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Pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan - Sustainability Appraisal
This report summarises the findings of the Sustainability Appraisal undertaken on the draft pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan incorporating a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) required under Directive 2001/42/EC and the Env
Abbreviations
| AEOI | Adverse Effects on Integrity |
| BAP | Biodiversity Action Plan |
| CAR | Controlled Activities Regulations |
| CCRA | UK Climate Change Risk Assessment |
| CO 2 | Carbon dioxide |
| DECC | Department of Energy and Climate Change |
| Defra | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Draft Pilot Plan | Draft Pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan |
| dSPA | Draft Special Protection Area |
| EC | European Commission |
| ECC | European Economic Community |
| EIA | Environmental Impact Assessment |
| EMEC | European Marine Energy Centre |
| EMF | Electromagnetic forces |
| EPS | European Protected Species |
| EU | European Union |
| EUNIS | European University Information Systems |
| FAA | Fleet Air Arm |
| FISA | Fisheries Industry Science Alliance |
| FSA | Food Standards Authority |
| GCR | Geological Conservation Review |
| GES | Good Environmental Status |
| GHG | Greenhouse Gas |
| HMPA | Historic Marine Protected Areas |
| HRA | Habitats Regulations Appraisal |
| IBA | International Bird Area |
| IMO | International Maritime Organization |
| IUCN | International Union for the Conservation of Nature |
| JNCC | Joint Nature Conservation Committee |
| kV | Kilovolt |
| LDP | Local Development Plan |
| LLA | Local Landscape Areas |
| LSE | Likely Significant Effects |
| MAIB | Marine Accident Investigation Branch |
| MEHRA | Marine Environmental High Risk Area |
| MoD | Ministry of Defence |
| MPA | Marine Protected Area |
| MPS | Marine Policy Statement |
| MRIP | Marine Renewables Infrastructure Plan |
| MSFD | Marine Strategy Framework Directive |
| MS LOT | Marine Scotland Licensing and Operations Team |
| MSS | Marine Scotland Science |
| NERC | Natural Environment Research Council |
| NGO | Non-Government Organisation |
| NMP | National Marine Plan |
| NMPi | National Marine Plan Interactive |
| NORM | Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material |
| NPF3 | National Planning Framework 3 |
| NRIP | National Renewables Infrastructure Plan |
| NSA | National Scenic Area |
| ORJIP | Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme |
| OSPAR | Oslo and Paris Convention |
| PFOW | Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters |
| PMF | Priority Marine Features |
| PPC | Pollution Prevention Control |
| PPS | Plans, Programmes and Strategies |
| RAF | Royal Air Force |
| RBD | River Basin District |
| RBMP | River Basin Management Plan |
| RCAHMS | Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland |
| RLG | Regional Locational Guidance |
| RORO | Roll-on roll-off |
| RPP | Report of Policies and Proposals |
| RPP2 | Report of Policies and Proposals 2 |
| RSPB | Royal Society for the Protection of Birds |
| RYAS | Royal Yachting Association Scotland |
| SA | Sustainability Appraisal |
| SAC | Special Area(s) of Conservation |
| SCI | Sites of Community Interest |
| SCOS | NERC Special Committee on Seals |
| SEA | Strategic Environmental Assessment |
| SEPA | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
| SHEP | Scottish Historic Environment Policy |
| SLA | Special Landscape Area |
| SIMD | Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation |
| SMRU | Sea Mammal Research Unit |
| SNH | Scottish Natural Heritage |
| SPA | Special Protection Area |
| SpORRAn | Scottish Offshore Renewables Research Framework |
| SPP | Scottish Planning Policy |
| SSEPD | Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution |
| SSMEI | Scottish Sustainable Marine Environment Initiative |
| SSSI | Site(s) of Special Scientific Interest |
| TCE | The Crown Estate |
| The 2005 Act | The Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005 |
| The 2010 Act | The Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 |
| UNCLOS | United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UK BAP | UK Biodiversity Action Plan |
| UKCP09 | UK Climate Projections 2009 model |
| WFD | Water Framework Directive |
| WHS | World Heritage Site |