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Publication - Factsheet

Fisheries Management Measures within Scottish Inshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and Proposed Priority Marine Feature (PMF) Management Areas - Site and Area Proposal Document

Published
14 September 2026
From
Director of Marine
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Marine and fisheries
ISBN
9781806432950

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.

Supporting documents

Site and Area Proposal Document Sections 1-3 - List of abbreviations, Introduction and Sites and Areas
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PDF
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260.1 kB
Site and Area Proposal Document Sections 4-6 – Engagement, Policy Impact Assessments and Site Specific Information
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PDF
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182.9 kB
Site and Area Proposal Document Section 7 - Sites in the Argyll Marine Region
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PDF
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9.3 MB
Site and Area Proposal Document Section 8 - Sites in the Clyde Marine Region
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PDF
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2.2 MB
Site and Area Proposal Document Section 9 - Sites in the Forth and Tay Marine Region
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PDF
File size
3.0 MB
Site and Area Proposal Document Section 10 - Sites in the Moray Firth Marine Region
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PDF
File size
3.9 MB
Site and Area Proposal Document Sections 11 & 12 - Sites in the North Coast Marine Region and Sites in the North East Marine Region
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PDF
File size
2.1 MB
Site and Area Proposal Document Section 13 - Sites in the Orkney Islands Marine Region
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PDF
File size
7.5 MB
Site and Area Proposal Document Section 14 - Sites in the Outer Hebrides Marine Region
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PDF
File size
10.8 MB
Site and Area Proposal Document Section 15 - Sites in the Shetland Isles Marine Region
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PDF
File size
11.8 MB
Site and Area Proposal Document Sections 16 & 17 - Sites in the Solway Marine Region and Sites in the West Highland Marine Region
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PDF
File size
7.2 MB
Site and Area Proposal Document Sections 18 and 19 - PMF Management Areas and Proposed PMF management areas in the Argyll marine region
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PDF
File size
8.1 MB
Site and Area Proposal Document Section 20 - Proposed PMF management areas in the Clyde marine region
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PDF
File size
5.8 MB
Site and Area Proposal Document Sections 21 and 22
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PDF
File size
10.4 MB
Site and Area Proposal Document Section 23 - Proposed PMF management areas in the Outer Hebrides marine region
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PDF
File size
13.4 MB
Site and Area Proposal Document Section 24 - Proposed PMF management areas in the Shetland Isles marine region
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PDF
File size
5.7 MB
Site and Area Proposal Document Section 25 - Proposed PMF management areas in the West Highlands marine region
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PDF
File size
8.2 MB
Site and Area Proposal Document Section 26 Bibliography
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PDF
File size
273.2 kB
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