Scottish Natural Heritage Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba
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Scottish Natural Heritage Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba
© Ben James/ SNH Scottish Natural Heritage Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba Scottish Natural Heritage Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba Who we are & aims • Scottish Public Agency • 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Scottish Natural Heritage Role • Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba We are not a Regulator Advising Government and all relevant interests on everything related to the natural heritage •We advise on: •Sensitivity of wildlife and landscapes to stressors/ pressures/activities •Implications for conservation •Proportionate mitigation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Scottish Natural Heritage Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba Ways we provide advice & influence • 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Scottish Natural Heritage Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba Overview of activities capable of affecting protected features (e.g.…) • • • • • • • • • • 1 MRen developments Oil & Gas Acoustic surveys Aquaculture Shipping Fishing (static and mobile) Leisure boat users Wildlife tour operators Anchorages Scientific research 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Scottish Natural Heritage http://www.snh.gov.uk/docs/A1007918.pdf Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Scottish Natural Heritage Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Case Loch Creran DualchasSAC Nàdair na h-Alba Scottishstudy Natural – Heritage • • • • 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Scottish Natural Heritage Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Case Moray Firth SAC Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba Scottishstudy Natural – Heritage • • 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Scottish Natural Heritage Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba 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] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10