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5. OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES
5.1 The 2004 consultation, and other reviews, produced
several suggestions for process orientated
outputs (summarised in section 1 above)
but little in the way of specific measurable
outcomes to add to those, often derived
from
UK-wide,
EU or International obligations, that
were set out in the 2004 consultation. Scottish Ministers
will pursue the outputs and outcomes in tables 1 and 2 as
the key elements in helping to secure the long term
sustainability of our coasts and seas.
Table 1: Outputs
Date | Expected Output |
|---|
2006 | - ICZM strategy reported
to
EU Commission
- Application of
SEA to all strategies,
programmes and plans becomes mandatory in
Scotland
- Part II of
FEPA amended to comply
with
WFD requirements on
coastal engineering and building works
- Indicators of marine ecosystem health
developed
- Environmental assessment of west coast
of Scotland completed (wave and tidal power
developments)
- SNH report on coastal
and marine national park
- Development of an action plan for the
implementation of the Sea Fisheries
Sustainable Framework
- Establishment of the first tranche of
Inshore Fisheries Groups under the
Strategic Framework for Sea Fisheries in
Scotland.
|
2007 | - Concept of marine spatial planning
further developed
- Guidance on coastal and marine users'
rights and responsibilities published
|
2008 | - SSMEI pilots completed,
with an assessment of the scope for
following similar or adapted approaches
elsewhere in Scotland
- Designation of Scotland's first coastal
and marine national park
- Network of Natura sites extended into
the marine environment
|
2010 | - Network of marine protected areas
established
|
2012 | - Control regimes for
WFD operational
|
2015 | - Development of sustainability
strategies for Scotland's key fish stocks
under the Sea Fisheries Sustainable
Framework.
|
2030 | - Where decline in priority species and
habitats continues, reasons should be
understood and measures in place to
minimise losses
|
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SNH
Table 2: Outcomes
Date | Expected Outcome |
|---|
2008 | - Improved management of the coastal and
marine environments in the
SSMEI pilot areas with
additional benefits to coastal
communities
- Increased number and proportion of
habitats and species protected under the
Natura network
- Flooding risks reduced to no greater
than 1% annual risk for 4,950
properties
|
2010 | - 18% of electricity generated from
renewable sources
- 20% reduction in carbon dioxide
emissions below 1990 levels (
UK target to which
Scotland will contribute)
- Biodiversity decline halted
- Instances of eutrophication under
control
- WFD water quality
targets met
|
2015 | - WFD requirement for good
ecological status achieved for coastal
waters met
- Depleted fish stocks restored to
maximum sustainable yields where
possible
|
2020 | - 40% electricity generated from
renewable sources
- Discharges, emissions and losses of
hazardous substances reduced to close to
zero for man made synthetics
- Discharges, emissions and losses of
radioactive substances caused by human
activity reduced so that concentrations in
the marine environment are near background
levels for naturally occurring substances
and close to zero for artificial
substances
|
2030 | - Loss of priority species' habitats
halted
- Many priority species and habitats
increasing
- More people feel a sense of
responsibility for, and stewardship of,
biodiversity and understand and enjoy the
social, economic and environmental benefits
of a biologically diverse coastal and
marine environment
|
Fulmar, Shetland
© Lorne Gill /
SNH
Marine spatial planning
5.2 The potential for marine spatial planning, and other
means of managing coastal and marine activity, will be
explored through pilot projects under the
SSMEI in Shetland, the Clyde and the
St Abbs area. More detail on each of these pilots is below.
A fourth pilot, in the Sound of Mull is also under
consideration.
Shetland pilot Summary
Shetland is unique in Scotland having the 1974 Zetland
County Council (
ZCC) Act. The Shetlands Islands Council
(
SIC) has authority over most marine
management issues out to 12 nautical miles and issues works
licences for most marine developments through the Act. The
Islands Council has promoted more integrated marine
management through the appointment of a coastal zone
management officer, and through the work of the Council's
Marine Development Sub-committee. The Council has also
begun the process of developing management plans for the
marine environment but this has so far focussed on
aquaculture. An opportunity now exists to bring together,
strengthen and build on efforts so far in order to create a
more integrated and robust framework for marine management
in Shetland, which might serve as a model for improved
marine management elsewhere in Scotland. The project will
offer added capacity and value to the work already
undertaken by existing stakeholder bodies in the pilot
area.
Objectives
- To integrate and co-ordinate sectoral management
initiatives (marine biodiversity; inshore fisheries;
aquaculture; oil etc) into a marine spatial plan;
- To provide enhanced decision support to the Council
and all other stakeholders on the distribution, use and
value of marine resources;
- To assess the strengths and weaknesses of the
ZCC Act and associated mechanisms in
delivering the objectives of the
SSMEI in Shetland and its potential
to inform wider approaches in Scotland;
- To collate information to develop marine management
plans and underpin more informed and strategic decision
making;
- To ensure that communities understand and
participate more effectively in marine management and
decision making;
- To accommodate the views and knowledge of other
stakeholders and the wider community at the earliest
possible stage of any development proposal resulting in
reduced conflict and enhanced siting, design and
management.
Key Elements
- Establish the adequate level of information needed
to underpin decision making;
- Assessment of existing activities, and
opportunities for the future. It will encompass
strategic environmental assessment of the evolving
plan. This analysis should both inform and be informed
by consultation, and will draw heavily on the
information presented in a marine Geographic
Information System (
GIS) for Shetland;
- Stakeholder and community participation to draw on
marine knowledge and additional studies to fill
knowledge gaps;
- Strategy development and spatial planning will draw
together the information, analysis and stakeholder
perspectives in order to develop and agree an effective
strategy for sustainable marine management. The
strategy will include spatial planning and building on
the
GIS to guide future development and
works licence decisions;
- Development of a Marine Management Plan for
Shetland as a whole, and local area plans identifying
where marine systems are subject to current development
pressures and likely future pressures.
Deliverables
- a comprehensive overarching marine spatial plan for
Shetland supported by a marine
GIS;
- a set of three or more detailed local plans will be
produced relating to marine systems where competition
for resources exists;
- an improved decision support system for marine
stakeholders and the local community;
strategic analysis of existing marine activities and
provision of a better understanding of environmental
capacity, spatial planning issues, current pressures and
how the marine environment can be managed in the
future.
firth of clyde pilot summary
The Clyde pilot aims at the development and delivery of
more integrated and sustainable management of the marine
and coastal areas of the Firth of Clyde through:
- Developing an agreed marine spatial plan for
natural resource use, development control and
management of the marine and coastal areas of the Firth
of Clyde;
- Providing decision support mechanisms;
- Delivering more integrated decision making.
The project will offer added capacity and value to the
work and profile of the Clyde Forum. Initially at least,
the same geographical boundaries on the Firth of Clyde as
those adopted by the Forum are proposed, but marine rather
than upstream issues will be the focus of activity. The
precise coverage of the pilot project will however be
agreed by those involved and informed by work considering
the application of the ecosystem approach.
Objectives
- To deliver the ideals of ecosystem based management
and sustainable development by developing an effective
and integrated stakeholder-regulator partnership for
the marine and coastal areas of the Firth of
Clyde;
- To develop a long-term marine spatial plan for the
Clyde marine area;
- To develop coastal and inshore marine local sector
plans which take full account of the interests of
stakeholders and wider ecosystem issues;
- To integrate and make accessible natural resource
'ecosystem' level management information;
- To test new 'integrated management' structures in
advance of Water Framework Directive (
WFD) requirements.
Key Elements
- Establish the Clyde Marine Advisory Group (C-
MAG) agreeing its objectives and
actions;
- Provision of development guidance and
consultation;
- Investigate information requirements, especially
opportunities for improvement in decision support to
marine regulators;
- Develop decision support mechanisms identifying
inadequacies and consider changes;
- Produce sectoral forward plans that integrate with
the ecosystem based management plan for the Firth of
Clyde;
- Develop and implement a marine spatial plan that
combines and augments the sectoral plans in a coherent
system;
- Develop a common information resource;
- Promotion & fund-raising.
Deliverables
- a structure to facilitate marine spatial planning
and investigate and test new decision-making processes
in the marine environment;
- integrated plans for key sectors such as
recreation, offshore energy, shipping, industry and
aquaculture to achieve greater awareness between
sectors & regulators and to encourage sustainable
development in the sectors;
- a marine spatial plan that connects the sectoral
plans developed with the Glasgow and Clyde Valley
Structure Plan; addresses
SEPA's responsibilities under River
Basin Management Planning and takes account of
Scotland's obligations under international marine
initiatives;
- a review of the implementation of the marine
spatial plan by partners and others in the Clyde
including lessons learned and recommendations for
increasing uptake of the plan in the years following
the pilot;
- consideration of how information is disseminated to
all stakeholders within the local partnership model,
where possible simplifying and clarifying the process
for stakeholders;
- commissioning of other targeted research where
necessary;
- raising awareness of the sustainable development
goals of the project;
- an extensive web-based resource of information
relating to the Clyde and its marine environment that
will contribute to awareness-raising.
ST
ABBSAREA pilot summary
Background
The Berwickshire coast has a long history of marine
resource use, with the main communities of St Abbs,
Coldingham and Eyemouth traditionally relying upon fishing
as the main source of employment. Socio-economic
dependencies on the marine environment are diversifying
into service sectors such as recreation and tourism.
Achieving a balance between old and new marine resource
users presents a particular challenge for management. The
marine environment of Berwickshire is rich, with a number
of voluntary, national and international nature
conservation designations. In addition, outstanding coastal
scenery and rich cultural and historic interests, combine
to make the Berwickshire Coast attractive to a range of
users for recreation and tourism, as well as traditional
uses such as fishing. The pilot will identify ways in which
the communities can work towards sustainable management of
the marine environment, building upon the valuable work
already undertaken by stakeholders in the area. It will
offer added capacity and value to the work already
undertaken by existing stakeholder bodies in St. Abbs &
Eyemouth.
Objectives
- Help local communities to adapt to changing
environmental, social and economic circumstances
through targeted initiatives related to sustainable
marine resource use;
- Encourage community stewardship of the marine
environment by illustrating the socio-economic benefits
of sustainable management.
Key Elements
- Investigate the socio-economic benefits from
current marine resource use;
- Develop a "vision for the Berwickshire coast",
which identifies the aspirations of community and users
and identifies how the pilot can advance them;
- Establish a series of initiatives in the pilot area
to demonstrate the socio-economic benefits of
sustainable management;
- Develop community support for sustainable
development and encourage broader buy in for a culture
of stewardship for the marine environment;
- Establish a Steering Group for the pilot;
- Collate and publish marine stewardship information
and forward looking plan.
Deliverables
- Identification of the socio-economic benefits of
sustainable management;
- An ongoing engagement mechanism for better
communication between regulators and stakeholders
within the pilot area;
- Completion of initiatives showing the
socio-economic benefits of sustainable development
which can be replicated in other Scottish coastal
communities;
A report showing current marine stewardship information
and the potential for future sustainable development.
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