Draft Seaweed Policy Statement Consultation Paper

ACOPS

Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea

AEWA

Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds

AIS

Automated Identification System

ASCOBANS

Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas

BRIG

Biodiversity Reporting and Information Group

CAR

Controlled Activities Regulations

CBD

Convention on Biological Diversity

CCS

Carbon Capture and Storage

CCRA

Climate Change Risk Assessment

CO ₂

Carbon Dioxide

CoC

Code of Conduct

CoP

Code of Practice

Defra

Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

DOENI

Department of Environment Northern Ireland

EC

European Commission

ECC

European Economic Community

EHSNI

Environment and Heritage Service of Northern Ireland

ESG

Ecological Status Groups

EU

European Union

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organisation

FIDC

Falkland Islands Development Corporation

FSA

Food Standards Agency

GCR

Geological Conservation Review

GIS

Geographic Information System

GVA

Gross Value Added

HIE

Highlands and Islands Enterprise

HMPA

Historic Marine Protection Area

IMTA

Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture

IMO

International Maritime Organisation

IPPC

Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control

ISA

Important Stonewart Area

JNCC

Joint Nature Conservation Committee

MAIB

Marine Accident Investigation Branch

MARPOL

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships

MCA

Marine and Coastguard Agency

MCAs

Marine Consultation Areas

MMO

Marine Management Organisation

MPA

Marine Protected Area

MPS

Marine Policy Statement

MSFD

Marine Strategy Framework Directive

MSS

Marine Scotland Science

Mt

Million tonnes

NHM

National History Museum

NMP

National Marine Plan

NORM

Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material

NSA

National Scenic Area

OSPAR

Oslo and Paris Convention

PMF

Priority Marine Features

p MPA

Possible Marine Protected Area

PPC

Pollution Prevention and Control

PPS

Plans, Programmes and Strategies

R&D

Research and Development

RBD

River Basin District

RBMP

River Basin Management Plan

RCAHMS

Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland

SAC

Special Area of Conservation

SAMS

Scottish Association of Marine Science

SE

Scottish Enterprise

SEA

Strategic Environmental Assessment

SEPA

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

SHEP

Scottish Historic Environment Policy

SNH

Scottish Natural Heritage

SNIFFER

Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental research

SPA

Special Protection Area

SPS

Seaweed Policy Statement

SSSI

Site(s) of Special Scientific Interest

TCE

The Crown Estate

UK

United Kingdom

UKBAP

UK Biodiversity Action Plan

UKCIP

UK Climate Impacts Programme

UNCLOS

UN Convention on the Law of the Sea

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme

WEWS

Water Environment and Water Services

WFD

Water Framework Directive