Scottish Government

The devolved government for Scotland has a range of responsibilities which include: health, education, justice, rural affairs, housing and the environment. Some powers are reserved to the UK government and include: immigration, the constitution, foreign policy and defence.

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Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with Scottish Government.

Total: 162

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Investigations into the interactions between harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) and vessels in the inner Moray Firth Onoufriou, J., Jones, E., Hastie, G. Report Attraction, Avoidance, Displacement, Noise, Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds, Navigation
A Marine Spatial Plan for the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Scotland Summary Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Scottish Offshore Renewables Research Framework (SpORRAn) Marine Scotland Summary Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Habitats and Species Surveys in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Scotland Summary Marine Energy, Wind Energy Habitat Change Invertebrates, Physical Environment
Tidal Power Licensing in Scotland: Sound of Islay Demonstrator Marine Scotland Summary Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Scottish Government Demonstration Strategy: Trialling Methods for Tracking the Fine Scale Underwater Movements of Marine Mammals in Areas of Marine Renewable Energy Development Sparling, C., Gillespie, D., Hastie, G. Report Marine Energy Marine Mammals
Measurement of Hearing in the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) using Auditory Evoked Potentials, and effects of Pile Driving Playback on salmon Behaviour and Physiology Harding, H., Bruintjes, R., Radford, A. Report Noise Fish, Pelagic Fish
Swimming Depth of Sea Trout Sturlaugsson, J. Report Fish
The Cooperative Participatory Evaluation of Renewable Technologies on Ecosystem Services (CORPORATES) Scott, B., Irvine, K., Byg, A. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts
Exploring the winners and losers of marine environmental governance Flannery, W., Ellis, G., Nursery-Bray, M. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Refining Estimates of Collision Risk for Harbour Seals and Tidal Turbines Band, B., Sparling, C., Thompson, D. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Collision Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
Suggested seasonal definitions for birds in the Scottish Marine Environment Tyler, G. Guidance Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds
Hywind scotland Pilot Park Decision Notice Marine Scotland, Scottish Government Guidance Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind
Behavioural Responses of Atlantic Salmon to Mains Frequency Magnetic Fields Armstrong, J., Hunter, D., Fryer, R. Report EMF Fish, Pelagic Fish
Effects of AC Magnetic Fields (MFs) on Swimming Activity in European Eels Anguilla anguilla Orpwood, J., Fryer, R., Rycroft, P. Report EMF Fish, Demersal Fish
MR7.1.2 The Density and Behaviour of Marine Mammals in Tidal Rapids Macaulay, J., Malinka, C., Coram, A. Report Marine Mammals
MR7.2.1 Collision Risk: A Brief Review of Available Information on Behaviour of Mammals and Birds in High Tidal Energy Areas Onoufriou, J., Thompson, D. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Collision Marine Mammals, Birds
MR6.2 Definition of 'Range' in the Context of Marine Renewable Energy Development and Marine Mammal Conservation Northridge, S. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
MR8.1 Tests of Acoustic Signals for Aversive Sound Mitigation with Harbour Seals Gordon, J., Blight, C., Bryant, E. Report Noise Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
Marine and Coastal Tourism and Recreation in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters: A Case Study Aquatera Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Recreation & Tourism
MR1 & MR2 Current State of Knowledge of the Effects of Offshore Renewable Energy Generation Devices on Marine Mammals and Research Requirements: Update, September 2014 Thompson, D., Hall, A., McConnell, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Marine Mammals
MR7.2.2 Collision Risk and Impact Study: Examination of Models for Estimating the Risk of Collisions Between Seals and Tidal Turbines Lonergan, M., Thompson, D. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Collision Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
Scottish Government Good Practice Principles for Community Benefits from Offshore Renewable Energy Developments Natural Scotland Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
MR7.1.1 Quantifying Porpoise Depth Distributions and Underwater Behaviour in Tidal Rapids Areas Macaulay, J., Gordon, J., Coram, A. Report Marine Mammals
MR6.1 Review of Methodology and Main Results of the JCP Analysis of Cetacean Densities in the Context of Marine Renewable Development Lonergan, M., Hammond, P. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
MR7.2.3 Collision Risk and Impact Study: Field Tests of Turbine Blade-Seal Carcass Collisions Thompson, D., Brownlow, A., Onoufriou, J. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Collision Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
At-Sea Turnover of Breeding Seabirds - Final Report to Marine Scotland Science Searle, K., Butler, A., Mobbs, D. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Displacement Birds, Seabirds
Pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan - Socio-economic Baseline Review Marine Scotland Science Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism
Spatio-temporal variability in Scottish smolt emigration times and sizes Malcolm, I., Millar, C., Millidine, K. Report Fish, Pelagic Fish
Scotland's National Marine Plan - A Single Framework for Managing Our Seas Marine Scotland Science Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
TeraWatt Position Papers TeraWatt Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Changes in Flow
Impact Assessment Tool Aquatera Webpage Marine Energy
ScotMap Inshore Fisheries Mapping in Scotland: Recording Fishermen's use of the Sea Kafas, A., McLay, A., Gubbins, M. Report Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Updating Fisheries Sensitivity Maps in British Waters Aires, C., González-Irusta, J., Watret, R. Report Noise Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
Kincardine Offshore Wind Farm South East of Aberdeen Scoping Opinion Scottish Ministers Guidance Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Estimates of Collision Risk of Harbour Porpoises and Marine Renewable Energy Devices at Sites of High Tidal-Stream Energy Wilson, B., Benjamins, S., Elliot, J. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Collision, Avoidance Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Review of migratory routes and behaviour of Atlantic salmon, sea trout and European eel in Scotland’s coastal environment: implications for the development of marine renewables Malcolm, I.A., Godfrey, J., Youngson, A.F. Journal Article Marine Energy Fish
Strategic Surveys of Seabirds off the West Coast of Lewis to Determine Use of Seaspace in Areas of Potential Marine Renewable Energy Developments Simpson, M., Woodward, R. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals
Collation of Available Datasets on Smolt Populations in Scotland to Assess Migration Run Times The Scottish Fisheries Co-ordination Centre (SFCC) Report Fish
EMEC Fall of Warness Tidal Test Site: Wildlife Observations Project Annual Report Marine Scotland Science Report Marine Energy, Tidal Birds, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
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