Inshore Marine Protected Areas - draft Fisheries Assessment: methodology report
This report outlines the approach taken to conduct the fisheries assessments. This includes what evidence was used and how that was collected and also provides definitions and methods used.
References
Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, asp 5. (Accessed: 06 July 2026).
Marine Directorate (2024a). Landings data by individual vessel, < 12 metres (m) and ≥ 12 m, from 2015 - 2019 and 2022 (Unpublished).
Marine Directorate (2024b). Average annual landed value per year and per a 0.05 x 0.05 decimal degree c-square (grid cell) between 2016 - 2019 and 2022 for < 12 m vessels (Unpublished).
Marine Directorate (2024c). Average annual landed value per year and per a 0.05 x 0.05 decimal degree c-square (grid cell) between 2016 - 2019 and 2022 for ≥ 12 m vessels (Unpublished).
Marine Directorate (2024d). Fishing grounds derived from VMS data between 2016 - 2019 and 2022 for ≥ 12 m vessels (Unpublished).
Marine Directorate (2024e). Extract from 2024 stakeholder meetings with fishers - Western Isles and Coll & Tiree (Unpublished).
NatureScot. Feature Activity Sensitivity Tool: Glossary. (Accessed: 06 July 2026).
NatureScot. Feature Activity Sensitivity Tool: Methods. (Accessed: 06 July 2026).
Scottish Government (2022). Marine compliance: FISH1 form. (Accessed: 06 July 2026).
Scottish Government (2025). Scottish sea fisheries statistics: technical manual. (Accessed: 06 July 2026).
The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994, SI 1994/2716. (Accessed: 06 July 2026).
The Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, SI 2017/1013. (Accessed: 06 July 2026).
Contact
Email: marine_biodiversity@gov.scot