Assessing fisheries displacement by other licensed marine activities: good practice guidance
This project developed ‘Good Practice Guidance for Assessing Fisheries Displacement’ through a detailed literature review and consultation with the ScotMER Fish and Fisheries Receptor Group (FFSRG), commercial fisheries industry, offshore energy and regulatory sectors.
Acronyms and abbreviations
AIS: Automatic Identification System
CES: Crown Estate Scotland
CIEEM: Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management
CIFA: Community Inshore Fisheries Alliance
DDM: Degrees Decimal Minutes
DMS: Degrees Minutes Seconds
EC: European Commission
EIA: Environmental Impact Assessment
EIAR: Environmental Impact Assessment Report
FFSRG: Fish and Fisheries Specialist Receptor Group
FIR: Fisheries Industry Representative
FLO: Fisheries Liaison Officer
FLOWW: Fishing Liaison with Offshore Wind and Wet Renewables Group
FMMS: Fisheries Management and Mitigation Strategy
FOIA: Freedom of Information Act
ICES: International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
JNCC: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
kW: Kilowatt
kWh: Kilowatt hours
MASTS: Marine Alliance for Science and Technology
MMO: Marine Management Organisation
MRE: Marine Renewable Energy
NM: Nautical Miles
NMPi: Marine Scotland Maps (National Marine Plan Interactive)
OWF: Offshore Wind Farm
PO: Plan Option
REM: Remote Electronic Monitoring
ScotMER: Scottish Marine Energy Research
SFF: Scottish Fishermen's Federation
SNH: Scottish Natural Heritage (now known as NatureScot)
STECF: Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries
SWFPA: Scottish Whitefish Producers Association
TCE: The Crown Estate
UTM: Universal Transverse Mercator
VMS: Vessel Monitoring System
Contact
Email: ScotMER@gov.scot
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