Pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan. Summary.
A short summary of the work undertaken to develop the pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan.
Purpose of the pilot Plan
- to establish a coherent strategic vision, objectives and policies to further the achievement of sustainable development including the protection and, where appropriate, enhancement of the health of the Plan area
- to inform and guide the regulation, management and use of the area to which the Plan applies
- to provide reliable and robust information to support the Plan policies
- to guide the location of all marine uses and activities and ensure they occur in the most suitable and least sensitive areas
- to minimise conflicts of interest and encourage compatible uses
- to provide clarity and direction to users of the marine environment as to how it will be managed and regulated and the framework within which decisions will be taken
- to set out sustainable development objectives that respect environmental limits to ensure healthy and productive seas in the future
- to develop a policy framework that supports integrated marine and terrestrial planning and development
- The plan making process
- The pilot marine spatial plan has been developed through a three stage process as illustrated below.
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Map showing some of the Scottish Marine Regions. The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters area combines the Orkney and the North Coast regions.
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