Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Key Findings
The designation of MPA is awarded to marine locations containing flora, fauna, habitat, or historical artifacts of importance (Marine Conservation Society, n.d.). It is an overarching classification that can be applied to other designations like SSSIs, SPAs and SACs (Marine Scotland Assessment, 2020). With this designation comes restrictions on activities in the area. Many for example have bans on bottom trawling, and their rules on pollution and developments are often more strict (Marine Conservation Society, n.d.).
MPAs may be found inshore or offshore (Marine Conservation Society, n.d.), and as of 2020, 217 MPAs in total could be found around Scotland (Marine Scotland Assessment, 2020). One example that extends to the East Grampian Coastline is the Rosehearty to Fraserburgh Coast Mudflat MPA (Scottish Government, 2011).
Marine Protected Areas Scotland
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Seafood Landings by Value into the North East of Scotland - Employment in the fishing industry offshore- Employment in the fishing industry onshore- Markets for Seafood - Fraserburgh Harbour, Peterhead Harbour - Aberdeen Harbour - Small Harbours north of Aberdeen - Small Harbours South of Aberdeen – Status of key commercial species – Numbers of fishing vessels – Training - Employment - Mackerel line catch value
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