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Orkney Islands Regional Marine Plan: Consultation and Modifications Report

This consultation and modifications report accompanies the Orkney Islands Regional Marine Plan. It provides a summary of the representations made to the draft plan at consultation stage, and explains the changes made to policy and text before adopting the plan.


Acronyms

AA Appropriate Assessment

AISE Adverse Impact on Site Integrity

BRIA Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment

CCAP Coastal Change Adaptation Plan

CO Conservation Objective

CRWIA Children's Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment

EqIA Equality Impact Assessment

EMEC European Marine Energy Centre

EPS European Protected Species

GHG Greenhouse Gas

GP General Policy

HES Historic Environment Scotland

HRA Habitat Regulations Appraisal

ICIA Island Communities Impact Assessment

IFMI Inshore Fisheries Management Improvement

IROPI Imperative reasons of overriding public interest

MCA Maritime and Coastal Agency

MPA Marine Protected Area

MSPACE Marine Spatial Planning Addressing Climate Effects

NMP National Marine Plan

NMP2 National Marine Plan 2

NMPi National Marine Plan interactive

NPF4 National Planning Framework 4

OIC Orkney Islands Council

OIRMP Orkney Islands Regional Marine Plan

OMPAG Orkney Marine Planning Advisory Group

PMF Priority Marine Feature

RBMP River Basin Management Plan

SAC Special Area of Conservation

SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment

SEPA Scottish Environment Protection Agency

SP Sector Policy

SPA Special Protection Area

UK United Kingdom

UXO Unexploded ordnance

WEGo Wellbeing Economy Governments

WHS World Heritage Sites

Contact

Email: RegionalMarinePlanning@gov.scot

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