Draft Firth of Clyde Marine Spatial Plan
Draft SEA Environment Report
Background Documents
Consultation Responses
Consultation Events
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Plan Consultation
The consultation on the Draft Firth of Clyde Marine Spatial Plan and associated Draft SEA Environment Report closed on Friday the 26th of June 2009. We are grateful to all who have submitted their views. In the coming weeks the project team will be collating and analysing all the comments received. A report will be produced summarising the comments and giving our response to them. This report will be used in developing the revised Plan. The consultation report will be published on this website and copies will be sent to all who have submitted comments.
Draft Firth of Clyde Marine Spatial Plan
The Firth of Clyde Marine Spatial Plan (the Plan) establishes an overarching policy framework to facilitate the sustainable development of activities within the Firth of Clyde. You can view the microsite here. Alternatively download a PDF format here or request a paper version to be sent to by completing this online request form.
The Plan has been in development since 2006 with the emphasis on consultation with stakeholders at all stages. This document represents an innovative approach to marine planning, based on Scottish Ministers’ commitment to making marine management more efficient, inclusive and accessible now and for future generations.
SEA: Environment Report
The Plan has been subject to Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) under Section 5 (3) of the Environment Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005. The full Environment Report of the SEA is available to download here. A Non-Technical summary that sets out the purpose, methods and findings of the SEA, which has informed the development of a draft Firth of Clyde Marine Spatial Plan can be viewed here. Alternatively download a copy in PDF format here.
Background Documents
There are a number of supporting documents that support The Firth of Clyde Marine Spatial Plan and SEA Environment Report. You can download these documents below. | Report Name
| Description
| Links to download
| Ecosystem Approach
- Applied to the FoCMSP
| The Firth of Clyde Marine Spatial Plan has adopted the eco-system approach to sustainable development. This paper outlines the key elements of the eco-system approach and describes how it has been applied to the development of the plan.
| Download Report
| Landscape/Seascape Assessment: Firth of Clyde
| This report provides a brief landscape visual assessment of the Firth of Clyde. It identifies strategic landscape/seascape zones within the Clyde.
| Download Report
| Review of biodiversity for Marine Spatial Planning within the Firth of Clyde
| This report brings together the existing marine biodiversity knowledge on the Firth of Clyde and identifies areas of biodiversity interest and gaps in current knowledge.
| Download Report
| Sectoral Interactions in the Firth of Clyde
| This report describes the interactions among key sectors utilising the marine environment of the Firth of Clyde and includes an interactions matrix of activities.
| Download Report
Download Matrix
| Socio-economic Review
| The socio-economic Review presents a range of socio-economic analysis of the Firth of Clyde including: a high level socio-economic overview; a detailed review of the key marine related sector; and a review of the key coastal settlements.
| Download Report | State of the Clyde Report
| This is a summary of existing environmental information. It describes the current status and where known, trends in status of some specific environmental components of the Firth.
| Download Report
| The process of Developing a Seabed Habitat Map for the Firth of Clyde
| This report describes the process involved in developing a seabed habitat map for the Firth of Clyde.
| Download Report
| Sectoral Workshop Reports
| There are reports available on the outcomes of each of the sectoral workshops held for: Conservation and Biodiversity; Fishing; Mariculture; Recreation and Tourism; Shipping and Transport. these identify the key drivers and establish the strategic position in these sectors.
| Conservation & Biodiversity
Fishing
Mariculture
Recreation & Tourism
Shipping & Transport
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Consultation Responses
Written comments on draft Firth of Clyde Marine Spatial Plan and the draft Environment Report were invited by 26th June 2009. Comments could be submitted: via the online comments form or, by email to
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; or, by post to the address below.
SSMEI Clyde Pilot
Caspian House
Mariner Court
Clydebank
G81 2NR |
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