Our advice relating to MPA management measures for fish

The below documents contain our supplementary advice relating to MPA and PMF management measures for fish.

• Basking sharks - Identifying zones where basking sharks occur more frequently within a possible MPA to aid management discussions
• Discussion paper on sandeel and herring sensitivities in relation to MPA fisheries management measure advice
• NatureScot Fisheries Management Advice – Supporting information for basking shark in relation to interaction with static nets (tangle in particular)
• Review of cetacean and basking shark distribution data in relation to advice on static gear for relevant Marine Protected Areas
• Scoping the remaining requirements for fisheries management measures in Scottish inshore MPAs
• Supplementary paper on sandeel and herring distribution data to support MPA fisheries management measure advice and development

Other useful information

• NatureScot’s SiteLink contains Conservation and Management Advice (CMA) for each relevant site. The CMAs provide NatureScot’s formal advice for a full range of activities. These site-specific documents can be viewed here, on the relevant MPA page.