Marine Planning in Scotland
Linda Rosborough
Director – Marine Scotland
MARINE SCOTLAND
Directorate of Scottish Government:
• Marine policy
(fisheries, aquaculture, renewable energy, nature
conservation, marine planning, MSFD)
• Marine Licensing
• Marine Scotland Science
• Marine Scotland Compliance
The Scottish Marine
Planning Area
Marine planning
•
Promote sustainable use of marine
resources and economic
development
•
Manage conflict in the marine
environment and inform decision
making
•
Contribute to the delivery of Good
Environmental Status
Drivers & Legislation
Legislative Planning for Scotland
MSA &
MCAA
MPS
National
Marine Plan
Regional;
Marine Plan
• Marine Scotland Act and Marine and Coastal Access Act
provides legislative basis for a marine planning system in
Scottish inshore (0 -12nm) and offshore waters (12 -200nm)
• Marine Policy Statement is the UK framework for marine plans
and taking decisions
• National Marine Plans will translate the MPS into policy and
spatial guidance for the Regional Marine Plans
• Regional Marine Plans will provide greater spatial policy and
guidance at a local level for inshore area (0 – 12nm).
• Marine plans will inform decision-making relating to a plan area. The MPS does
this in absence of a plan.
• Development of marine plan for offshore area delegated to Scottish Ministers, but
UK Secretary of State for DEFRA must agree before publication & adoption.
Legislative requirements
• The condition of the area – summary of
significant pressures and human impacts
• Policies for sustainable development
• Economic, social, marine ecosystem and
climate change objectives
• Policies on MPAs and other relevant nature
conservation designated sites
• Conformity with Marine Policy Statement
• Public participation; consultation; Parliament;
Ministerial adoption
• Monitoring
Scottish Pressures
E-publication now available at:
www.scotland.gov.uk/marineatlas
National Marine Plan
Current position
How do we
get there?
What condition are
our seas in now?
Vision for our
seas
clean, healthy,
safe, productive,
biologically diverse
Sectoral objectives
GES and HLMOs
Development and use
managed sustainably.
Conflict managed,
pressures eased
Marine planning
How can marine planning help
achieve our vision?
National Marine Plan
Key Dates
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Summer 2013
16 week Public Consultation
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December 2013
UK Ministerial Consideration &
Approval of Plan for adoption
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Spring 2014
Scottish Ministerial Consideration
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Summer 2014
Scottish Parliamentary consideration
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Autumn 2014
Adoption of Plan
National Marine Plan
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Sets out how we expect marine resources to be
utilised in future
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Contains national strategic objectives
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Adopts policies to ensure utilisation undertaken
sustainably
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Will guide and direct decision makers and
developers
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Will guide planning at a regional level
Aquaculture
Locational Guidance for
fish farming
32% increase in finfish
80% increase in shellfish
Draft NMP accompanying documents
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Sustainability Appraisal (includes Strategic Environmental
Assessment and Habitats Regulations Assessment)
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Partial BRIA and Equality Impact Statement
• Planning Circular on interactions between
Terrestrial and Marine Planning.
Summer Consultation
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/marine/marine-consultation
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Draft National Marine Plan consultation expected summer 2013
(16 weeks)
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Align with linked consultation process for Marine Protect Areas
Network & Marine Renewables Sectoral Plans
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Get Involved:
 29 National and Local Public Events
 Marine Strategy Forum
 Stakeholder Meetings
 Online Publications
 Visit Marine Consultation Webpage (above)
 Join our distribution list by emailing:
marineconsultation@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Summer Consultations:
Marine Protected Areas
The Marine Scotland Act 2010 also provides measures for improved
marine nature and historic conservation through powers to designate
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to protect and manage areas of
importance fro marine wildlife, habitats and historic.
Scientists have also developed a list of Priority Marine Features – key
habitats and species within Scotland’s seas which would benefit from
site based protection and/or other management measures.
A public consultation on MPA proposals and a list of Priority marine
Features will published in summer 2013.
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Draft MPA Network Proposals
Summer Consultations:
Sectoral Marine Plans for
Offshore Wind, Wave and Tidal
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The sectoral marine plan for offshore wind [Blues Seas Green
Energy] is being reviewed and sectoral marine plans are currently
being developed for Wave Energy and Tidal Energy in Scottish
Waters.
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Sectoral Marine Plans will contain Scottish Ministers policies,
including their spatial strategy to steer commercial scale offshore
renewable energy development in Scottish Waters.
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The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters were identified in the
Scottish Government’s Strategic Environmental Assessment as
areas of high energy resource for wave and tidal power. To aid
potential development and to guide development opportunities,
draft Regional Locational Guidance and a Marine Spatial Plan
Framework for the region have been published.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/marine/marineenergy/wave/rlg/pentlandorkney/mspfinal
Draft Plan Options for Offshore Renewables
Regional Marine Planning in Scotland – Where we are
Scottish Marine Regions
• Provisional plan is to form 2 MPPs a
year until we have complete coverage
around the Scottish coast.
• Consultation on the SMR Boundaries
closed on 28th February.
• Next step is laying of Order in Scottish
Parliament.
• Working with local coastal partnerships
to develop Marine Planning Partnerships
(MPPs) in a step-wise manner.
• Responsibility for developing Regional
Marine Plans will be devolved to MPPs,
with the first RMPs being developed from
2014.
Marine Planning interactive (NMPi)
National Marine Plan interactive (NMPi) is being developed to provide a GIS
platform to support the consultation on the draft National Marine Plan.
This includes updating data sets used in Scotland’s Marine Atlas and developing
‘story pages’ which give more information and context to the data. NMPi can be
accessed at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/marine/seamanagement/nmpihome
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Linda Rosborough
Director – Marine Scotland
Summer Consultation- Join our distribution list at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/marine/marine-consultation
For further information on Marine Planning contact :
Lynsay.Ross@scotland.gsi.gov.uk