Partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (Northern North Sea) - 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 Northern North Sea that may impact the public, private or third sector.
Intra-UK Trade
The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 came into force following the UK leaving the EU single market. It is anticipated that introducing fisheries management measures for offshore MPAs will have no impact upon internal UK trade including the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 and the Common Framework Agreements.
Goods
The implementation of this policy of fisheries management measures within MPAs in the Scottish offshore region would not significantly impact the sale of goods. The policy does not diverge from that of other UK nations.
The proposed restrictions on fisheries under this policy have the potential for a comparatively small impact on fish landed to Scottish ports. However the potential for displacement of fishing activity, and the variable nature of landings means this cannot be directly tracked or related to measures. Under proposed measures there will be no impact on market access.
Services
The implementation of fisheries management measures within MPAs in the Scottish offshore region is not expected to impact services or result in regulatory divergence between UK nations. Mutual recognition and non-discrimination principles are not relevant in this case.
Contact
Email: marine_biodiversity@gov.scot
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