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.
Scottish Firms Impact Test
This section will be informed by evidence gathered during the consultation phase and completed in the final BRIA. In addition to the written consultation process there will be meetings with a number of businesses affected by the proposal across a range of sectors.
The sector most likely to be directly impacted by proposed measures is the commercial fishing industry. Measures were developed with stakeholders in 2013-2017 which included fishing industry representatives to take into consideration potential impacts on fishers. Further meetings were held with industry individuals and representatives in 2021 and 2022 where each site and the proposed measures were shared and discussed. In some cases, boundary adjustments were taken into account to facilitate site use if it would not impact the achievement of conservation objectives.
Contact
Email: marine_biodiversity@gov.scot
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