The Scottish Government

Links

The list below includes some of the government departments, devolved administrations, public bodies and non-governmental organisations involved in a range of issues relating to the marine environment

UK Government

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR)

Department for Transport (DfT)

Ministry of Defence (MoD)

Research

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)

Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) - Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory

Fisheries Research Services (FRS) - Now Marine Scotland Science

Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)

Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH)

Aberdeen Institute for Coastal Sciences and Management

Natural Research Environment Council (NERC)

North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation (NASCO)

Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency (SFPA) - Now Marine Scotland Compliance

Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU), St Andrews

British Marine Aggregate Producers Association

British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) - website for the UK offshore wind energy industry

MarClim - Marine Climate Change and Biodiversity

Marine Biological Association

Marine Conservation Society

Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER)

The Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland (MarLIN)

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea

OSPAR Commission (for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North- East Atlantic)

UK Biodiversity (UKBAP)

UK Marine SACs Project

Other

Environment and Heritage Services Northern Ireland

National Assembly of Wales (NAW)

Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)

United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA) - Same site, now UK Oil & Gas

Scottish Coastal Forum

Scottish Biodiversity Forum

British Ports Association

Scottish Renewables Forum

VisitScotland

Sustainable Tourism

Media

BBC Wildlife Finder

Useful Documents

Protecting and Promoting Scotland's Freshwater Fish and Fisheries a review

Scotland's freshwater fish and fisheries: Securing their future

The future for Scotland's waters - guiding principles on the technical requirements of the water framework directive

Review of Development in Coastal and Marine Waters

Modern Ports: A UK Policy

The UK strategy for radioactive discharges 2001-2020