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This reports on which sites are currently included in the MPA network and outlines progress on Nature Conservation MPAs, Historic MPAs, and Demonstration and Research MPAs.

Publication type: Progress report
Date: 17 December 2012

Part of:: Report to the Scottish Parliament on Progress to Identify a Scottish Network of Marine Protected Areas

1 Healthy ecosystems

A strategy for the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity in Scotland.

Publication type: Strategy/plan
Date: 19 June 2013

Part of:: 2020 Challenge for Scotland's Biodiversity

B13. Tourism (inc. Ecotourism, Archaeological Heritage)

The study reported here provides a high level socio-economic appraisal of the potential costs and benefits to activities that may arise as a result of offshore wind, wave or tidal development within the Draft Plan Options as part of possible future

Publication type: Progress report
Date: 25 July 2013

Part of:: Draft Sectoral Marine Plans for Offshore Renewable Energy in Scottish Waters: Socio - Economic Assesment

3 Approach to the Assessment

This initial socio-economic impact assessment (SEIA) identifies and assesses potential economic and social effects of HPMAs and proposes a methodology for carrying out the site specific SEIAs.

Publication type: Impact assessment
Date: 12 December 2022

Part of:: Highly Protected Marine Areas - policy framework and site selection guidelines: socio-economic impact assessment – methodology

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This study analysed the stomach contents of goosanders and cormorants collected from the Rivers Tweed, Dee, Nith and Spey during 2019 and 2020 in order to to assess whether there was evidence of substantial changes in the diets of these species of

Publication type: Research and analysis
Date: 21 September 2022

Part of:: Bird stomach contents analysis - final report: Goosander and Cormorant diet on four Scottish rivers 2019 to 2020

8. Categories of fees

This Circular provides guidance on the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 and replaces Circulars 1/2004 and 2/2013

Publication type: Advice and guidance
Date: 30 June 2022

Part of:: Planning Circular 2/2022 The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (Scotland) Regulations 2022

4 Approaches to multi-survey modelling

This study developed best practice guidance to combine seabird survey data collected from different platforms based on a literature review, expert knowledge and a bespoke model development including sensitivity analysis. This can be used in

Publication type: Research and analysis
Date: 30 June 2022

Part of:: Develop best practice recommendations for combining seabird study data collected from different platforms: study

13.0 LICENSING THE INTRODUCTION OF SALMONIDS

This Environmental Report sets out the results of the assessment of the possible environmental effects of provisions in the Aquaculture and Fisheries Bill.

Publication type: Impact assessment
Date: 22 February 2012

Part of:: Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005 Aquaculture and Fisheries Bill Consultation Document Environmental Report February 2012

Footnotes

This is our second report on proposals and policies (RPP2) for meeting our climate change targets.

Publication type: Progress report
Date: 27 June 2013

Part of:: Low Carbon Scotland - meeting our emissions reduction targets 2013-2027: second report

2. Methodology

This report provides Marine Scotland with evidence on economic and social effects to inform a Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA) for each possible NC MPA, and a Sustainability Appraisal for the suite of proposals as a whole.

Publication type: Progress report
Date: 19 August 2013

Part of:: Planning Scotland's Seas: 2013 - The Scottish Marine Protected Area Project – Developing the Evidence Base tor Impact Assessments and the Sustainability Appraisal Final Report

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