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Rationale for Government intervention

An assessment of the business and regulatory impacts of designating the North-east Lewis Marine Protected Area.

Publication type: Impact assessment
Date: 03 December 2020

Part of:: North-east Lewis Marine Protected Area: business and regulatory impact assessment

5 Risks from collision, displacement and lighting attraction

Literature review of the risk of collision and displacement in petrels and shearwaters from offshore wind developments in Scotland.

Publication type: Research and analysis
Date: 08 December 2022

Part of:: Offshore wind developments - collision and displacement in petrels and shearwaters: literature review

8 Engagement

A summary of the Lessons Learned during the process of developing the pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan.

Publication type: Factsheet
Date: 21 March 2016

Part of:: Pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan. Lessons Learned.

Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Volume 5 Number 12: Strategic assessment of collision risk of Scottish offshore wind farms to migrating birds

Report to inform large scale indicative strategic assessments on the impact of offshore wind energy developments on birds.

Publication type: Impact assessment
Date: 17 October 2014

Results and Discussion

The UK Ocean Acidification Programme (UKOA) funded a baseline study of carbonate chemistry parameters in UK waters. This report presents the results of the project.

Publication type: Progress report
Date: 28 January 2014

Part of:: Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Volume 5 Number 1: UK Ocean Acidification Coastal Monitoring Network - Expanding the Network - Defra Contract C5801/ME5309

1.1 5. Annex A – Respondents by their response publication preference

Report providing independent analysis of the responses to the public consultation on draft local development planning regulations and guidance, that closed in March 2022.

Publication type: Consultation analysis
Date: 08 November 2022

Part of:: Local development planning regulations and guidance - draft: consultation analysis

2.0 Assessment Approach

Environmental report setting out the findings of the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) undertaken to inform preparation of Scotland's draft National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4).

Publication type: Impact assessment
Date: 29 November 2021

Part of:: Scotland 2045: fourth National Planning Framework - draft: integrated impact assessment - environmental report

Annex A: Organisations who submitted responses to consultation

Summary of the analysis of responses submitted on the designation of the four possible Marine Protected Areas; North-east Lewis, Sea of the Hebrides, Shiant East Bank and Southern Trench.

Publication type: Consultation analysis
Date: 03 December 2020