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Scottish seabird conservation action plan: vulnerability report
The Scottish Seabird Vulnerability Report describes the process undertaken to identify the key pressures acting on seabirds in Scottish waters and at coastal breeding colonies.
Annex 5: Glossary
A guide to terms and acronyms used across the document
- Bioaccumulation - The accumulation of substances, such as pesticides, or other chemicals in an organism.
- Bycatch - Incidental non-target species caught in commercial fishing gear.
- Br - Breeding
- Nbr - Non-breeding
- Marine Protected Area (MPA) - Area of sea protected by legislation
- UKMS - UK Marine Strategy
- OSPAR - The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic.
- PCBs - Polychlorinated biphenyls.
- PME - Post mortem Examination
- Special Protected Area (SPA) - A site designated under the EU Birds Directive. Often abbreviated to SPA.
- SMP - Seabird Monitoring Programme
- Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies - Body appointed by legislation to advise Governments on nature conservation issues.
Contact
Email: marine_species@gov.scot