Draft Fisheries Assessment – Stanton Bank Reef SAC: 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 Stanton Bank Reef SAC.


7 Conclusion

Scottish Ministers have had regard to best available evidence and conclude that, provided appropriate management measures for fishing activities as identified above are implemented, any remaining fishing activities are compatible with the conservation objectives of this Special Area of Conservation.

Contact

Email: marine_biodiversity@gov.scot

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