Sectoral marine plan: post adoption statement

Sets out the changes between the draft and final sectoral marine plan for offshore wind energy in accordance with Section 18(3) of the Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005 (“the 2005 Act”).


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1. Scottish Government, Blue Seas Green Energy (March 2011) Available at: https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/marine/marineenergy/wind

2. Further information available here: https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/marine/marineenergy/Planning

3. UK Offshore wind Sector Deal, Policy Paper 2020: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/offshore-wind-sector-deal/offshore-wind-sector-deal

4. All Draft Plan documents are available here: https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/xQmKCN90zS0pNX6c4uirf?domain=consult.gov.scot/

5. Scottish Government, 2020. Draft Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy (2019). Consultation Analysis Report (December 2019 to March 2020). June 2020

6. https://www.crownestatescotland.com/what-we-do/marine/asset/offshore-wind/section/scotwind-leasing, accessed on 01/09/2020

7. Scottish Government, 2018. Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind: SEA Scoping.

8. Scottish Government, 2019. Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Consultation Analysis Report. October 2019

9. Marine Scotland. 2019. Strategic Environmental Appraisal Environmental Report for the Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind, Environmental Report, 2019.

10. Scottish Government, 2020. Draft Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy (2019). Consultation Analysis Report (December 2019 to March 2020). June 2020

11. Scottish Government, 2018. Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind: SEIA Scoping.

12. Marine Scotland, 2019 Socio-Economic Impact Assessment for the Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind, 2019.

13. Scottish Government, 2019. Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Consultation Analysis Report. October 2019

14. Scottish Government, 2018. Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Win: Habitats Regulations Assessment Pre-Screening Report.

15. Scottish Government, 2019. Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Consultation Analysis Report. October 2019

16. Marine Scotland (2019) Habitats Regulations Appraisal Environmental Report for the Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind, 2019.

17. Draft Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy, 2019. Draft Consultation Analysis Report (December 2019 to March 2020). Report prepared by ABPmer for Scottish Government and Marine Scotland. https://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781839608544

18. All documents available to view at: https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0054/00549055.pdf

19. Draft Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy (2019) Draft Consultation Analysis Report (December 2019 to March 2020). Report prepared by ABPmer for Scottish Government and Marine Scotland. https://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781839608544

20. The reduction in GVA impact is estimated based on the reduction in impacts on landings, i.e. it is assumed that the 21% reduction in impacts on landings is passed on as a 21% reduction in GVA. This would actually depend on the specific fishing activity but is assumed to give a reasonable estimation of the reduction in negative economic effects. A similar approach has been applied to estimate the reduction in GVA and employment impacts on the commercial fishing sector in the North East and East regions.

21. 'Temporal mitigation' on development was required for a number of DPOs (NE2, NE3, NE4, NE5, NE6 and E3). It was proposed that this would restrict development and would remain in place until such time that sufficient evidence was available regarding likely collision risk and kittiwake distribution to demonstrate that no AEOI would occur.

22. 'Temporal mitigation' on development was required for a number of DPOs (NE2, NE3, NE4, NE5, NE6 and E3). It was proposed that this would restrict development and would remain in place until such time that sufficient evidence was available to demonstrate that no AEOI would be realised.

23. Draft Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy: Strategic Habitats Regulations Appraisal. Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/draft-sectoral-marine-plan-offshore-wind-energy-habitat-regulations-appraisal/ (accessed July 2020).

24. Woodward, I., Thaxter, C.B., Owen, E. & Cook, A.S.C.P. 2019. Desk-based revision of seabird foraging ranges used for HRA screening, Report of work carried out by the British Trust for Ornithology on behalf of NIRAS and The Crown Estate, ISBN 978-1-912642-12-0.

25. Thaxter, C.B., Lascelles, B., Sugar, K., Cook, A.S.C.P., Roos, S., Bolon, M., Langston, R.H.W. & Burton, N.H.K. 2012. Seabird foraging ranges as a preliminary tool for identifying candidate Marine Protected Areas. Biological Conservation 156: 53-61.

26. Cleasby, I., Owen, E., Wilson, L., Wakefield E.D., O'Connell, P.,Bolton, M. 2020. Identifying important at-sea areas for seabirds using species distribution models and hotspot mapping. Biological Conservation. Volume 241, January 2020, 108375

27. Wakefield, E.D., Owen, E., Baer, J., Carroll, M.J., Daunt, F., Dodd, S.G., Green, J.A., Guilford, T., Mavor, R.A., Miller, P.I., Newell, M.A., Newton, S.F., Robertson, G.S., Shoji, A., Soanes, L.M., Votier, S.C., Wanless, S., Bolton, M. 2017. Breeding density, fine-scale tracking, and large-scale modelling reveal the regional distribution of four seabird species. Ecological Applications, 27(7), 2017, pp. 2074–2091.

28. Woodward, I., Thaxter, C.B., Owen, E. & Cook, A.S.C.P. 2019. Desk-based revision of seabird foraging ranges used for HRA screening, Report of work carried out by the British Trust for Ornithology on behalf of NIRAS and The Crown Estate, ISBN 978-1-912642-12-0.

29. Cleasby, I., Owen, E., Wilson, L., Wakefield E.D., O'Connell, P.,Bolton, M. 2020. Identifying important at-sea areas for seabirds using species distribution models and hotspot mapping. Biological Conservation. Volume 241, January 2020, 108375

30. Wakefield, E.D., Owen, E., Baer, J., Carroll, M.J., Daunt, F., Dodd, S.G., Green, J.A., Guilford, T., Mavor, R.A., Miller, P.I., Newell, M.A., Newton, S.F., Robertson, G.S., Shoji, A., Soanes, L.M., Votier, S.C., Wanless, S., Bolton, M. 2017. Breeding density, fine-scale tracking, and large-scale modelling reveal the regional distribution of four seabird species. Ecological Applications, 27(7), 2017, pp. 2074–2091.

31. Furness, R.W., Wade, H.M. and Masden, E.A., 2013. Assessing vulnerability of marine bird populations to offshore wind farms. Journal of environmental management, 119, pp.56-66.

32. Pollock, C.M., Mavor, R., Weir, C.R., Reid, A., White, R.W., Tasker, M.L., Webb, A. and Reid, J.B., 2000. The distribution of seabirds and marine mammals in the Atlantic Frontier, north and west of Scotland. The distribution of seabirds and marine mammals in the Atlantic Frontier, north and west of Scotland, pp.1-92.

33. Woodward, I., Thaxter, C.B., Owen, E. & Cook, A.S.C.P. 2019. Desk-based revision of seabird foraging ranges used for HRA screening, Report of work carried out by the British Trust for Ornithology on behalf of NIRAS and The Crown Estate, ISBN 978-1-912642-12-0.

34. Further information, including evidence maps, available here: https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/marine/marineenergy/mre/research/maps

35. Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 11 No 14. Available here: https://data.marine.gov.scot/dataset/review-demographic-parameters-and-sensitivity-analysis-inform-inputs-and-outputs-population

36. Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 11 No 12. Available here: https://data.marine.gov.scot/dataset/regional-baselines-marine-mammal-knowledge-across-north-sea-and-atlantic-areas-scottish

37. Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 11 No 11. Available here: https://data.marine.gov.scot/dataset/developing-marine-mammal-dynamic-energy-budget-models-and-their-potential-integration-ipcod

38. Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 11 No 8. Available here: https://data.marine.gov.scot/dataset/attributing-seabirds-sea-appropriate-breeding-colonies-and-populations-cr201518

39. Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 11 No 13. Available here: https://data.marine.gov.scot/dataset/improving-estimates-seabird-body-mass-survival-relationships

40. Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 11 No 10. Available here: https://data.marine.gov.scot/dataset/scoping-study-regional-population-viability-analysis-key-bird-species-cr201616

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