Draft Fisheries Assessment – West Shetland Shelf 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 West Shetland Shelf NCMPA.


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 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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