Publication - Impact assessment

Shellfish WatProtected area designations - amending proposals: partial business and regulatory impact assessment

Published: 7 July 2025
From: Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, +1 more … Director of Environment and Forestry
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries
ISBN: 9781836918684

This partial business and regulatory impact assessment (BRIA) aims to identify the benefits and impact of the proposed designations and de-designations on affected groups in Scotland.

Supporting documents

Footnotes

1 Section 5A of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act required Scottish Ministers to review these designations every 6 years

2 Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey 2024 - gov.scot

3 Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey 2024 - gov.scot – Note total value includes other species produced in lower tonnages and at lower values.

4 See https://smc.cefas.co.uk/dashboard Food Standard Scotland’s Shellfish Monitoring and Classification website.

5 Data supplied by Scottish Water

6 Information from Food Standards Scotland

7 Table 4: Authorised and active businesses 2015-2024 by region. Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey 2024 - gov.scot

Contact

Email: waterenvironment@gov.scot

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