Partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment - Amendment of the West of Scotland Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area (NCMPA) site boundary

This assessment is undertaken to estimate the costs, benefits and risks of the proposed boundary amendment for the West of Scotland MPA that may impact the public, private or third sector.


Sectors and groups affected

In the first published BRIA a range of activities were identified as present (or possibly present in the future) within the proposed West of Scotland MPA, these activities would still be considered relevant activities within the current designation and proposed boundary amendment of the West of Scotland MPA:

  • Commercial Fisheries
  • Power Interconnectors
  • Telecommunication Cables
  • Oil and Gas
  • Military Activities
  • Deep Sea Mining

While the above sectors are all potentially operational within the West of Scotland MPA, not all will be necessarily impacted by the amendment of the site boundary. As the existing management measures remain the same under both Option 1 and 2 there are no proposed significant impacts expected to occur for any sectors or groups.

Contact

Email: marine_biodiversity@gov.scot

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