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Draft Fisheries Assessment – The Barra Fan and Hebrides Terrace Seamount NCMPA: Fisheries management measures within Scottish Offshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
These assessments look at the fishing activity occurring within each offshore MPA and SAC and assess the potential impacts of this activity on the protected features within each site. This assessment is for The Barra Fan and Hebrides Terrace Seamount NCMPA.
8. Conclusion
In regard to best available evidence, Scottish Ministers conclude that, provided appropriate management measures for fishing activities as identified above are implemented, any remaining fishing activities would not hinder the conservation objectives of this Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area.
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Email: marine_biodiversity@gov.scot
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