Scottish Natural Heritage Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba

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Scottish Natural Heritage
Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba
Scottish Natural Heritage
Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba
Who we are & aims
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Scottish Public Agency
• Promote the sustainable
use of Scotland's natural
heritage
• Promote, care for, and
improve our natural
heritage
• Help people enjoy
nature responsibly
• Enable greater
understanding and
awareness of nature
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Role
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Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba
We are not a Regulator
Advising Government and all
relevant interests on everything
related to the natural heritage
•We advise on:
•Sensitivity of wildlife and
landscapes to stressors/
pressures/activities
•Implications for conservation
•Proportionate mitigation
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Ways we provide advice & influence
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Mainly…Individual activities/developments
– Marine licensing (MS LOT), T&C Planning consents
(Council) & EIA
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Designated site management measures
Guidance & Policy Development
Also…. Involved with sector-specific planning
• IFGs; renewables strategic plans & associated
SEAs
• Marine planning (across sectors) – consider at
early stage to avoid impacts
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Overview of activities capable
of affecting protected features
(e.g.…)
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MRen developments
Oil & Gas
Acoustic surveys
Aquaculture
Shipping
Fishing (static and mobile)
Leisure boat users
Wildlife tour operators
Anchorages
Scientific research
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Scottish Natural Heritage
http://www.snh.gov.uk/docs/A1007918.pdf
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Case
Loch Creran
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Scottishstudy
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Features
– Bedrock reefs
– Biogenic reefs (Serpulid vermicularis; modiolus
modiolus)
Pressure
– V. sensitive to physical damage
Activities
– Moorings/anchorage
– Shellfish/finfish farming
– Vessel traffic (commercial and leisure)
– Effluent discharge/ dumping
– Scientific research
Protection
– Zonation management plan
• Closed to scallop dredging
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Case
Moray Firth
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Feature
– Bottlenose dolphin
Pressures
– Disturbance (acoustic and visual)
– Vessel collision risk
– Marine pollution
• Oil
• chemical (e.g. POPs)
• Plastics
• Entanglements
– Bycatch
– Disease/pathogens
– Variability in prey resource
– Climate change
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Marine Stressors and SNH
• Advice
– Policy/legislation
– Protected species/area
• Research
– Advice on relevance of proposal for conservation
– Advice on in field study locations - any licencing required
– Funding….(!?)
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Website - http://www.snh.gov.uk/
Contact - marineenergy@snh.gov.uk
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