The Scottish Government

Founded on: the five guiding principles of sustainable development -

• Living within environmental limits
• Ensuring a strong, healthy and just society
• Achieving a sustainable economy
• Promoting good governance
• Using sound science responsibly …

... to secure a vision of:

clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse marine

and coastal environments, managed to meet the long term needs

of nature and people ….

... through:

Governance
objectives

Environment
objectives

Community
objectives

Industry
objectives

Sound Science

… achieved by:

co-ordination of sectoral strategies, time limited outputs and outcomes building on the 2004 consultation, the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy, the work of the Scottish Coastal Forum, SSMEI pilots and other reviews ….

… delivered through:

A Ministerially chaired stakeholder group to:

Develop the strategy further, including assessment of impacts and conflicts; and conflict resolution

Review

objectives

Set

performance

indicators and identify science and research needs

Input to the assessment of options for a coastal and marine national park

Develop the concept of marine spatial planning

Consider what legislative change might be needed for Scotland