Draft Policy Framework
Question 1. What is your view of the aims and purpose of Highly Protected Marine Areas as set out in sections 2 and 3 of the draft Policy Framework?
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Unnecessary and highly divisive. Fishing communities are increasingly fragile due to spatial squeeze and bureaucratic pressures that compound year by year. The only way HPMAs would be acceptable is if they were concomitant with wind farm spaces.
Question 2. What is your view of the effectiveness of the approaches to manage the activities listed below, as set out in section 6 of the draft Policy Framework, in order to achieve the aims and purpose of HPMAs?
| Commercial fishing (of any kind) Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | Commercial fishing (of any kind) Support Radio button: Not checked Support | Commercial fishing (of any kind) Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | Commercial fishing (of any kind) Oppose Radio button: Not checked Oppose | Commercial fishing (of any kind) Strongly oppose Radio button: Checked Strongly oppose |
| Recreational fishing (of any kind) Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | Recreational fishing (of any kind) Support Radio button: Not checked Support | Recreational fishing (of any kind) Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | Recreational fishing (of any kind) Oppose Radio button: Not checked Oppose | Recreational fishing (of any kind) Strongly oppose Radio button: Checked Strongly oppose |
| All other recreational activities Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | All other recreational activities Support Radio button: Not checked Support | All other recreational activities Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | All other recreational activities Oppose Radio button: Not checked Oppose | All other recreational activities Strongly oppose Radio button: Checked Strongly oppose |
| Finfish aquaculture Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | Finfish aquaculture Support Radio button: Not checked Support | Finfish aquaculture Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | Finfish aquaculture Oppose Radio button: Checked Oppose | Finfish aquaculture Strongly oppose Radio button: Not checked Strongly oppose |
| Shellfish aquaculture Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | Shellfish aquaculture Support Radio button: Not checked Support | Shellfish aquaculture Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | Shellfish aquaculture Oppose Radio button: Checked Oppose | Shellfish aquaculture Strongly oppose Radio button: Not checked Strongly oppose |
| Seaweed harvesting Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | Seaweed harvesting Support Radio button: Not checked Support | Seaweed harvesting Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | Seaweed harvesting Oppose Radio button: Checked Oppose | Seaweed harvesting Strongly oppose Radio button: Not checked Strongly oppose |
| Oil and gas sector Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | Oil and gas sector Support Radio button: Not checked Support | Oil and gas sector Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | Oil and gas sector Oppose Radio button: Checked Oppose | Oil and gas sector Strongly oppose Radio button: Not checked Strongly oppose |
| Renewable energy Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | Renewable energy Support Radio button: Checked Support | Renewable energy Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | Renewable energy Oppose Radio button: Not checked Oppose | Renewable energy Strongly oppose Radio button: Not checked Strongly oppose |
| Carbon capture, utilisation and storage Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | Carbon capture, utilisation and storage Support Radio button: Not checked Support | Carbon capture, utilisation and storage Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | Carbon capture, utilisation and storage Oppose Radio button: Not checked Oppose | Carbon capture, utilisation and storage Strongly oppose Radio button: Checked Strongly oppose |
| Subsea cables Strongly support Radio button: Checked Strongly support | Subsea cables Support Radio button: Not checked Support | Subsea cables Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | Subsea cables Oppose Radio button: Not checked Oppose | Subsea cables Strongly oppose Radio button: Not checked Strongly oppose |
| Aggregate extraction Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | Aggregate extraction Support Radio button: Not checked Support | Aggregate extraction Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | Aggregate extraction Oppose Radio button: Not checked Oppose | Aggregate extraction Strongly oppose Radio button: Checked Strongly oppose |
| Ports and harbours Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | Ports and harbours Support Radio button: Not checked Support | Ports and harbours Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | Ports and harbours Oppose Radio button: Not checked Oppose | Ports and harbours Strongly oppose Radio button: Checked Strongly oppose |
| Shipping and ferries Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | Shipping and ferries Support Radio button: Not checked Support | Shipping and ferries Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | Shipping and ferries Oppose Radio button: Not checked Oppose | Shipping and ferries Strongly oppose Radio button: Checked Strongly oppose |
| Military and defence Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | Military and defence Support Radio button: Not checked Support | Military and defence Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | Military and defence Oppose Radio button: Checked Oppose | Military and defence Strongly oppose Radio button: Not checked Strongly oppose |
| Hydrogen production Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | Hydrogen production Support Radio button: Not checked Support | Hydrogen production Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | Hydrogen production Oppose Radio button: Checked Oppose | Hydrogen production Strongly oppose Radio button: Not checked Strongly oppose |
| Space Ports Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | Space Ports Support Radio button: Not checked Support | Space Ports Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | Space Ports Oppose Radio button: Checked Oppose | Space Ports Strongly oppose Radio button: Not checked Strongly oppose |
Please explain your answer in the text box and if you think we have missed any activities, please suggest them here
No to HPMAs for any purpose other than windfarms.
Question 3. What is your view of the proposed additional powers set out in section 8.3.2 of the draft Policy Framework: “Allow for activities to be prohibited from the point of designation to afford high levels of protection.”
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Enough prohibition with wind farm designations and MPAs
Question 4. What is your view of the proposed additional powers set out in section 8.3.3 of the draft Policy Framework: “Establish processes to permit certain limited activities within a HPMA on a case-by-case basis for specified reasons.”
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Only support if HPMA came to be
Question 5. What is your view of the proposed additional powers set out in section 8.3.4 of the draft Policy Framework: “Activities which are not permitted in a HPMA but are justified in specified cases of emergency or force majeure.”
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Obviously military and emergency.
Question 6. What is your view of the proposed additional powers set out in section 8.3.5 of the draft Policy Framework: “Measures for activities allowed and carefully managed in HPMAs.”
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The tail is wagging the dog here, the majority dont want HPMA.
Question 7. Do you have any further comments on the draft Policy Framework, which have not been covered by your answers to the previous questions?
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tHERE IS A TOTAL DISCONNECT BETWEEN TOWN AND COUNTRYSIDE ON THIS PROPOSAL. Communities will be destroyed if fishing is banned in inshore waters. People feel very strongly about this to yhe point of militancy.
Draft Site Selection Guidelines
Question 8. What is your view of the proposal that HPMA site identification should be based upon the “functions and resources of significance to Scotland’s seas," as set out in Annex B of the draft Site Selection Guidelines?
| Blue Carbon Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | Blue Carbon Support Radio button: Not checked Support | Blue Carbon Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | Blue Carbon Oppose Radio button: Not checked Oppose | Blue Carbon Strongly oppose Radio button: Checked Strongly oppose |
| Essential Fish Habitats Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | Essential Fish Habitats Support Radio button: Not checked Support | Essential Fish Habitats Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | Essential Fish Habitats Oppose Radio button: Not checked Oppose | Essential Fish Habitats Strongly oppose Radio button: Checked Strongly oppose |
| Strengthening the Scottish MPA network Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | Strengthening the Scottish MPA network Support Radio button: Checked Support | Strengthening the Scottish MPA network Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | Strengthening the Scottish MPA network Oppose Radio button: Not checked Oppose | Strengthening the Scottish MPA network Strongly oppose Radio button: Not checked Strongly oppose |
| Protection from storms and sea level rise Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | Protection from storms and sea level rise Support Radio button: Not checked Support | Protection from storms and sea level rise Neutral Radio button: Checked Neutral | Protection from storms and sea level rise Oppose Radio button: Not checked Oppose | Protection from storms and sea level rise Strongly oppose Radio button: Not checked Strongly oppose |
| Research and education Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | Research and education Support Radio button: Not checked Support | Research and education Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | Research and education Oppose Radio button: Checked Oppose | Research and education Strongly oppose Radio button: Not checked Strongly oppose |
| Enjoyment and appreciation Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | Enjoyment and appreciation Support Radio button: Not checked Support | Enjoyment and appreciation Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | Enjoyment and appreciation Oppose Radio button: Checked Oppose | Enjoyment and appreciation Strongly oppose Radio button: Not checked Strongly oppose |
| Other important ecosystem services Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | Other important ecosystem services Support Radio button: Not checked Support | Other important ecosystem services Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | Other important ecosystem services Oppose Radio button: Checked Oppose | Other important ecosystem services Strongly oppose Radio button: Not checked Strongly oppose |
Please explain your answer in the text box, including any suggested changes to the list
not clear what some of these questions mean.
Question 9. What is your view of the general principles that are intended to inform the approach to HPMA selection, as listed below and set out in section 4.1 of the draft Site Selection Guidelines?
| Use of a robust evidence base Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | Use of a robust evidence base Support Radio button: Not checked Support | Use of a robust evidence base Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | Use of a robust evidence base Oppose Radio button: Not checked Oppose | Use of a robust evidence base Strongly oppose Radio button: Checked Strongly oppose |
| HPMA scale and the use of functional ecosystem units Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | HPMA scale and the use of functional ecosystem units Support Radio button: Not checked Support | HPMA scale and the use of functional ecosystem units Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | HPMA scale and the use of functional ecosystem units Oppose Radio button: Not checked Oppose | HPMA scale and the use of functional ecosystem units Strongly oppose Radio button: Checked Strongly oppose |
| Ensuring added value Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | Ensuring added value Support Radio button: Not checked Support | Ensuring added value Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | Ensuring added value Oppose Radio button: Not checked Oppose | Ensuring added value Strongly oppose Radio button: Checked Strongly oppose |
| Delivering ecosystem recovery Strongly support Radio button: Not checked Strongly support | Delivering ecosystem recovery Support Radio button: Not checked Support | Delivering ecosystem recovery Neutral Radio button: Not checked Neutral | Delivering ecosystem recovery Oppose Radio button: Not checked Oppose | Delivering ecosystem recovery Strongly oppose Radio button: Checked Strongly oppose |
Question 10. What is your view of the proposed five-stage site selection process, found in sections 4.2 and 4.3 as well as Figure 2 and Annex A of the draft Site Selection Guidelines?
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Ditch the whole concept now.
Question 11. Do you have any further comments on the draft Site Selection Guidelines, which have not been covered by your answers to the previous questions?
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No
Initial Sustainability Appraisal
Question 12. What is your view of the Strategic Environmental Report, summarised within sections 3 and 4 of the Sustainability Appraisal, as an accurate representation of the potential impacts, issues and considerations raised by the introduction of the draft Policy Framework and Site Selection Guidelines?
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Box ticking greenwash.
Question 13. What is your view of the Socio-Economic Impact Assessment, summarised within sections 3 and 4 of the Sustainability Appraisal, as an accurate representation of the potential impacts, issues and considerations raised by the introduction of the draft Policy Framework and Site Selection Guidelines?
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Unrealistic.
Partial Island Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA) Screening Report
Question 14. What is your view of the partial ICIA screening report as an accurate representation of potential impacts, raised by implementation of the draft Policy Framework and Site Selection Guidelines?
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Islands most disadvantaged by HPMA.
Question 15. Do you think that the implementation of the draft Policy Framework and Site Selection Guidelines will have any significantly differential impacts - positive and/or negative - on island communities?
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Obvious
Partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA)
Question 16. What is your view of the partial BRIA as an accurate representation of the potential impacts, issues and considerations raised by the implementation of the draft Policy Framework and Site Selection Guidelines?
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Unclear question.
Question 17. Do you think that the implementation of the draft Policy Framework and Site Selection Guidelines will have any financial, regulatory or resource implications - positive and/or negative - for you and/or your business?
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Question 18. If you answered “yes” to the previous question, please specify in the text box below, which of the proposals/actions you refer to and why you believe this would result in financial, regulatory or resource implications for your business.
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Potentially it could kill the fishing industry. The hunter has become the hunted. Why?
Our Commitment
Question 19. Do you have any further thoughts on the Scottish Government’s commitment to introduce HPMAs to at least 10% of Scottish waters?
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Definitely a very bad and unnecessary concept.
About you
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CHRISTOPHER BROWNE
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376469648761008
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Academia
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