Under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 a Sustainability Appraisal is required to assess the potential impacts from the proposed policies in National Marine Plan 2 (NMP2), on marine sectors, communities and the marine environment.
Only answers from respondents who gave permission are published. However, all responses are included in the analysis of this consultation.
From 12 December 2022 to 17 April 2023, the Scottish Government consulted on Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs). The proposed approach behind HPMAs was to strictly protect and leave undisturbed all natural processes of the marine ecosystem within HPMA site boundaries, including the seabed, water column habitats and everything that lives in ...
Scottish Ministers have committed to delivering fisheries management measures for existing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) where these are not already in place.
This consultation seeks your views on proposed changes to the long-term prisoner release process. Long-term prisoners are those sentenced to four years or more in prison. Our proposal is to bring forward the point at which some long-term prisoners are released.
This consultation seeks your views on the case for designating the West of Scotland as a Deep Sea Marine Reserve; in particular: The scientific case for the designation of the West of Scotland area. The conservation objectives and potential management advice.
This consultation is seeking views on a range of topics and proposals related to biodiversity and tackling the nature emergency in Scotland. It covers three parts of the Biodiversity Strategic Framework:
Improve access to justice for adults affected by the AWI Act. Shift the focus of the AWI Act to one that truly centres on the adult. Enable adults to access rights more easily. Ensure adults are supported to make and act upon their own decisions for as long as possible.
We will shortly update and issue allocations and new Scottish quota management rules. We will explore further the potential of a greater role for community quota initiatives, and the use of AQ to encourage greater compliance with regulatory requirements related to fishing.
The questions in this consultation are grouped into the following sections: the principles of introducing a Levy on new housebuilding, to support cladding remediation work. the scope of the Levy - who should pay, and who should be exempt. how the Levy should be calculated.