Marine Protected Areas in inshore waters: guidance for undertaking Socio-Economic Impact Assessments (SEIA)
Guidance for assessing social and economic impacts from policies and decisions relating to Marine Protected Areas.
Annex 4. Data sources and data collection
The SEIA assessment will require the use of various secondary data sources, as well as primary data collection where it is required (e.g. stakeholder surveys). Table 3 below includes a summary of data sources and guidance documents that may be useful for the assessment process, this is not an exhaustive list.
| Name |
Summary |
Link to Source |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Economic Statistics, 2018 |
Annual economic statistics publication including GVA and employment data for marine economy sectors. |
Scotland's marine economic statistics 2018 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) |
| Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics, 2020 |
Provides data on the tonnage and value of all landings of sea fish and shellfish by Scottish vessels, all landings into Scotland, the rest of the UK and abroad, and the size and structure of the Scottish fishing fleet and employment on Scottish vessels. |
Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2020 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) |
| Scotland's Marine Assessment 2020 |
This is an assessment of both the state of Scotland's seas and of the main activities and pressures in the various Scottish Marine Regions and Offshore Marine Regions |
Scotland's Marine Assessment 2020 | Scotland's Marine Assessment 2020 |
| Monitoring the socio-economic impacts of Marine Protected Areas: 2019 report |
This report provides an assessment of evidence on the socio-economic impacts of Scotland's Marine Protected Areas (MPA) since management measures were introduced in 2016. |
Monitoring the socio-economic impacts of Marine Protected Areas: report - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) |
| Nomis Official Labour Market Statistics |
Labour market statistics including data on employment, unemployment, qualifications, earnings etc. |
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| Scotland's Census, National Records of Scotland |
Census data that provides information about the characteristics of people and households in the country. |
Scotland's Census | National Records of Scotland (nrscotland.gov.uk) |
| The Green Book |
HM Treasury guidance on how to appraise and evaluation policies, projects and programmes. |
The Green Book: appraisal and evaluation in central government - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) |
| The Magenta Book |
HM Treasury guidance on evaluation. Chapter 4 provides specific guidance on data collection, data access and data linking. |
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| Enabling a Natural Capital Approach (ENCA) |
Supplementary guidance to The Green Book. ENCA resources include data, guidance and tools to help understand natural capital and know how to take it into account. |
Enabling a Natural Capital Approach (ENCA) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) |
| Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Guidance: Methods Toolkit for Participatory Engagement and Social Research |
Provides details on participatory engagement and social research methods to assess socio-economic impacts. |
Haggett, C. and L. Mabon (forthcoming). Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Guidance: Methods Toolkit for Participatory Engagement and Social Research"; The Scottish Government. |
Contact
Email: marine_conservation@gov.scot
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