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Scottish Natural Heritage Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba
Who we are & aims• Scottish Public Agency
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• Promote the sustainable use of Scotland's natural heritage
• Promote, care for, and improve our natural heritage
• Help people enjoy nature responsibly
• Enable greater understanding and awareness of nature
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Role
• Advising Government and all relevant interests on everything related to the natural heritage
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We are not a Regulator
•We advise on:•Sensitivity of wildlife and landscapes to stressors/ pressures/activities•Implications for conservation•Proportionate mitigation
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Ways we provide advice & influence
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• Mainly…Individual activities/developments – Marine licensing (MS LOT), T&C Planning consents
(Council) & EIA
• Designated site management measures• Guidance & Policy Development
Also…. Involved with sector-specific planning • IFGs; renewables strategic plans & associated
SEAs• Marine planning (across sectors) – consider at
early stage to avoid impacts
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Overview of activities capable of affecting protected features (e.g.…) • MRen developments
• Oil & Gas • Acoustic surveys• Aquaculture• Shipping• Fishing (static and mobile)• Leisure boat users• Wildlife tour operators• Anchorages• Scientific research
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http://www.snh.gov.uk/docs/A1007918.pdf
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Case study – Loch Creran SAC
• Features– Bedrock reefs– Biogenic reefs (Serpulid vermicularis; modiolus
modiolus)• Pressure
– V. sensitive to physical damage• Activities
– Moorings/anchorage– Shellfish/finfish farming– Vessel traffic (commercial and leisure)– Effluent discharge/ dumping– Scientific research
• Protection– Zonation management plan
• Closed to scallop dredging
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• Feature– Bottlenose dolphin
• Pressures– Disturbance (acoustic and visual)– Vessel collision risk– Marine pollution
• Oil • chemical (e.g. POPs)• Plastics• Entanglements
– Bycatch– Disease/pathogens– Variability in prey resource– Climate change
Case study – Moray Firth SAC
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Marine Stressors and SNH
• Advice– Policy/legislation– Protected species/area
• Research– Advice on relevance of proposal for conservation– Advice on in field study locations - any licencing required– Funding….(!?)
• Website - http://www.snh.gov.uk/• Contact - [email protected]
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