The Scottish Government

Integration

Marine Scotland will work with our partners and stakeholders in Scotland, the UK and at an international level, and seek to build effective working relationships and strategies in the following areas:

Scottish Government Links

• Bathing Waters
• Climate Change
• Environment
• Ferries, Ports and Canals (including licensing & consents relating to the Coast Protection Act 1949)
• Food
• Planning
• Pollution
• Renewable Energy
• Tourism
• Water Framework Directive

Non-Departmental Public Bodies

• Scottish Environment Protection Agency
• Scottish Natural Heritage

Links with the UK Government and other devolved administrations

• Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (DBERR), UK
• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), UK
• Food Standards Agency
• Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Natural England
• UK Marine Management Organisation
• Countryside Council for Wales
• Welsh Assembly Government
• Department of Environment, Northern Ireland
• Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Isle of Man Government

International Links

• European Union
• International Maritime Organisation
• United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
• World Summit on Sustainable Development