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Socio-economic Baseline Review Methodology and Data Gap Analysis for Offshore Renewables in Scottish Waters

Published: 10 December 2012
Part of: Marine and fisheries
ISBN: 9781782561996

The Data Gap Analysis Report summarises the background to and aims of the overall appraoch to socio-economics and offshore renewable energy planning. It sets out the approach that has been adopted to identifying baseline information requirements, which ta

Supporting documents

Appendix B. Interaction Summary Tables and Information Sources by Sector

Aquaculture

Explanation of column content:

Column 1: Describes the potential interaction between the activity and any renewable technology;

Column 2: Identifies the types of offshore renewable development (wind, wave or tidal) for which the interaction may arise;

Column 3: Identifies the potential socio-economic consequence associated with the interaction identified in Column 1;

Column 4: Identifies the indicative information necessary to inform the baseline reviews, in some cases these may be environmental parameters which are not described or mapped in this study; and

Column 5: Based on the information requirements in Column 4 the study team have made a judgment on whether the information should be included in the socio-economic baseline reviews and if not have provided a source for completeness.

1	2	3	4	5
Potential Interaction	Technology Relevance (Wind, Wave, Tidal)	Potential Socio-economic Consequence	Indicative Baseline Information Requirements	Recommendation on Inclusion of Information in Socio-economic Baseline?
Environmental impacts to aquaculture species as a result of construction, operation and decommissioning (changes in underwater noise, turbidity and water quality).	All	Loss of income for fish farm producers through a reduction in farm productivity	Baseline information on underwater noise, turbidity and water quality at specific locations and projections of how these might change relative to impact thresholds for aquaculture species	X (Information identified in Column 4 will be provided by SEA/ HRA)
Displacement of existing or future aquaculture activity	All	Reduction in income for aquaculture producers.	Spatial data on current and potential future locations of aquaculture installations. Information on current economic value and employment for individual sites.	√
Co-management of aquaculture and offshore renewable energy installations in the same area.	Wind	Increase the income from the OWF lease.	Information on location of future offshore wind farm developments with which aquaculture installations will be co-located	X Dependent on site specific considerations which will only be resolved at project level ( e.g. lease agreements etc)

Scale	Information Available	Date	Source
Scotland	Production and turnover 2005-2009	2005-2009	Baxter et al (2011)
Scotland	Scottish shellfish production survey	2010	Marine Scotland (2010)
Scotland	Scottish fish farm production survey	2009	Marine Scotland (2009)
UK	Future trends	2006+	Wilding et al (2006)
Regional	Economic value and trends	2010	Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (2010)

Aviation

Explanation of column content:

Column 1: Describes the potential interaction between the activity and any renewable technology;

Column 2: Identifies the types of offshore renewable development (wind, wave or tidal) for which the interaction may arise;

Column 3: Identifies the potential socio-economic consequence associated with the interaction identified in Column 1;

Column 4: Identifies the indicative information necessary to inform the baseline reviews, in some cases these may be environmental parameters which are not described or mapped in this study; and

Potential Interaction

Technology Relevance (Wind, Wave, Tidal)

Potential Socio-economic Consequence

Indicative Baseline Information Requirements

Recommendation on Inclusion of Information in Socio-economic Baseline?

Height obstruction of commercial navigation routes

Wind

Additional track miles for helicopters owing to height obstruction in inclement weather

Loss of trade at airports

Existing helicopter routes and intensity of use in proximity to future offshore wind development area

Economic value and employment at airports. Runway approach routes in proximity to future offshore wind development area

√

Scale	Information Available	Date	Source
Scotland	UK Air Passenger Demand Forecasts	2009+	Department for Transport (2009)
Scotland	Scottish Transport Statistics	2010	Scottish Government

Carbon Capture Storage

Explanation of column content:

Column 1: Describes the potential interaction between the activity and any renewable technology;

Column 2: Identifies the types of offshore renewable development (wind, wave or tidal) for which the interaction may arise;

Column 3: Identifies the potential socio-economic consequence associated with the interaction identified in Column 1;

Column 4: Identifies the indicative information necessary to inform the baseline reviews, in some cases these may be environmental parameters which are not described or mapped in this study; and

Potential Interaction

Technology Relevance (Wind, Wave, Tidal)

Potential Socio-economic Consequence

Indicative Baseline Information Requirements

Recommendation on Inclusion of Information in Socio-economic Baseline?

Competition for space

Increased difficulty of access to pipelines / rigs

All

Sterilization of potential storage areas/obstruction of potential pipeline routes

Increased maintenance costs for pipeline owners; loss of revenue for asset owners; loss of revenue for dependent businesses/customers

Potential location of CO2 pipeline network and suitable geological reservoirs.

√

Scale	Information Available	Date	Source
Scotland	Potential CO2 storage sites, transport options between sources and storage sites (ship and pipeline)	2009	Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage (2009.)
Scotland	Refined estimate of CO2 storage capacity in North East Region, estimates of timelines to CCS deployment and employment estimates	2011	Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage (2011)
Scotland	Potential transport options and possible European CCS Network	2010	Scottish Government and Scottish Enterprise (2010)
Scotland	Potential CO2 storage sites	2011	Baxter et al (2011)

Coastal Defence and Flood Protection

Explanation of column content:

Column 1: Describes the potential interaction between the activity and any renewable technology;

Column 2: Identifies the types of offshore renewable development (wind, wave or tidal) for which the interaction may arise;

Column 3: Identifies the potential socio-economic consequence associated with the interaction identified in Column 1;

Column 4: Identifies the indicative information necessary to inform the baseline reviews, in some cases these may be environmental parameters which are not described or mapped in this study; and

1	2	3	4	5
Potential Interaction	Technology Relevance (Wind, Wave, Tidal)	Potential Socio-economic Consequence	Indicative Baseline Information Requirements	Recommendation on Inclusion of Information in Socio-economic Baseline?
Loss of integrity of structures at cable crossings	All	Increased maintenance costs	Location and type of man made defences; maintenance expenditure	√

Scale	Information Available	Date	Source
Scotland			SEPA/Local authorities

Commercial Fisheries

Explanation of column content:

Column 1: Describes the potential interaction between the activity and any renewable technology;

Column 2: Identifies the types of offshore renewable development (wind, wave or tidal) for which the interaction may arise;

Column 3: Identifies the potential socio-economic consequence associated with the interaction identified in Column 1;

Column 4: Identifies the indicative information necessary to inform the baseline reviews, in some cases these may be environmental parameters which are not described or mapped in this study; and

1	2	3	4	5
Potential Interaction	Technology Relevance (Wind, Wave, Tidal)	Potential Socio-economic Consequence	Indicative Baseline Information Requirements	Recommendation on Inclusion of Information in Socio-economic Baseline?
Displacement and disruption to existing fisheries within arrays and along cable routes	All	Reduction in landings/Catch per Unit Effort ( CPUE)	Distribution and intensity of fishing activity, economic value of landings	√
Disturbance of mobile species and disruption or damage to habitats, nursery and spawning grounds	All	Reduction in landings/Catch per Unit Effort ( CPUE)	Change in extent and intensity of damage compared to baseline; understanding of relationship between habitat quality and fish production	X (information will be provided by SEA/ HRA)
Obstruction of navigation routes	All	Increased steaming times	Existing vessel movements, frequency, vessel types, destinations, fuel costs	√
Fouling of fishing gear on cables or seabed infrastructure	All	Loss of fishing gear	Distribution of bottom fishing activity (trawls, pots) over time; frequency of activity, information on frequency of fouling events	√
Cumulative effects of other pressures ( e.g. fisheries closures, spatial closures related to Marine Protected Areas or major offshore developments and changes introduced through Common Fisheries Policy reforms)	All	Reduction in CPUE and consequential loss of profit	Information on spatial and temporal extent of other pressures and their influence on landings values	√
Spillover benefits	All	Increased CPUE and/or landings	Change in extent and intensity of damage compared to baseline; understanding of relationship between habitat quality and fish production	X (likely to be minor as development areas occupy small areas of sea space)

Scale	Information Available	Date	Source
Scotland	Value and weight of catches by port Average effort (kw days) in sea areas by UK vessels (range) Average value of landings from sea areas (range) Average number of days of foreign vessel fishing activity per ICES square (range) Reported annual catches by fishing type (fixed engine, rod and line, net and coble)	2005-2009	Baxter et al (2011)
Scotland	Locations and types of fishing; status of stocks; economic and social aspects of the fisheries	2010	Crawley, D. (2010)
Fishing District	Sea Fisheries Statistics for fishing fleet, employment and catches and landings	2009	Marine Scotland - Science
ICES rectangle	Landings data (weight and value of landings into a UK port by vessel size, nationality and gear type for each species)	2000-2010	Marine Scotland
ICES rectangle	Satellite ( VMS) data of UK vessels	2006-2010	Marine Monitoring Centre, Marine Scotland
ICES rectangle	Vessel surveillance data by nationality and gear type	2006-2010	Marine Monitoring Centre, Marine Scotland
Statistical Districts	Aggregate catch data for salmon and sea trout fisheries by fishing type	2000-2010	Freshwater Laboratory Field Station, Marine Scotland - Science

Energy Generation

Explanation of column content:

Column 1: Describes the potential interaction between the activity and any renewable technology;

Column 2: Identifies the types of offshore renewable development (wind, wave or tidal) for which the interaction may arise;

Column 3: Identifies the potential socio-economic consequence associated with the interaction identified in Column 1;

Column 4: Identifies the indicative information necessary to inform the baseline reviews, in some cases these may be environmental parameters which are not described or mapped in this study; and

1	2	3	4	5
Potential Interaction	Technology Relevance (Wind, Wave, Tidal)	Potential Socio-economic Consequence	Indicative Baseline Information Requirements	Recommendation on Inclusion of Information in Socio-economic Baseline?
Development opportunities for supply chain	All	Additional supply chain activity (economic value and employment)	Spatial data on supply chain locations	√
Competition for space (offshore)	All	Reduced renewable energy capacity	Spatial data on leasing areas for different types of renewable energy	√
Competition for transmission capacity	All	Either reduced energy output from other energy sources (due to displacement by renewables) or reduced renewable energy capacity	Information on capacity for electricity transmission (within Scotland and from Scotland to other countries)	√

Scale	Information Available	Date	Source
Scotland	Amount of electricity generated by energy source in Scotland (Scottish Environmental Statistics Online)	2009	Scottish Government Statistics
Scotland	National Renewables Infrastructure Plan	2010	SE & HIE (2010)
Scotland	Blue Seas - Green Energy - A Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy in Scottish Territorial Waters	2010	Scottish Government
Scotland	Potential Development Scenarios for Scottish Offshore Wind Supply Chain	2010	Scottish Renewables (2010)
Scotland	Scotland's Offshore Wind Route Map - Developing Scotland's Offshore Wind Industry to 2020	2010	Offshore Wind Industry Group
Scotland	The Offshore Valuation - A valuation of the UK's offshore renewable energy resource	2010	Public Interest Research Centre on behalf of The Offshore Valuation Group (2010)
Scotland	Scottish Offshore Wind: Creating an Industry to Scottish Renewables	2010	IPA Energy + Water Economics (2010)
Scotland	Information and analysis of wave and tidal market in Scotland	2011	Pure Marine Gen Ltd (2011)
Scotland	Draft Electricity Generation Policy Statement 2010	2010	Scottish Government
Scotland	A Low Carbon Economic Strategy for Scotland	2010	Scottish Government
Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters	Supply Chain Demand - PFOW Round 1 Wave and tidal Projects	2011	BVG Associates (2011)
West Coast	Scottish Offshore Renewables Development Sites	2011	Scottish Development International, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, and Scottish Enterprise (2011)
Scotland	Scotland's Renewable Energy Potential: realising the 2020 target	2005	Scottish Executive (2005), Future Generation Group Report
Scotland	Scottish Renewable Energy Generation Capacity	2010	Scottish Renewables
Scotland	Interim Great Britain Seven Year Statement	2004	National Grid (2004)
Scotland	Scottish and Southern Energy plc Annual Report 2011	2011	Scottish and Southern Energy plc (2011)

Military

Explanation of column content:

Column 1: Describes the potential interaction between the activity and any renewable technology;

Column 2: Identifies the types of offshore renewable development (wind, wave or tidal) for which the interaction may arise;

Column 3: Identifies the potential socio-economic consequence associated with the interaction identified in Column 1;

Column 4: Identifies the indicative information necessary to inform the baseline reviews, in some cases these may be environmental parameters which are not described or mapped in this study; and

1	2	3	4	5
Potential Interaction	Technology Relevance (Wind, Wave, Tidal)	Potential Socio-economic Consequence	Indicative Baseline Information Requirements	Recommendation on Inclusion of Information in Socio-economic Baseline?
Interference with radar systems	Wind	The need to provide radar mitigation for strategic en-route and low level radar interference.	Location of future offshore wind farm developments in areas of importance to strategic en-route and low level radar systems	√
Interference with underwater communications	All	Displacement of activity leading to increased costs	Submarine and other exercise areas	√

Scale	Information Available	Date	Source
Scotland	Scottish Naval Exercise Areas Information	2010	http://rnopsscotland.netfirms.com/index.htm
Scotland	Defence Analytical Services and Advice. DASA Quad Service. 4	2010	www.dasa.mod.uk/

Oil and Gas

Explanation of column content:

Column 1: Describes the potential interaction between the activity and any renewable technology;

Column 2: Identifies the types of offshore renewable development (wind, wave or tidal) for which the interaction may arise;

Column 3: Identifies the potential socio-economic consequence associated with the interaction identified in Column 1;

Column 4: Identifies the indicative information necessary to inform the baseline reviews, in some cases these may be environmental parameters which are not described or mapped in this study; and

1	2	3	4	5
Potential Interaction	Technology Relevance (Wind, Wave, Tidal)	Potential Socio-economic Consequence	Indicative Baseline Information Requirements	Recommendation on Inclusion of Information in Socio-economic Baseline?
Increased difficulty of access	All	Increased maintenance costs for pipeline owners; loss of revenue for asset owners; loss of revenue for dependent businesses/customers	Producing platforms and pipeline location information. Information on the frequency of maintenance / inspection and route usage information.	√

Scale	Information Available	Date	Source
Scotland	All pipelines and cables	Current	SeaZone Solutions Ltd and UKDEAL
UK	Oil pipelines - Subsea pipelines and umbilical's related to the petroleum industry.	Current	UKDEAL
UK	Oil and gas employment	2009	Oil and Gas UK 2010 Economic report: http://www.oilandgasuk.co.uk/cmsfiles/modules/publications/pdfs/EC021.pdf
Scotland	Revenues and production from Scottish Sea areas (2005-2008). Oil, gas and NGL production and revenue (2005-2008) for all Scottish waters and regional breakdown.	2005-2008	Baxter et al (2011)

Ports and Harbours

Explanation of column content:

Column 1: Describes the potential interaction between the activity and any renewable technology;

Column 2: Identifies the types of offshore renewable development (wind, wave or tidal) for which the interaction may arise;

Column 3: Identifies the potential socio-economic consequence associated with the interaction identified in Column 1;

Column 4: Identifies the indicative information necessary to inform the baseline reviews, in some cases these may be environmental parameters which are not described or mapped in this study; and

1	2	3	4	5
Potential Interaction	Technology Relevance (Wind, Wave, Tidal)	Potential Socio-economic Consequence	Indicative Baseline Information Requirements	Recommendation on Inclusion of Information in Socio-economic Baseline?
Reduced development opportunities	All	Loss of customers and revenue (long-term); increased costs associated with development	Projected future developments at risk.	√
Increased development opportunities	All	Commercial opportunities for port expansion associated with construction, operation and maintenance activities.	Projected changes in development based on assessing supply chain benefits.	√

Scale	Information Available	Date	Source
UK	Employment and GVA multipliers for ports (all UK)	2009	Oxford Economics (March 2009): "The Economic Contribution of Ports to the UK Economy" www.ukmajorports.org.uk/file_library/file_library_files/download/173
UK	Marine Traffic, passenger numbers and cargo volume	2000-2010	Department for Transport "Transport Statistics" https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport/series/ports-statistics
UK	Port and harbour locations, port types, port ownership, contact details	Current	Ports and Harbours of the UK, 2011. Website: http://www.ports.org.uk/
Scotland (including Orkney, Shetland and mainland)	Maritime transport statistics and overview, generalised information on Scottish Ports.	2009-2010	Baxter et al (2011) The Scottish Government (2011) 'Scotland's Marine Atlas - Information for the National Marine Plan' March 2011
Scotland	Commercial listings of ports in Scotland, service providers, contact details, description of services and current development plans.	Current to 2009	Port of Scotland (2010) - annual publication (current issue print date 2009)
Scotland	Recent trends	To 2008	British Ports Association (2008)

Power Interconnectors

Explanation of column content:

Column 1: Describes the potential interaction between the activity and any renewable technology;

Column 2: Identifies the types of offshore renewable development (wind, wave or tidal) for which the interaction may arise;

Column 3: Identifies the potential socio-economic consequence associated with the interaction identified in Column 1;

Column 4: Identifies the indicative information necessary to inform the baseline reviews, in some cases these may be environmental parameters which are not described or mapped in this study; and

1	2	3	4	5
Potential Interaction	Technology Relevance (Wind, Wave, Tidal)	Potential Socio-economic Consequence	Indicative Baseline Information Requirements	Recommendation on Inclusion of Information in Socio-economic Baseline?
Increased difficulty of access	All	Increased maintenance costs for cable owners; loss of revenue for asset owners; loss of revenue for dependent businesses/ customers	Cable location information. Information on the frequency of maintenance / inspection and route usage information.	√

Scale	Information Available	Date	Source
Scotland	All pipelines and cables	Current	SeaZone Solutions Ltd
Scotland	Power cables (submarine electricity cables)	Current	Baxter et al. (2011)
Scotland	Potential future subsea cable developments / reinforcements	2009	National Planning Framework for Scotland Annex National development 11 (Scottish Government, 2009b)

Recreational Boating

Explanation of column content:

Column 1: Describes the potential interaction between the activity and any renewable technology;

Column 2: Identifies the types of offshore renewable development (wind, wave or tidal) for which the interaction may arise;

Column 3: Identifies the potential socio-economic consequence associated with the interaction identified in Column 1;

Column 4: Identifies the indicative information necessary to inform the baseline reviews, in some cases these may be environmental parameters which are not described or mapped in this study; and

1	2	3	4	5
Potential Interaction	Technology Relevance (Wind, Wave, Tidal)	Potential Socio-economic Consequence	Indicative Baseline Information Requirements	Recommendation on Inclusion of Information in Socio-economic Baseline?
Alterations to informal cruising routes; loss or alteration of 'essential routes' into sheltered harbours and anchorages	All	Increased fuel costs for motorized vessels; possible relocation of vessels leading to loss of revenues for supply chain	Spatially resolved information on recreational vessel movements. Information on vessel type and draught supplemented with any additional data collected for site specific navigation risk assessment.	√
Displacement of vessels into higher risk areas	All	Increased costs to boat owners; possible relocation of vessels leading to loss of revenues for supply chain	As above	X Risks managed through navigation risk assessment; thus reduced to acceptable levels
Increased collision risk with rotor blades and/or sub-surface structures	All	Reduction in activity levels leading to loss of revenue for supply chain	As above	X Risks managed through navigation risk assessment; thus reduced to acceptable levels
Impacts to landscape or seascape	Wind	Reduction in activity levels leading to loss of revenue for supply chain	Information used to inform an LVIA such as landscape/seascape sensitivity and character	X (Baseline information will be provided in SEA)
Additional opportunities created such as increased land-based infrastructure ( e.g. all weather harbours, all tide slipways, boat storage areas) arising from the construction and operation of renewable developments designed to accommodate and made available to recreational activities.	All	Increase in expenditure by recreational boat owners in the area	Projected changes in development based on assessing supply chain benefits.	X Likely to minimal as any benefit will be serendipitous
Deterrent to investment in marinas/supply chain	All	Reduced investment	Identify potential investment at risk.	√

Scale	Information Available	Date	Source
Scotland	Statistics on sailing tourism	No date	Tourism Resources Company et al (2010)
All Regions	Number of resident home berths Number of visiting berths Proportion of total Scotland berths Demand for home berths (occupancy) Visiting craft demand for berths Average annual spend per boat (high, medium and low) Direct expenditure Multipliers (from Scottish Tourism Multiplier Study) Visiting boat nights Visiting boat expenditure Employment Gross Value Added	No date	Tourism Resources Company et al (2010)
Scotland	Sailing area value and berth numbers	No date	Baxter et al (2011)
Scotland	RYA cruising routes and sailing areas	No date	Baxter et al (2011)

Shipping

Explanation of column content:

Column 1: Describes the potential interaction between the activity and any renewable technology;

Column 2: Identifies the types of offshore renewable development (wind, wave or tidal) for which the interaction may arise;

Column 3: Identifies the potential socio-economic consequence associated with the interaction identified in Column 1;

Column 4: Identifies the indicative information necessary to inform the baseline reviews, in some cases these may be environmental parameters which are not described or mapped in this study; and

1	2	3	4	5
Potential Interaction	Technology Relevance (Wind, Wave, Tidal)	Potential Socio-economic Consequence	Indicative Baseline Information Requirements	Recommendation on Inclusion of Information in Socio-economic Baseline?
Obstruction of transiting vessel navigation routes: Increased steaming distances/time Increased marine risk (grounding) through route deviation	All	Increased costs; increased insurance costs	Potential increases in steaming distances/ times, based on AIS data interrogation. For groundings, AIS data could be used to establish the draught profile of vessels transiting the area, to identify potential constraints.	√
Obstruction of established ferry routes: Increased steaming distances/time Reduced turnaround times Increased marine risk (grounding)	All	Increased costs to ferry companies	As above.	√
Increased ship collision risk	All	Increased costs; increased insurance costs	Quantitative marine risk assessment using input traffic levels (from AIS and/or radar surveys).	X Risks managed through navigation risk assessment; thus reduced to acceptable levels
Displacement of recreational craft into navigation lanes	All	Increased costs; increased insurance costs	Quantitative marine risk assessment using input traffic levels (from AIS and/or radar surveys).	X Risks managed through navigation risk assessment; thus reduced to acceptable levels
Requirement for additional aids to navigation	All	Costs of meeting IALA requirements met by developers	The marking of offshore energy installations are recommended to follow advice from the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities ( IALA).	X Risks managed through implementation of required mitigation measures
Displacement of anchorage areas	All	Increased costs	AIS or radar surveys of the area in comparison with sea usage charting. This information should be matched to local Harbour Authorities information on both formal and informal anchorage within their Harbour Authority areas.	√
Fouling of anchors on cables	All	Increased insurance costs	Shipping lane location, Information on the frequency of fouling events	√
Commercial opportunities to support offshore renewables	All	Increased usage of vessels to support offshore renewables through project life cycle	Supply chain activities relating to shipping and potential scale of activity	√

Scale	Information Available	Date	Source
Scotland	Number of passengers, cars and commercial vehicles on ferries (graph), Shipping traffic: no. of vessels in a given area during 1st week of Jan.2010 (map), AIS regional maps,	2005-2010	Baxter et al (2011) The Scottish Government (2011) 'Scotland's Marine Atlas - Information for the National Marine Plan' March 2011
Scotland	Scottish Transport Statistics	2009	Scottish Government ( 2009a)
Scotland	Scottish Transport Statistics	2010	Scottish Government (2010)
Scotland	DfT Maritime Transport Statistics Compendium	2010	DfT (2010)
Regional	Regional scale AIS density maps	2005-present	Maritime and Coastguard Agency ( MCA) - Direct contact with MCA Office: http://www.dft.gov.uk/mca/mcga07-home/aboutus/contact07/mcga-atoz.htm

Social and Community

Explanation of column content:

Column 1: Describes the potential interaction between the activity and any renewable technology;

Column 2: Identifies the types of offshore renewable development (wind, wave or tidal) for which the interaction may arise;

Column 3: Identifies the potential socio-economic consequence associated with the interaction identified in Column 1;

Column 4: Identifies the indicative information necessary to inform the baseline reviews, in some cases these may be environmental parameters which are not described or mapped in this study; and

1	2	3	4	5
Potential Interaction	Technology Relevance (Wind, Wave, Tidal)	Potential Socio-economic Consequence	Indicative Baseline Information Requirements	Recommendation on Inclusion of Information in Socio-economic Baseline?
Population	All	Changes in population as a result of changes in employment	Projected changes in employment.	√
Local employment	All	Reduction in employment opportunities; increase in employment opportunities as a result of supply chain development	Projected changes in employment based on sectoral impacts and supply chain benefits.	√
Deprivation	All	Changes in the levels of deprivation as a result of changes in other social factors	Information on existing levels of deprivation (index)	√
Community wellbeing	All	Changes in levels of poverty and neighbourhood perceptions as a result of changes in other social factors	Information on existing poverty levels and neighbourhood perceptions	√
Housing	All	Changes in housing availability as a result of changes in other social factors	Information on housing stock and availability	√
Health	All	Changes in population health	Self reported health information	√
Education and skills	All	Changes in the levels of education and skills	Information on levels of education and skills	√

Scale	Information Available	Date	Source
Scotland Datazone (groups of census output areas)	Number of business sites by industry sector	2010 (also 2007 to 2010)	Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics
Local authority	Business birth and death rates (including 3 year survival rates)	2002 to 2009	Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics
Local authority	Employment (by industry sector)	2009 to 2010	ONS
Scotland	Social economy turnover	2004 to 2009	Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics
Scotland	Community well-being (poverty)	1998/99 to 2007/08	Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics
Local authority	Percentage of adults who rate their neighbourhood as a very good place to live	1999/00 to 2007/08	Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics
Local authority	Education level (education to degree level, percentage receiving job-related training, with low of no qualifications)	2004 to 2010	Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics
Local authority	Self-assessed health rating	1999/00 to 2007/08	Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics
Local authority	House sale prices	1993 to 2010	Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics
Datazone (groups of census output areas)	Index of deprivation (ranks)	2009	Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics
Local authority	Population (2001 census and mid-year estimates)	2001 to 2010	Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics

Telecommunication Cables

Explanation of column content:

Column 1: Describes the potential interaction between the activity and any renewable technology;

Column 2: Identifies the types of offshore renewable development (wind, wave or tidal) for which the interaction may arise;

Column 3: Identifies the potential socio-economic consequence associated with the interaction identified in Column 1;

Column 4: Identifies the indicative information necessary to inform the baseline reviews, in some cases these may be environmental parameters which are not described or mapped in this study; and

1	2	3	4	5
Potential Interaction	Technology Relevance (Wind, Wave, Tidal)	Potential Socio-economic Consequence	Indicative Baseline Information Requirements	Recommendation on Inclusion of Information in Socio-economic Baseline?
Competition for Space	All	Increased costs associated with new cable or pipeline laying operations; increases in subsequent maintenance costs	Cable location information.	√
Increased difficulty of access for maintenance and inspection	All	Increased maintenance costs for cable and pipeline owners; loss of revenue for asset owners; loss of revenue for dependent businesses/customers	Cable location information. Information on the frequency of maintenance / inspection and route usage information.	√

Scale	Information Available	Date	Source
Regional	Telecom Cable Routes including both in and out of service cables.	Issue 13/ January 2011	KIS-CA http://www.kisca.org.uk/charts.htm
Scotland	All pipelines and cables	Current	SeaZone Solutions Ltd
Scotland	Overview of Telecommunication cables, with lengths of active cables per region.	No date	Baxter et al (2011)

Scale

Information Available

Date

Source

Regional

Telecom Cable Routes including both in and out of service cables.

Issue 13/

January 2011

KIS-CA
http://www.kisca.org.uk/charts.htm

Scotland

All pipelines and cables

Current

SeaZone Solutions Ltd

Scotland

Overview of Telecommunication cables, with lengths of active cables per region.

No date

Baxter et al (2011)

Tourism

Explanation of column content:

Column 1: Describes the potential interaction between the activity and any renewable technology;

Column 2: Identifies the types of offshore renewable development (wind, wave or tidal) for which the interaction may arise;

Column 3: Identifies the potential socio-economic consequence associated with the interaction identified in Column 1;

Column 4: Identifies the indicative information necessary to inform the baseline reviews, in some cases these may be environmental parameters which are not described or mapped in this study; and

1	2	3	4	5
Potential Interaction	Technology Relevance (Wind, Wave, Tidal)	Potential Socio-economic Consequence	Indicative Baseline Information Requirements	Recommendation on Inclusion of Information in Socio-economic Baseline?
Impacts to landscape or seascape	Wind	Reduction in tourism income and investment	Information on economic value of coastal tourism and employment; potential future investment plans	√
Changes to the local character of an area	Wind	Reduction in tourism income and investment	Information on economic value of coastal tourism and employment; potential future investment plans	√
Disturbance or injury to coastal or marine wildlife*	All	Reduction in income for ecotourism businesses	Distribution of marine wildlife and how this may change in response to offshore energy development in time and space.	X (Baseline information will be provided in SEA)
Disturbance or damage to heritage assets	All	Reduction in visitor attraction income; reduction in wider tourism income	Location of heritage assets relative to potential development areas. An assessment of the importance of a site and the consequence of any interaction	√
Creation of new visitor attraction	All	Increase in tourism income	Future visitor number projections based on previous case examples, market and tourist perception studies.	X (Likely to be small impact unless further investment made to enhance visitor experience)

* Given that adequate mitigation measures will be required by law to protect marine wildlife, these measures would also be expected to protect associated socio-economic interests.

Scale	Information Available	Date	Source
Scotland	Leisure and recreation statistics	2011	Baxter et al (2011)
Scotland	Economic impact of offshore wind farms	2009	GCal Uni (2009)
Scotland	Visitor numbers by region	- 2010	Visit Scotland
Scotland	The tourism prospectus: investing for growth	2007	Visit Scotland
Scotland	Expenditure by coastal and marine wildlife visitors in Scotland.	2009	Bournemouth University (2010)
Scotland	Value of whale watching in Scotland	2009	O'Connor et al. (2009)
Scotland	Value of conserving whales: impacts of cetacean-related tourism on the economy of rural West Scotland	2003	Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems Journal
Scotland	Scotland's Coastal and Maritime Managed Heritage Assets; Visitor Numbers and Revenue	2004-2009	Historic Scotland; Visit Scotland
Scotland	Fishing tourism research	2007	Visit Scotland
Scotland	Value to economy of tourism	No date
Scotland	Towards a Strategy for Scotland's Marine Historic Environment	2009	Historic Scotland

Waste Disposal

Explanation of column content:

Column 1: Describes the potential interaction between the activity and any renewable technology;

Column 2: Identifies the types of offshore renewable development (wind, wave or tidal) for which the interaction may arise;

Column 3: Identifies the potential socio-economic consequence associated with the interaction identified in Column 1;

Column 4: Identifies the indicative information necessary to inform the baseline reviews, in some cases these may be environmental parameters which are not described or mapped in this study; and

1	2	3	4	5
Potential Interaction	Technology Relevance (Wind, Wave, Tidal)	Potential Socio-economic Consequence	Indicative Baseline Information Requirements	Recommendation on Inclusion of Information in Socio-economic Baseline?
Competition for Space (development of new sea disposal sites)	All	Increased disposal costs associated with use of new or less preferred disposal sites.	Potential future disposal sites.	√
Loss of, or disruption of access to, dredge material disposal sites	All	Increased disposal costs associated with use of less preferred disposal sites.	Location of disposal sites; routes to disposal sites; volumes / frequency of dredge material disposal to each site. Potential future port developments. A site specific assessment should be conducted in consultation with relevant port and harbour authorities for any affected disposal sites.	√

Scale	Information Available	Date	Source
UK	Dredge disposal sites and volumes disposed of in the OSPAR Maritime Area	2009	OSPAR, (2009): http://www.ospar.org/documents/dbase/publications/p00433_JAMP%20Dumping%20Assessment.pdf
Scotland	Potential future port developments	2009	National Planning Framework for Scotland (Scottish Government, 2009b).
Scotland	Locations and tonnage at open disposal sites	2011	Baxter et al. (2011)

Water Sports

Explanation of column content:

Column 1: Describes the potential interaction between the activity and any renewable technology;

Column 2: Identifies the types of offshore renewable development (wind, wave or tidal) for which the interaction may arise;

Column 3: Identifies the potential socio-economic consequence associated with the interaction identified in Column 1;

Column 4: Identifies the indicative information necessary to inform the baseline reviews, in some cases these may be environmental parameters which are not described or mapped in this study; and

1	2	3	4	5
Potential Interaction	Technology Relevance (Wind, Wave, Tidal)	Potential Socio-economic Consequence	Indicative Baseline Information Requirements	Recommendation on Inclusion of Information in Socio-economic Baseline?
Impacts to seascape/setting	All	Reduction in activity levels leading to loss of revenue for supply chains	Information used to inform an LVIA such as landscape/seascape sensitivity and character, photo montages and proposed development locations.	X (Baseline information will be provided in SEA)
Displacement or obstruction of water sports activity	All	Reduction in activity levels leading to loss of revenue for supply chains	Information on existing levels of activity, expenditure and employment associated with different areas.	√
Collision risk for humans or vessels	Tidal	Reduction in activity levels leading to loss of revenue for supply chains	Risk study at a site specific level based on device location, characteristics and activity intensity levels in that area.	X Risks managed through navigation risk assessment; thus reduced to acceptable levels
Changes to the wave climate (wave height, period and direction) altering the quality and consistency of waves for surfing.	Wind and Tidal	Reduction in surfing activity leading to loss of revenue for supply chain	Physical data from project level EIAs and consultation with stakeholders	X Baseline information will be provided in SEA. Changes likely to be very small
Additional opportunities created such as increased land-based infrastructure ( e.g. all weather harbours, all tide slipways, boat storage areas) arising from the construction and operation of renewable developments designed to accommodate and made available to recreational activities.	All	Increase in expenditure by water sport participants in the area	Projected changes in development based on assessing supply chain investments.	X Changes likely to be very small and dependent on site specific factors which cannot be predicted at regional level
Impacts on fish stocks of angling target species as a result of impacts to feeding, breeding and/or migration of species of angling interest ( e.g. collision risk or disruption/disturbance through increased noise, vibration, turbidity or electromagnetic fields).	All	Reduction in recreational angling leading to loss of revenue for supply chain	Impact assessment information undertaken as part of the SEA/ HRA process	X Baseline information will be provided in SEA

Scale	Information Available	Date	Source
Scotland	Number of sea anglers	2006-2007	Radford et al (2009)
Scotland	Economic impact of sea angling (by region)	No date	Radford et al (2009)
Scotland	Angler days by resident, by origin, by type (short, boat, charter)	No date
Scotland	Expenditure	No date
Scotland	Trends (days fished, competitiveness of region)	No date
Scotland	Output of DREAM® model gives multipliers (associated with angling)	No date
Scotland	Estimated regional sea angling activity and expenditure (also for Scotland)	No date	Baxter et al (2011)
Scotland	Origin and destination of overnight fishing trips to Scotland	2006-2007	Radford et al (2009)
Highlands and Islands	Statistics on water sports	No date	George Street Research & Jones Economics (2004)

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