Sectoral marine plan: appropriate assessment
Assessment of the implications of the sectoral marine plan for offshore wind energy for designated special areas of conservation special protection areas, candidate special areas of conservation and proposed special protection areas in view of the sites' conservation objectives.
Acronyms
AA Appropriate Assessment
AEOSI Adverse Effect on Site Integrity
CES Crown Estate Scotland
cSAC Candidate Special Areas of Conservation
DPOs Draft Plan Options
dSPA Draft Special Protection Areas
EMF Electromagnetic field
FAD Fish aggregating device
GW Gigawatts
HRA Habitats Regulations Appraisal
INNS Invasive Non-Native Species
IPR Iterative Plan Review
JNCC Joint Nature Conservation Committee
LSE Likely Significant Effect
MS-LOT Marine Scotland Licensing Operations Team
MSS Marine Scotland Science
MW Megawatts
Nm Nautical Miles
OWF Offshore windfarm
PO Plan Options
pSPA Potential Special Protection Areas
RSPB Scotland Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Scotland
s.36 Section 36, Electricity Act 1989
SA Sustainability Appraisal
SAC Special Areas of Conservation
SCI Site of Community Importance
ScotMER Scottish Marine Energy Research Programme
SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment
SEIA Socio Economic Impact Assessment
SNCB Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies
SNH Scottish Natural Heritage (now NatureScot)
SPA Special Protection Areas
The Plan Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy
WCS Worst Case Scenario
WTG Wind turbine generators
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