Proposal to designate Red Rocks and Longay as a Marine Protected Area: consultation analysis

Annex 3: References cited by respondents

This annex provides a list of articles, reports and other resources cited by respondents in their answers to the consultation questions. The references are grouped by consultation question and listed alphabetically by author / organisation.

Question 1: Do you support the designation of Red Rocks and Longay as a permanent Marine Protected Area (MPA)?

• Benjamins, S., et al. (2021) First confirmed complete incubation of a flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius) egg in captivity. Journal of Fish Biology, 99(3): 1150–1154. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfb.14816 https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14816

• IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [website] Flapper Skate: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18903491/68783461

• OAP (Ospar Assessment Portal) [website] Status Assessment 2021 – Common Skate: https://oap.ospar.org/en/ospar-assessments/committee-assessments/biodiversity-committee/status-assesments/common-skate/

• Regnier, T. et al. (2021) Age and growth of the critically endangered flapper skate, Dipturus intermedius. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 31(9): 238–2388. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/aqc.3654 https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3654

• Scottish Government / Marine Scotland (2012) A Strategy for Marine Nature Conservation in Scotland's Seas. https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20160107013417mp_/http://www.gov.scot/Resource/Doc/295194/0115590.pdf

• Ulster Wildlife Sea Deep [project website]: https://www.seadeepni.org/

Question 2: Do you that the scientific evidence presented supports and justifies the case for the designation of the site?

• NatureScot [webpage] Scotland's Marine Protected Area Network: https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/protected-areas-and-species/protected-areas/marine-protected-areas/scotlands-marine-protected-area-network

• Roos, N. et al. (2020) Protecting nursery areas without fisheries management is not enough to conserve the most endangered parrotfish of the Atlantic Ocean. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-76207-x DOI:10.1038/s41598-020-76207-x

Question 3: Do you agree with the list of proposed protected features?

• Fox (2010) [incomplete reference]

• Kynoch, R. et al. (2015). A simple technical measure to reduce bycatch and discard of skates and sharks in mixed-species bottom-trawl fisheries. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 72(6): 1861–1868. https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/72/6/1861/921176 https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsv037

• Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) (2017) [incomplete reference]

Question 4: Do you have any comments on the Conservation and Management Advice (CMA) for the Red Rocks & Longay Marine Protected Area (MPA)?

• Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT) (2020) [website news item, 30 October 2020] Silurian monitors Joint Warrior on our latest acoustic survey: https://hwdt.org/news/acousticsurvey-joint-warrior

• Marine Conservation Society / Rewilding Britain (2021) Blue Carbon – Ocean-based Solutions to Fight the Climate Crisis A Report by the Marine Conservation Society and Rewilding Britain. https://media.mcsuk.org/documents/BlueCarbon_Report.pdf

• Neat, F. et al. (2015) Site fidelity, survival and conservation options for the threatened flapper skate (Dipturus cf. intermedia). Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 25(1): 6–20. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aqc.2472 DOI:10.1002/aqc.2472

• Phillips, N. et al. (2021) Evidence of egg-laying grounds for critically endangered flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius) off Orkney, UK. Journal of Fish Biology, 99(4): 1492–1496. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfb.14817 https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14817

• Scottish Environment Link (2020) An Ocean Recovery Plan for Scotland. https://www.scotlink.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/OceanRecoveryPlan_spreads-2.pdf

• Stephenson, S. and Johnson, A.F. (2021) Shifting Gears: Achieving Climate Smart Fisheries. UK: WWF / RSPB / Marine Conservation Society. https://media.mcsuk.org/documents/Climate_Smart_Fishing_Report_FINAL.pdf

• Thorburn, J. et al. (2021) Seasonal and ontogenetic variation in depth use by a critically endangered benthic elasmobranch and its implications for spatial management frontiers. Marine Science, 19 July 2021. https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2021.656368 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.656368

Question 5: Do you agree with the list of prohibited activities included in the draft Marine Conservation Order (MCO) which may impact flapper skate eggs?

• Regnier, T. et al. (2021) Age and growth of the critically endangered flapper skate, Dipturus intermedius. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 31(9): 238–2388. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/aqc.3654 https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3654

• Benjamins, S. et al. (2021) First confirmed complete incubation of a flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius) egg in captivity. Journal of Fish Biology, 99(3): 1150–1154. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfb.14816 https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14816

• Scottish Government (2015) Consultation on New Controls in the Scottish King Scallop Fishery 2014 – Outcome Report. https://www.gov.scot/publications/consultation-new-controls-scottish-king-scallop-fishery-2014-outcome-report/pages/5/

Question 6: Do you have any comments on the partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA)?

• David et al. (2019) [incomplete reference]

• Rees, A. et al. (2021) Optimal fishing effort benefits fisheries and conservation. Scientific Reports, 11: 1–15, 3784. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-82847-4 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82847-4

• Our Seas [website FAQ item] How might a 'just transition' work? https://www.ourseas.scot/frequently-asked-questions/#how-might-a-just-transition-work

• Ovando, D. et al. (2016) Market and design solutions to the short-term economic impacts of marine reserves. Fish and Fisheries, 17(4): 939–954. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/faf.12153 https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12153

• Ulster Wildlife (https://www.ulsterwildlife.org/) Diving Code of Conduct: https://www.seadeepni.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/39346%20-%20Ulster%20Wildlife%20-%20Diving%20and%20Snorkelling%20Code%20Of%20Conduct-A3.pdf

Question 7: Do you have any comments on the draft Island Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA) screening?

• No references cited.