aaa200d9-70b7-4078-9450-3706b01f052a eng utf8 dataset dataset NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre +44 (0)1223 221400 British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0ET United Kingdom polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/ information pointOfContact 2026-01-16 ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata ISO 19115:2003(E) European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) Geodetic Parameter Registry 2008-11-12 publication European Petroleum Survey Group EPSGadministrator@iogp.org https://www.epsg-registry.org/ EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset The EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset is a structured dataset of Coordinate Reference Systems and Coordinate Transformations, accessible through this online registry. information publisher urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::3031 6.18.3 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area boundaries, 2025 update 2026-01-16 creation 2026-01-16 revision 2026-01-16 publication 2026-01-16 released 1.0 https://doi.org/10.5285/aaa200d9-70b7-4078-9450-3706b01f052a doi GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/02139 https://data.bas.ac.uk/ Please cite this item as: Hogg, O., Gerrish, L., & Belchier, M. (2026). South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area boundaries, 2025 update (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/aaa200d9-70b7-4078-9450-3706b01f052a This record comprises six datasets related to the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) Marine Protected Area (MPA) review undertaken in 2025. The SGSSI MPA is one of the world's largest MPAs, and in April 2025 the area of the MPA in which fishing is prohibited was greatly expanded following the second five-year MPA review in 2024. Details of the new measures can be found within the latest legislation (SGSSI Gazette No 2 dated 22 April 2025: https://laws.gov.gs/gazettes/), and the datasets here relate directly to the areas and boundaries referred to in these measures. These datasets are: -The boundary of the SGSSI MPA -No Take Zones -General Benthic Closed Areas -Research Benthic Closed Areas -Pelagic Closed Areas -General Fisheries Zones The datasets are available as shapefiles. This work has been funded directly by the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands with additional financial support from the UK Government Blue Belt programme. No credit. completed Hogg, Oliver Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Researcher author Gerrish, Laura British Antarctic Survey Researcher author Belchier, Mark Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Researcher author NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre +44 (0)1223 221400 British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0ET United Kingdom PDCServiceDesk@bas.ac.uk https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/ information pointOfContact asNeeded completed EARTH SCIENCE > Human Dimensions > Boundaries theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026-01-27 publication 23 Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD United States of America https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. information publisher Marine Protected Areas South Georgia conservation fishing protection theme Scotia Sea Southern Ocean South Georgia Island Atlantic Ocean South Sandwich Islands place Human health and safety theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2021-01-06 revision otherRestrictions no limitations to public access otherRestrictions no limitations license Open Government Licence v3.0 otherRestrictions This data is supplied under Open Government Licence v.3 otherRestrictions None. url url crossReference url url crossReference url url dependency doi doi crossReference url url crossReference textTable eng utf8 boundaries -43.95615 -19.90238 -62.78601 -50.63097 2025-04-22 2025-04-22 It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of any data, and that the author be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use. If you find any errors or omissions, please report them to polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre +44 (0)1223 221400 British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0ET United Kingdom PDCServiceDesk@bas.ac.uk https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/ information distributor bytes 8703181 http://ramadda.data.bas.ac.uk/repository/entry/show?entryid=aaa200d9-70b7-4078-9450-3706b01f052a WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Get Data Download data download dataset Methodology: The data was created using Esri ArcGIS Pro, following the parameters set out in the latest legislation (SGSSI Gazette No 2 dated 22 April 2025: https://laws.gov.gs/gazettes/). Shapefiles were created in a custom equal area projection, which was used to calculate accurate areas stated in the legislation. This projection is an Albers Equal Area Conic projection with a central meridian of 34°W, standard parallels at 54°S and 60°S, and the latitude of origin at 57°S. The spheroid is WGS84. These calculations are recorded in the 'area_km2' attribute for each boundary feature. Data collection: Shapefiles were created using Esri ArcGIS Pro v3.5. asNeeded completed