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5. Management Options

These assessments look at the fishing activity occurring within each offshore MPA and SAC and assess the potential impacts of this activity on the protected features within each site. This assessment is for Scanner Pockmark SAC.

Publication type: Research and analysis
Date: 19 August 2024

Part of:: Draft Fisheries Assessment – Scanner Pockmark SAC: Fisheries management measures within Scottish Offshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

12. North-West Orkney

This document describes the process, justification and evidence used to develop site specific management measures. It outlines key information for each site including their features, and risks of potential pressures.

Publication type: Factsheet
Date: 19 August 2024

Part of:: Fisheries Management Measures within Scottish Offshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) - Site Proposal Document

6 References

This project collated tracking data from five seabird species thought to be vulnerable to offshore wind farms. These data were analysed to understand whether seabird distribution data, usually undertaken in daytime, good weather conditions, were

Publication type: Research and analysis
Date: 30 June 2022

Part of:: Improving Our Understanding of Seabird Behaviour at Sea

Appendix D Abbreviations

This assessment is undertaken to identify and assess any likely environmental effects of the policy and its alternatives.

Publication type: Impact assessment
Date: 19 August 2024

Part of:: Fisheries Management Measures within Scottish Offshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) - Strategic Environmental Assessment Environmental Report

References

This report describes the application of a genetic tool to estimate the early running component of juvenile Atlantic salmon. The proportions were mapped to visualise within and between-river patterns. These maps can be used to inform and help river

Publication type: Research and analysis
Date: 28 May 2024