North Sea Port Inclusion Boundary [Adaptation of ICES Greater North Sea Ecoregion boundary through the application of a 0.165 decimal degree buffer]

Associated Paper: 

Baulcomb, C., A.M.W. Wilson, and A.P. Barnes. (20xx). Understanding North Sea Fishers: Social Actors, Economics Agents, and Apex Predators. Fish and Fisheries XX: XX - XX. DOI: XXX

Overview of file:

• This is an SQlite data file that can be opened in GIS software like QGIS.  
• This file shows the boundary of the ICES Greater North Sea Ecoregion with a 0.165 decimal degree buffer applied
• The projection is EPSG:4326 - WGS 84 - Geographic
• This layer was created and used to identify ports for inclusion in the paper referenced above. 
• This file is being uploaded here to ensure there is transparency regarding this part of the project (as no where else has, or is host to, this file). However, if readers wish they can re-create this file (or a similar version) for themselves by accessing the ICES Ecoregion Boundary shape files (see links below), cropping the shapefiles, applying the desired buffer in QGIS, and exporting that layer as an SQlite file. 

The original data file for the ICES Ecoregion Boundary is CC BY 4.0, so this SQlite file is as well.