Category: Scottish Government News
Following a recent meeting between a group of concerned Clyde stakeholders, including commercial fishermen, Scotland’s Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead, has signaled a progressive approach to marine management by undertaking to lead a long overdue review of the Clyde. In a constructive meeting concerns were raised about the ecological state of the Clyde. Mr Lochhead was [...]
The approval of the Marine (Scotland) Act introduced a framework for a new marine licensing system aimed at speeding up the decision process whilst balancing the risks and minimizing adverse impacts of activities on the environment, human health and legitimate uses of the sea. This consultation is about the proposed new marine licensing system to [...]
The Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 introduces a new system of marine planning, a new streamlined licensing system, creates new Marine Protected Area powers and introduces other powers to improve Marine Scotland’s ability to monitor and deal with compliance issues in Scotland’s seas. A number of downloadable summary leaflets have been created and are available for [...]
For anyone who didn’t manage along to one of the earlier events relating to the SEA consultation, some additional ones have been planned, they are : Wednesday 8 September – Castlebay School, Barra - 6-8 pm Monday 13 September – Discovery Point, Discovery Quay, Dundee – 6-8 pm. Thursday 16 September – An Talla, Tiree [...]
Ministerial Statement on the creation of a network of Marine Protected Areas (laid in The Scottish Parliament on 1 September 2010). The Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 (“the Act”) created new powers for Scottish Ministers to designate Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Scottish territorial waters in order to protect marine biodiversity and geodiversity and contribute to [...]
Marine Scotland (MS) has invited tenders for a charter to carry out experimental scallop dredging trials in areas of hard substrate Scottish coastal waters, off the west coast of Scotland. Why this has been commissioned is anyone’s guess as the issue has been the subject of many experiments and studies conducted all around the world.
Following meetings this morning at Peterhead quay side with North East fishing representatives, including skipper Jimmy Buchan and the Chief Executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, Bertie Armstrong, Scottish Conservatives Fisheries spokesman, John Scott MSP, has slammed the SNP for remarks made by their President, Ian Hudghton MEP, seemingly praising Icelandic fisheries management. John Scott [...]
The Scottish Government will shortly be running consultation events to discuss the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Draft Plan for Offshore Wind in Scottish Territorial Waters. The SEA provides a framework for progressing the development of offshore wind energy out to 12 NM, and along with the draft plan presents the Government’s vision for offshore [...]
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UK Initial Assessment and proposals for Good Environmental Status
Consultation Start: 27 March 2012 – Consultation End: 18 June 2012 This is a joint consultation between Defra, the Northern Ireland Executive, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government and on the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). The Directive requires Member States to take measures to achieve or maintain Good Environmental Status [...]
Argyll and the Isles coast and countryside trust
Argyll and Bute Council have formed a partnership steering group with Scottish Natural Heritage, Forestry Commission Scotland, ABSEN, and Argyll & Bute Local Services Initiative to look at the possibility of establishing a new independent trust. The proposed aim of the Trust would be to: ‘work together to sustainably maintain, enhance and promote the coast [...]
Marine Strategy Framework Directive Consultation Event
Defra, the Northern Ireland Executive, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government are planning to launch a joint consultation on the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) on 27 March 2012. You will be able to find the consultation documents on the Defra web site http://www.defra.gov.uk/consult/open/ Defra will be hosting a stakeholder event [...]
Argyll & Bute – Coastal Development Strategy
Argyll and Bute Council are preparing a Coastal Development Strategy as part of their new Local Development Plan. One of the key sectors that will be considered in the Strategy is coastal tourism & recreation and therefore the Council is seeking information and views to ensure a relevant, effective and up to date strategy is [...]
EGPS & Renewable Energy Routemap consultations
The Scottish Government has published a Revised Draft Electricity Generation Policy Statement (EGPS) and a draft Renewable Energy Routemap. These draft policies together set out Scottish Government policy for low carbon energy generation. Both policies are now open for public consultation which ends 4 June 2012. A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) under the Environmental Assessment [...]
Marine Social and Economic Data Project 2012
Robust and current data is needed urgently in the marine environment where policy makers are dealing with a number of new legislative requirements such as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, the development of Marine Spatial Plans and the designation of new Marine Protected Areas. In response to this, EMU Limited in collaboration with the Marine [...]
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