Publications
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Business Appointment Rules advice: Shona Robison
Advice given to the former Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government.
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Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment for Scotland's Trafficking and Exploitation Strategy 2025
Business and regulatory impact assessment for Scotland’s Trafficking and Exploitation Strategy 2025.
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Proposed Fisheries Management Measures for Inshore Marine Protected Areas and Proposed Priority Marine Feature Management Areas in Scottish Waters - Sustainability Appraisal
The Sustainability Appraisal is the overarching document which aims to capture the complexities of the potential socio-economic and environmental impacts of fisheries management. The Strategic Environmental Assessment and a Socio-Economic Impact Assessment are used the inform the appraisal.
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Proposed Fisheries Management Measures for Inshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and Proposed Priority Marine Feature (PMF) Management Areas – Consultation Paper
Explains what the consultation aims to achieve, how it was developed, and what it will cover. It also outlines the consultation process and how to respond to it.
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Proposed Fisheries Management Measures within Scottish Inshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and proposed Priority Marine Feature (PMF) Management Areas - Island Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA)
Draft island communities impact assessment (ICIA) undertaken to consider the impacts of the fisheries management measures under consideration on island communities in Scotland.
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Social Impacts Research for Marine Protected Areas and Priority Marine Features Management in Scottish Waters
This research informs the SEIA by improving understanding of the social values of coastal and island communities and how proposed marine management measures may affect them. It identifies community perceptions, potential social impacts, and key issues and concerns.
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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.
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Fisheries Management Measures within Scottish Inshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and Proposed Priority Marine Feature (PMF) Management Areas - High level Site Summary Details and Potential Impacts of Proposed Fisheries Management Measures
Overview of site and area details and potential impacts of the proposed fisheries management measures within Scottish Inshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and proposed Priority Marine Feature (PMF) management areas
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Passive acoustic monitoring as a tool for offshore wind farm biodiversity assessments: a pilot study
Pilot study on the use of underwater passive acoustic recordings to monitor changes in biodiversity on the East Coast of Scotland. The focus of this study was to assess fish’s and crustacean’s active and passive sounds.
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Tagging and Tracking of Seabirds on the West Coast of Scotland
Tracking of Leach’s Storm-Petrel from St Kilda and European Storm-Petrel from Treshnish Isles around offshore wind farm lease areas on the West Coast of Scotland.