Historic Marine Protected Areas - designation proposals: consultation report
Scottish Government response to the consultation on proposals to designate two historic marine protected areas (MPAs) - Scapa Flow, Orkney and Queen of Sweden, Shetland.
Conclusion
The support of stakeholders throughout the preparatory engagement and consultation processes is very much welcomed. The responses to the consultation generally recognised the efforts made by Historic Environment Scotland to address concerns, leaving relatively few new issues to be addressed at this stage. HES would be willing to work with any stakeholders who are interested in developing a management plan for Scapa Flow Historic MPA.
We did:
Having considered the responses to both the 2019 consultation and additional stakeholder input in 2024, Scottish Ministers have determined that the following two sites should be designated as Historic MPAs:
- Queen of Sweden Historic MPA
- Scapa Flow Historic MPA
Contact
Email: marine_biodiversity@gov.scot