National Marine Plan 2 - strategic environmental assessment: scoping report

Sets out the proposed scope and level of detail for the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) of National Marine Plan 2 (NMP2), along with a description of the proposed assessment methodology.


Footnotes

1. The Socio-Economic Impact Assessment (SEIA) is not a statutory assessment but is conducted as best practice. The SEIA will aim to identify the extent to which existing, proposed and future marine industries and activities may be affected by policies contained within the NMP2, and to estimate the potential social and economic effects arising from these policies.

2. A vision for clean, healthy, safe, productive, biologically diverse marine and coastal environments, managed to meet the long-term needs of people and nature.

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5. Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (2023) Joint cooperation to deliver two new Green Freeports in Firth Of Forth and Inverness and Cromarty Firth [online] Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-cooperation-to-deliver-two-new-green-freeports-in-firth-of-forth-and-inverness-and-cromarty-firth (accessed 09/06/2023)

6. United Nations (1994) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea [online] Available at: UNCLOS+ANNEXES+RES.+AGREEMENT (accessed 06/04/2023)

7. For example: COWRIE (2007) Historic Environment Guidance for the Offshore Renewable Energy Sector [online] Available at: archaeo_guide (wessexarch.co.uk) (accessed 17/03/2023)

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24. NatureScot (2018) National coastal character map [online] Available at: National coastal character map.pdf (webarchive.org.uk) (accessed 04/04/2023)

25. Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (2023) Update to industry on conclusion of the CCUS Cluster Sequencing Track-2 expression of interest [online] Available at: Update to industry on conclusion of the CCUS Cluster Sequencing Track-2 expression of interest - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) (accessed 01/08/2023)

26. Scottish Renewables (2023). Statistics Energy Consumption by Sector [online] Available at: https://www.scottishrenewables.com/our-industry/statistics (accessed 05/06/2023)

27. Crown Estate (2022). Three ScotWind Clearing project agreements confirmed [online] Available at: https://www.crownestatescotland.com/news/three-scotwind-clearing-project-agreements-confirmed (accessed 05/06/2023)

28. Scottish Government. National Performance Framework: Sustainability of Fish Stocks [online] Available at: Sustainability of Fish Stocks | National Performance Framework https://nationalperformance.gov.scot/chart/clean-seas(accessed 20/03/2023)

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30. Scottish Government. National Performance Framework: Clean seas [online] Available at: Clean seas | National Performance Framework (accessed 20/03/2023)

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