Demersal Fisheries Management Plans proposals: strategic environmental assessment - environmental report
The strategic environmental report focuses on how the policies and actions in the 11 demersal Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) could give rise to both significant positive and negative environmental effects. The findings of this assessment have been used to inform the development of the FMPs.
Annex 1
| FMP title | Stock(s) | Fishing gears used (relative contribution to landings) | Fishing area (ICES subarea and division) | Relevant UK waters covered by the FMP | Authorities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Shelf Cod FMP | Cod | Demersal Trawls (83%-87%), Demersal Seines (11%-14%), Hooks and Lines (<3%) | West Coast of Scotland, North Sea and Eastern Channel (4, 6a, 7d) | Scottish, English | Marine Directorate, Defra, DAERA |
| North Sea Whiting FMP | Whiting | Demersal Trawls (74%-78%), Demersal Seines (21%-25%) | North Sea and Eastern Channel (4, 7d) | Scottish, English | Marine Directorate, Defra, DAERA |
| Northern Shelf Haddock FMP | Haddock | Demersal Trawls (83%-87%), Demersal Seines (13%-17%) | North Sea and West Coast of Scotland (4, 6a) | Scottish, English, Northern Irish | Marine Directorate, Defra, DAERA |
| North Sea and West Coast of Scotland Saithe FMP | Saithe | Demersal Trawls (94%-97%), Semi-Pelagic Seines (3%-5%) | North Sea and West Coast of Scotland (4, 6) | Scottish, English, Northern Irish | Marine Directorate, Defra, DAERA |
| Northern Shelf Hake FMP | Hake | Demersal Trawls (38%-49%), Hooks and Lines (26%-48%), Gill nets and Entangling Nets (9%-21%), Demersal Seines (3%-10%) | Northern Shelf (4, 6, 7a 7d, 7e, 7f, 7h, 7g, 7j) | Scottish, English, Northern Irish, Welsh | Marine Directorate, Defra, DAERA, Welsh Government |
| Northern Shelf Monk/Angler FMP | Monk | Demersal Trawls (82%-92%), Gill nets and Entangling Nets (7%-16%), Demersal Seines (<4%) | North Sea and West Coast of Scotland (4, 6) | Scottish, English, Northern Irish | Marine Directorate, Defra, DAERA |
| Northern Shelf Megrim FMP | Megrim | Demersal Trawls (90%-95%), Demersal Seines (4%-9%) | North Sea and West Coast of Scotland (4a, 6a) | Scottish, Northern Irish | Marine Directorate, Defra, DAERA |
| Northern Shelf Ling FMP | Ling | Demersal Trawls (68%-74%), Hooks and Lines (23%-27%), Demersal Seines (2%-4%), Gill nets and Entangling Nets (<3%) | Northern Shelf (UK waters of 2a,4a,5b, 6) | Scottish, Northern Irish | Marine Directorate, Defra, DAERA |
| West Coast of Scotland Whiting FMP | Whiting | Demersal Trawls (92%-99%), Demersal Seines (1%-8%), | West Coast of Scotland (6) | Scottish, Northern Irish | Marine Directorate, Defra, DAERA |
| Atlantic Cod FMP | Cod | Demersal Trawls (89%-100%), Gill nets and Entangling Nets (0%-11%), Demersal Seines (0%-8%) | Rockall, North East Atlantic (6b) | Scottish | Marine Directorate, Defra, DAERA |
| Atlantic Haddock FMP | Haddock | Demersal Trawls (95%-100%), Demersal Seines (0%-5%) | Rockall, North East Atlantic (6b) | Scottish | Marine Directorate, Defra, DAERA |
Table 2. Summary of policies, actions, and relevant Fisheries Act objectives for all Whitefish/Demersal FMPs
This table can be found here.
Table 3. Sections of this report and the corresponding paragraph of Schedule 2 of the SEA Regulations 2004
Sections: 1 - and 4 Paragraph 1: An outline of the contents and main goals of the plan or programme, and of its relationship with other relevant plans and programmes.
Sections: 3 - and 7 Paragraph 2: The relevant aspects of the current state of the environment and the likely evolution thereof without implementation of the plan or programme.
Section: 3 - Paragraph 3: The environmental characteristics of areas likely to be significantly affected.
Section: 3 - Paragraph 4: Any existing environmental problems which are relevant to the plan or programme including those relating to any areas of a particular environmental importance, [such as a European site (within the meaning of regulation 8 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017)].
Section: 4 - Paragraph 5: The environmental protection objectives, established at international, [European Union] or national level, which are relevant to the plan or programme and the way those objectives and any environmental considerations have been taken into account during its preparation.
Section: 5 - Paragraph 6: The likely significant effects on the environment, including short, medium and long-term effects, permanent and temporary effects, positive and negative effects and secondary, cumulative and synergistic effects, on issues such as (a) biodiversity; (b) population; (c) human health; (d) fauna; (e) flora; (f) soil; (g) water; (h) air; (i) climatic factors; (j) material assets; (k) cultural heritage, including architectural and archaeological heritage; (l) landscape; and (m) the inter-relationship between the issues referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) to (l).
Section: 6 - Paragraph 7: The measures envisaged to prevent, reduce and as fully as possible offset any significant adverse effects on the environment of implementing the plan or programme.
Section: 7 - Paragraph 8: An outline of the reasons for selecting the alternatives dealt with, and a description of how the assessment was undertaken including any difficulties (such as technical deficiencies or lack of know-how) encountered in compiling the required information.
Sections: 8 - Paragraph 9: A description of the measures envisaged concerning monitoring in accordance with regulation 17.
Non-technical summary - Paragraph 10: A non-technical summary of the information provided under paragraphs 1 to 9.
Table 4. Results of the scoping exercise to determine those environmental issues likely to be significantly affected by the draft Whitefish/Demersal FMPs and thus scoped into the SEA[26]
This table can be found here.
Table 5. High-level assessment of the positive and negative environmental effects of the draft Whitefish/Demersal FMPs’ policies and actions
This table can be found here.
Table 6. Assessment of alternatives to proposed policies and actions
This table can be found here.
Contact
Email: FMPs@gov.scot