Fisheries Management Measures within Scottish Offshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) - Socio-Economic Impact Assessment

How do I respond to the consultation?

Views on the proposed management measures and the findings of the socio-economic impact assessment are now invited.

The consultation questionnaire asks for comments on the proposed management approaches for each of the MPAs/SACs, which includes a question on the economic, social, and environmental assessments of the impact of the management approaches. Please provide any comments on this socio-economic assessment in your responses to the questionnaire, including any comments on general issues or cumulative effects.

Copies of the assessments are available online at https://consult.gov.scot/marine-scotland/fisheries-management-measures-within-offshore-mpas/. If you require access to a paper copy then please get in touch so that arrangements can be made for you to view them during office hours.

Please send comments online at https://consult.gov.scot/marine-scotland/fisheries-management-measures-within-offshore-mpas/.

If you are unable to respond online, then please send your response with a completed Respondent Information Form, to:

By email to: marine_biodiversity@gov.scot

By post to: Marine Biodiversity Team

Marine Environment

Scottish Government

Area 1B North

Victoria Quay

Edinburgh EH6 6QQ

Online: Scottish Government - Citizen Space (consult.gov.scot)

If you have any enquiries please send them to: marine_biodiversity@gov.scot

What happens next?

Following the consultation period, the responses received will be analysed, and the findings will be taken into account in the finalisation of the proposed management measures.