Fisheries Management Measures within Scottish Inshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and Proposed Priority Marine Feature (PMF) Management Areas - Site and Area Proposal Document
This document describes the process, justification and evidence used to develop site and area specific fisheries management measures. It outlines key information for each site and area including their features, and risks of potential pressures.
1. List of abbreviations
BRIA: Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment
CMA: Conservation Management Advice
GeMs: Geodatabase of Marine features adjacent to Scotland
GES: Good Environmental Status
ICIA: Island Communities Impact Assessment
JNCC: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
MD: Marine Directorate (Scottish Government)
MPA: Marine Protected Area
NCMPA: Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area
NMP: National Marine Plan
NAFC - North Atlantic Fisheries College
OSPAR: Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
PMF: Priority Marine Feature
SA: Sustainability Appraisal
SAC: Special Area of Conservation
SEA: Strategic Environmental Assessment
SEIA: Socio-Economic Impact Assessment
SMR: Scottish Marine Region
SNCB: Statutory Nature Conservation Body
SPA: Special Protection Area
SSSI: Site of Special Scientific Interest
EU: European Union
UK: United Kingdom
Contact
Email: marine_biodiversity@gov.scot