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

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