Brown & May Marine Limited Stephen sja

Brown & May Marine Limited
Stephen
sja@brownmay.com
Appleby
01379 870181
CNR Ninian Northern Decommissioning
Jake Laws/Rebecca Radford
jake.laws@brownmay.com
01379 872146
In 2013, Brown and May Marine Ltd were commissioned by CNR international to undertake a
Socioeconomic Impact Assessment (ScIA) in relation to the Decommissioning of the Ninian Northern
Platform and associated infrastructure located in the Northern North Sea. Work was undertaken
collaboratively with long term industry partner the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF). The project was
complex due to the high levels of commercial fishing activity by the UK and a number of international fleets
that represented a diverse range of both static and towed gear types. In depth consultation with relevant
commercial fisheries stakeholders, across all fleet sectors, was undertaken by the SFF, including detailed
information regarding the nature of potential socioeconomic impacts. This information fed into the ScIA
process undertaken by BMM, where in addition to fisheries statistics, satellite tracking and surveillance
data, it facilitated an accurate and robust assessment of the socioeconomic impacts potentially sustained.
The time scale and cost effectiveness of the project were enhanced by this collaborative approach.
Since joining DECOM North Sea Brown and May Marine Ltd have been commissioned by BMT Cordah to
undertake a socioeconomic assessment on commercial fishing activity in relation to the decommissioning
of two Southern North Sea Gas platforms and associated infrastructure. For confidentiality reasons it is not
possible to provide further information relating to this on-going project at this stage.