NA
		Cargo intensity (dynamic layer)	In-game data comes from Shipping simulation (SEL) - cargo ship traffic only	NA (simulated)	NA
		Passenger intensity (dynamic layer)	In-game data comes from Shipping simulation (SEL) - passenger ship traffic only	NA (simulated)	NA
		Maintenance intensity (dynamic layer)	In-game data comes from Shipping simulation (SEL) - maintenance ship traffic only	NA (simulated)	NA
		Tanker intensity (dynamic layer)	In-game data comes from Shipping simulation (SEL) - tanker ship traffic only	NA (simulated)	NA
		Automated Vessel Intensity (dynamic layer)	In-game data comes from Shipping simulation (SEL) - automated ship traffic only	NA (simulated)	NA
	Energy	Renewable Energy Sources	HELCOM HOLAS II Dataset: Wind farms (2018), retrieved from HELCOM on 2017	2017/02	Click here
		Landing Stations	In-game data comes from CEL (Energy model)	NA (estimated)	Click here
		Converter Stations	In-game data comes from CEL (Energy model)	NA (estimated)	NA
		Oil and Gas Platforms	HELCOM HOLAS II dataset: Oil platforms, retrieved from HELCOM on 2017	2017/10	Click here
		Oil and Gas Terminals	Adapted from HELCOM.fi	2016/04	Click here
		Potential Wind Farms	Provided by Ri.Se project partners	2018/10	Click here
		Energy Transformers (Land Grid)	Derived from HELCOM.fi land grid	2018/12	Coming soon
	Cables and pipelines	Energy Cables	Adapted from HELCOM.fi	2018/12	Click here
		Pipelines	Adapted from HELCOM HOLAS II Dataset: Pipelines (2017), retrieved from HELCOM on 2018	2018/05	Click here
		Potential Cables	Provided by Ri.Se project partners	2018/10	Click here
		Transmission Lines (Land Grid)	Adapted from HELCOM.fi	2018/12	Click here
		Cables Other	HELCOM HOLAS II Dataset: Cables (2018), retrieved from HELCOM on 2018	2018/12	Click here
	Aquaculture	Shellfish Farms	Adapted from HELCOM HOLAS II Dataset: Shellfish mariculture (2017), retrieved from HELCOM on 2017	2017/09	Click here
		Finfish Farms	Adapted from HELCOM HOLAS II Dataset: Finfish mariculture (2017), retrieved from HELCOM on 2017	2017/09	Click here
	Fishing	Active Demersal Catch	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA (simulated)	Click here
		Passive Demersal Catch	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA (simulated)	Click here
		Pelagic Catch	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA (simulated)	Click here
Ecology	Protected Areas	Natura 2000 sites	Adapted from eea.europa.eu (European Environment Agency)	2019/01	Click here
		Marine Protected Areas	Adapted from HELCOM.fi	2017/12	Click here
		Unesco Sites	Adapted from UNESCO, EC, HELCOM, retrieved from HELCOM.fi	2017/12	Click here
		Protection Active Demersal	Pressure calculation (MEL)	NA (simulated)	Click here
		Protection Passive Demersal	Pressure calculation (MEL)	NA (simulated)	Click here
		Protection Pelagic	Pressure calculation (MEL)	NA (simulated)	Click here
	Sensitive Areas	Birds Breeding Areas	Adapted from HELCOM.fi	2017/10	Click here
		Birds Wintering Areas	Adapted from HELCOM.fi	2017/10	Click here
		Cod Spawning areas	HELCOM HOLAS II Dataset: Cod spawning areas (2017), retrieved from HELCOM.fi	2017/10	Click here
	Pressure	Bottom disturbance	Pressure calculation (MEL)	NA (simulated)	Click here
		Artificial substrate	Pressure calculation (MEL)	NA (simulated)	Click here
		Noise	Pressure calculation (MEL)	NA (simulated)	Click here
		Surface disturbance	Pressure calculation (MEL)	NA (simulated)	Click here
	Fish	Cod Biomass	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA (simulated)	Click here
		Herring Biomass - Baltic Proper	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA (simulated)	Click here
		Herring Biomass - Bothnian Sea	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA (simulated)	Click here
		Sprat Biomass	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA (simulated)	Click here
	Mammals	Seal Biomass	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA (simulated)	Click here
	Macrobenthos	Benthic Biomass	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	NA (simulated)	Click here

Clyde marine region edition

Main category	Sub category	Layer name	Source	Last update
NA (Background layer)	NA	Topography	Adapted from copernicus. Publication date: 2016-04-20	Coming soon
Management	Governance	Councils	Adapted from data provided by project partner (Marine Scotland)	Coming soon
		Local Authority Areas	Adapted from data provided by project partner (Marine Scotland)	Click here
	Environmental conditions	Water Quality	Adapted from data provided by project partner (Marine Scotland)	Click here
		Bathymetry	Emodnet	Click here
Activities	Shipping	Harbours area	Adapted from data provided by project partner (Marine Scotland)	Click here
		Disposal Sites	Adapted from data provided by project partner (Marine Scotland)	Click here
		Dredging locations	Adapted from data provided by project partner (Marine Scotland)	Click here
		Anchorages	Adapted from data provided by project partner (Marine Scotland)	Click here
		No shipping zones	Mock-up data (data needed for the shipping model)	Click here
		Ports	Adapted from data provided by project partner (Marine Scotland)	Click here
		Shipping Routes	Adapted from data provided by project partner (Marine Scotland)	Click here
		Wreckages	Adapted from data provided by project partner (Marine Scotland)	Click here
		Shipping Recreation Total	Royal Yachting Association provided by project partner (Marine Scotland)	Click here
	Shipping activity	Shipping Cargo Total	In-game data comes from Shipping simulation (SEL) - cargo ship traffic only	NA
		Shipping Tanker Total	In-game data comes from Shipping simulation (SEL) - tanker ship traffic only	NA
		Shipping Passenger Total	In-game data comes from Shipping simulation (SEL) - passenger ship traffic only	NA
		Shipping IntensityTotal	In-game data comes from Shipping simulation (SEL) - all ship types together	NA
		Shipping Risk Areas	In-game data comes from Shipping simulation (SEL) - all ship types together	NA
	Energy	Cables	Data adapted from Emodnet (only telecom cables)	Click here
	Recreational	Marinas	Adapted from data acquired by project partners from RYA (Royal Yachting Association)	Click here
		Boating Clubs	Adapted from data acquired by project partners from RYA (Royal Yachting Association)	Click here
		Scuba Diving	Adapted from data provided by project partner (Marine Scotland)	Click here
		Canoeing	Adapted from data provided by project partner (Marine Scotland)	Click here
		Rowing	Adapted from data provided by project partner (Marine Scotland)	Click here
		Wind surfing	Adapted from data provided by project partner (Marine Scotland)	Click here
		Walking	Adapted from data provided by project partner (Marine Scotland)	Click here
		Bird Watching	Adapted from data provided by project partner (Marine Scotland)	Click here
		Sea Angling from Shore	Adapted from data provided by project partner (Marine Scotland)	Click here
		Sea Angling from boats	Adapted from data provided by project partner (Marine Scotland)	Click here
		General Boating Areas	Adapted from data acquired by project partners from RYA (Royal Yachting Association)	Click here
		Recreational Boating Intensity	Adapted from data provided by project partner (Marine Scotland)	Click here
	Aquaculture	Shelfish Farms	Adapted from data provided by project partner (Marine Scotland)	Click here
		Fish Farms	Adapted from data provided by project partner (Marine Scotland)	Click here
Ecology	Protected Areas	Natura 2000	Adapted from data provided by project partner (Marine Scotland)	Click here
		Marine Protected Area	Adapted from data provided by project partner (Marine Scotland)	Click here
		Protection Seine	Pressure calculation (MEL)	Click here
		Protection Demersal Trawl	Pressure calculation (MEL)	Click here
		Protection Nephrops Fleet	Pressure calculation (MEL)	Click here
		Protection Scallop Fleet	Pressure calculation (MEL)	Click here
		Protection Pots and Creels	Pressure calculation (MEL)	Click here
	Pressure	Artificial substrate	Pressure calculation (MEL)	Click here
		Surface Disturbance	Pressure calculation (MEL)	Click here
		Bottom disturbance	Pressure calculation (MEL)	Click here
		Noise	Pressure calculation (MEL)	Click here
	Fishing	Demersal Trawl Catch	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	Click here
		Seine Catch	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	Click here
		Nephrops Trawl Catch	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	Click here
		Scallop Fleet Catch	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	Click here
		Pots and Creel Catch	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	Click here
	Birds and Mammals	Cetaceans	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	Click here
		Birds	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	Click here
		Seals	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	Click here
	Fish	Flatfish	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	Click here
		Herring	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	Click here
		Mackerel	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	Click here
		Rays and Skates	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	Click here
		Sharks	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	Click here
		Sandeel	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	Click here
		Whiting	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	Click here
		Benthic	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	Click here
		Large Fish Indicator	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	Click here
	Shannon Diversity Indicator	Biodiversity indicator	Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE)	Click here

Adriatic Sea edition

Category	Sub-category	Layer name	Source	Metadata link
Management	Governance	Countries	Italy: NUTS 2016 3Mln Other countries: Eurostat NUTS 2016 3Mln	Coming soon
		Coastal regions	Italy: Eurostat NUTS 2016 3Mln Level 2 Other countries: Eurostat NUTS 2016 3Mln Level 3 for Croatia	Click here
		Main cities	Open street maps	Click here
		Adriatic region limit	Digitized on EPSG 3035 based on MSFD Regions	Coming soon
		Official (reference) coastline	Italy: SID -IIM	Coming soon
		National planning areas	Italy: IIM_limiti_piattaforma_continentale_250k Other countries: legal Status from toold4msp.eu geoportal and Croatia division of Sea (portodimare) for Neum Bay	Click here
		Territorial waters	Italy: IIM acque_territoriali_l_250k.zip reprojected to EPSG 3035 and digitized as line string Other countries: Croatian division of Sea (portodimare geoportal) Montenegro territorial limit (portodimare); Albania territorial sea (portodimare) Legal status all (tools4msp.eu geoportal) Slovenia : Slovenia's inspire data portal	Click here
		Marine reporting units	Italy: ministry of transportation - coast guard	Click here
		Maritime compartments (Italy)	Italy: SID offical - final	Click here
		Planning sub-areas for Italian MSP (regions)	Italy: Adriatic MSP Tech Comittee	Click here
		Military areas	Italy: porto di mare	Click here
	Environmental conditions	Bathymetry	EMODnet bathymetry reprojected and clipped	Click here
		Wind intensity	Italy: Copernicus Marine Other countries: Copernicus Marine	Click here
Activities	Shipping	Ports	Emodnet	Click here
		Sand and gravel extraction	Italy: tools4msp-eu -GAIR	Click here
		Shipping intensity - Cargo	European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)	Click here
		Shipping intensity - Tankers	European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)	Click here
		Shipping intensity -Passengers	European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)	Click here
		Shipping intensity - Fishing	European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)	Click here
		Shipping intensity - All	European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)	Click here
		IMO routes	portodimare	Click here
		O/D matrix (non spatial data)	Italy: ministry of transportation - coast guard	Not applicable
		No shipping zones	traffic separation GAIR: Portodimare	Click here
		Precautionary areas	portodimare	Click here
		Anchorages	Italy: ministry of transportation - coast guard Other countries: tools4msp-eu -GARI	Click here
		Areas to be avoided	portodimare	Click here
		Dredging deposit areas	EMODnet	Click here
		Underwater sites (wrecks)	Italy: Mibact Archeomar Other countries: tools4msp-eu -GAIR	Click here
	Energy
		Electricity cables	No data, layer only available for planning purposes.	Click here
		Interconnectors	Italy: ministry of transportation - coast guard Other countries: tools4msp-eu -GAIR	Click here
		Oil and gas offshore installations	Italy: ministry of economic development -SID portal Other countries: EMODnet (Croatia only)	Click here
		safety areas around installations and sealines	tools4msp-eu -GAIR	Click here
		Oil and gas licensed areas	Italy: ministry of economic development (SID & unmig.mise.gov.it) Other countries: tools4msp-eu -GAIR	Click here
		Pipelines (TAP + LPG terminal pipeline)	Italy: SID geoportal Other countries: tools4msp-eu -GAIR	Click here
		Telecom cables (schema)	EMODnet	Click here
	Recreation	Marinas	Italy: tools4msp-eu Other countries: adriplan	Click here
		Arrivals and presences on coastal municipalities/population	Linked to municipalities borders Unknown source	Click here
		Bathing waters 2018	Italy: Emodnet Other countries: EMODnet + monitoring.morskodobro.com/monitoring/	Click here
	Research	Research sites	MSP-MED	Coming soon
	Aquaculture	Aquaculture (fish/algae/mussels)	Italy: Still waiting from Ministry of Agriculture Other countries: EMODnet	Click here
Fishing	Fishing restrictions		Italy: tools4msp.eu Other countries: EMODnet	Click here
	Fishing Intensity		Italy: MIPAAF average hours in years 2016-2018	Click here
Ecology	Protected Areas	Natura 2000 (Birds Directive, Habitats Directive)	Italy: Ministry of environment Other countries: EMODnet (updated 2020)	Click here
		EBSA Areas	tools4msp-eu -GAIR	Click here
		Marine Protected Areas (MEDPAN)	Italy: ministry of environment Other countries: tools4msp-eu -GAIR	Click here
	Sensitive areas	Nursery spawning essential fish habitats (only major interesting)	tools4msp-eu -GAIR	Coming soon
		Sensitive seabed habitats	EMODnet	Click here
	Biodiversity Indicator	Target species	Unknow	Coming soon
	Benthos/Fish/Birds/Mammals	Protected species		Coming soon