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Split-water fishing maps

West Cotentin Coast fishing maps and mapped sections

West Cotentin Coast fishing maps with official SHOM bathymetry, source-qualified fishing spots, official fish evidence, seasonal forage context, shore-access leads and transparent quality holds.

11 live sections1 on quality hold11 survey-backed depth maps13 cataloged target species4 official access records

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Why West Cotentin Coast is split up

This named coastal system is divided into non-overlapping trip-scale ownership windows; every public child independently passes the fixed provenance, 25-mile, 250,000-acre, contour and fishing-spot gates.

One page per mapped area

Choose a West Cotentin Coast fishing-map section

Survey-backed depthCoastal map

West Cotentin Coast — South 1 West

74,342-acre West Cotentin Coast — South 1 West France saltwater fishing map with official SHOM 100 m bathymetry, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage guidance, public shore-use context and current-rule links. The west Cotentin shore from Carteret to Granville, with islands, rock, sand banks and macrotidal channels. This page covers the south 1 west angler-scale survey window.

Recorded max: 101 ft
Species: Garfish, European Seabass, Common Sole, Thick-lipped Grey Mullet

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Survey-backed depthCoastal map

West Cotentin Coast — South 1 Central

66,304-acre West Cotentin Coast — South 1 Central France saltwater fishing map with official SHOM 100 m bathymetry, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage guidance, public shore-use context and current-rule links. The west Cotentin shore from Carteret to Granville, with islands, rock, sand banks and macrotidal channels. This page covers the south 1 central angler-scale survey window.

Recorded max: 87 ft
Species: Garfish, European Seabass, Common Sole, Thick-lipped Grey Mullet

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Survey-backed depthCoastal map

West Cotentin Coast — South 1 East

28,737-acre West Cotentin Coast — South 1 East France saltwater fishing map with official SHOM 100 m bathymetry, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage guidance, public shore-use context and current-rule links. The west Cotentin shore from Carteret to Granville, with islands, rock, sand banks and macrotidal channels. This page covers the south 1 east angler-scale survey window.

Recorded max: 29 ft
Species: Garfish, European Seabass, Common Sole, Thick-lipped Grey Mullet

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Survey-backed depthCoastal map

West Cotentin Coast — South 2 West

73,007-acre West Cotentin Coast — South 2 West France saltwater fishing map with official SHOM 100 m bathymetry, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage guidance, public shore-use context and current-rule links. The west Cotentin shore from Carteret to Granville, with islands, rock, sand banks and macrotidal channels. This page covers the south 2 west angler-scale survey window.

Recorded max: 86 ft
Species: Garfish, European Seabass, Common Sole, Thick-lipped Grey Mullet

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Survey-backed depthCoastal map

West Cotentin Coast — South 2 Central

73,448-acre West Cotentin Coast — South 2 Central France saltwater fishing map with official SHOM 100 m bathymetry, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage guidance, public shore-use context and current-rule links. The west Cotentin shore from Carteret to Granville, with islands, rock, sand banks and macrotidal channels. This page covers the south 2 central angler-scale survey window.

Recorded max: 70 ft
Species: Garfish, European Seabass, Common Sole, Thick-lipped Grey Mullet

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Survey-backed depthCoastal map

West Cotentin Coast — South 2 East

13,660-acre West Cotentin Coast — South 2 East France saltwater fishing map with official SHOM 100 m bathymetry, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage guidance, public shore-use context and current-rule links. The west Cotentin shore from Carteret to Granville, with islands, rock, sand banks and macrotidal channels. This page covers the south 2 east angler-scale survey window.

Recorded max: 36 ft
Species: Garfish, European Seabass, Common Sole, Thick-lipped Grey Mullet

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Survey-backed depthCoastal map

West Cotentin Coast — South 3 West

66,732-acre West Cotentin Coast — South 3 West France saltwater fishing map with official SHOM 100 m bathymetry, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage guidance, public shore-use context and current-rule links. The west Cotentin shore from Carteret to Granville, with islands, rock, sand banks and macrotidal channels. This page covers the south 3 west angler-scale survey window.

Recorded max: 122 ft
Species: Garfish, European Seabass, Common Sole, Thick-lipped Grey Mullet

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Survey-backed depthCoastal map

West Cotentin Coast — South 3 Central

63,984-acre West Cotentin Coast — South 3 Central France saltwater fishing map with official SHOM 100 m bathymetry, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage guidance, public shore-use context and current-rule links. The west Cotentin shore from Carteret to Granville, with islands, rock, sand banks and macrotidal channels. This page covers the south 3 central angler-scale survey window.

Recorded max: 89 ft
Species: Garfish, European Seabass, Common Sole, Thick-lipped Grey Mullet

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Survey-backed depthCoastal map

West Cotentin Coast — South 3 East

3,989-acre West Cotentin Coast — South 3 East France saltwater fishing map with official SHOM 100 m bathymetry, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage guidance, public shore-use context and current-rule links. The west Cotentin shore from Carteret to Granville, with islands, rock, sand banks and macrotidal channels. This page covers the south 3 east angler-scale survey window.

Recorded max: 31 ft
Species: Garfish, European Seabass, Common Sole, Thick-lipped Grey Mullet

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Survey-backed depthCoastal map

West Cotentin Coast — South 4 West

68,790-acre West Cotentin Coast — South 4 West France saltwater fishing map with official SHOM 100 m bathymetry, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage guidance, public shore-use context and current-rule links. The west Cotentin shore from Carteret to Granville, with islands, rock, sand banks and macrotidal channels. This page covers the south 4 west angler-scale survey window.

Recorded max: 98 ft
Species: Garfish, European Seabass, Common Sole, Thick-lipped Grey Mullet

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Survey-backed depthCoastal map

West Cotentin Coast — South 4 Central

8,128-acre West Cotentin Coast — South 4 Central France saltwater fishing map with official SHOM 100 m bathymetry, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage guidance, public shore-use context and current-rule links. The west Cotentin shore from Carteret to Granville, with islands, rock, sand banks and macrotidal channels. This page covers the south 4 central angler-scale survey window.

Recorded max: 53 ft
Species: Garfish, European Seabass, Common Sole, Thick-lipped Grey Mullet
Public access: 4 official records

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Sections on quality hold

These named sections are part of West Cotentin Coast but did not pass the release gate, so they have no public map yet.

West Cotentin Coast — South 4 East — Official-source hold: No contiguous SHOM official-grid wet-cell footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source or page-size waiver is applied.

Choose with the evidence visible

How to compare West Cotentin Coast sections

The released set contains 11 survey-backed sections and 0 modeled sections. Their published maximum depths run from 29 to 122 ft, with a median of 86 ft. Those numbers make scale differences visible, but they do not make sections interchangeable: contour provenance, access, species evidence and local structure remain specific to each child map.

Start with the section closest to the water you actually plan to fish. Then compare its depth-data label and species roster with an adjacent section before treating a pattern as system-wide. A survey-backed child is the stronger choice for precise breakline planning; a modeled child is broader reconnaissance and should be checked against sonar and conditions on the water. Return to this overview whenever you cross into another mapped reach, pool or coastal section.

Same child-page contract

What every section keeps separate

Depth provenance: each child discloses whether its contours are survey-backed or modeled; a family card never upgrades that label.
Fishing spots: structure and seasonal recommendations are calculated inside the child boundary so distant reaches are not mixed together.
Fish species: each page keeps its own supported roster rather than inheriting every species found anywhere in the parent system.
Local context: hatch guidance, access, hazards, catches and nearby-water links continue to resolve for the individual child where data is available.

Source-backed, not crowd-guessed

Authoritative sources for this overview

Planning questions

Frequently asked questions

Why is West Cotentin Coast divided into separate fishing maps?

This named coastal system is divided into non-overlapping trip-scale ownership windows; every public child independently passes the fixed provenance, 25-mile, 250,000-acre, contour and fishing-spot gates.

Are these depth maps survey-backed?

11 released maps use surveyed or official agency bathymetry. Each child keeps its own provider, product, datum and not-for-navigation disclosure.

Do fish and access records apply everywhere?

No. Species, forage, access and fishing spots remain scoped to each child map and retain their evidence labels.