Have Your Say on the Creation of Scotland’s National Marine Plan 2.
Scottish Government’s Vision is “Everyone who uses, relies on or has an interest in Scotland’s seas has the opportunity to inform decision-making in the marine space …”
Have your say on the creation of a National Marine Plan 2 that will benefit not only individual sectors, but also people living and relying on, as well as visiting, Scotland’s coast and sea.
- How do you use the sea and coast and where?
- What are the benefits you experience at the coast which could be improved by marine planning?
- What does the sea mean to you?
To input to NMP2 send your responses to these questions to info@solwayfirthpartnership.co.uk
Background Information
Marine planning is a practice to help manage the multiple uses of our seas and oceans. Unlike other types of planning, such as land-use planning or urban planning, marine planning is a relatively new activity in Scotland – it was introduced under the “Marine Acts” in 2009-10. Marine planning activities often result in a plan, strategy or framework, that is then used to guide decisions on how, when and by whom, certain activities can be undertaken in the marine environment.
To date, marine planning activities in Scotland have resulted in a statutory National Marine Plan, several draft Regional Marine Plans and a Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind.
The first National Marine Plan, adopted in 2015, sets out strategic policies to guide the sustainable development of Scotland’s marine resources from Mean High Water Springs out to 200nm. This plan contains general policies for the sustainable development and use of Scotland’s marine area, as well as sector-specific policies for sectors such as sea fisheries, aquaculture, defence, aggregates, offshore wind and other marine renewables.
A review in 2021 found that there was a clear need to update the plan.
Securing wide involvement of our stakeholders from the beginning of the planning process is essential to the creation of a National Marine Plan 2 that will benefit not only individual sectors, but also people living and relying on, as well as visiting, Scotland’s marine environment.
To find out more about NMP2 and the process click here
