Partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (North West Waters) - Fisheries Management Measures within Scottish Offshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
This assessment is undertaken to estimate the costs, benefits and risks of proposed management measures for sites within North Western Waters that may impact the public, private or third sector.
Regulatory and EU Alignment Impacts
It is in Scotland’s national interest to continue to align with the EU. The introduction of this policy of fisheries management measures adheres to that interest.
The process of implementing fisheries management measures was started under the EU Process, the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). Under EU regulation 1380/2013 this required member states to “implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management so as to ensure that negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem are minimised”. Following Brexit this ecosystem based approach was continued under the national approach.
Contact
Email: marine_biodiversity@gov.scot
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