Abstract
Marine Scotland is currently developing plans that will identify areas of Scottish marine waters that may be suitable for the development of offshore wind, wave and tidal technology. The plans will include option areas which will help to steer developers towards suitable areas for planning projects to go through a marine
licensing process. The draft plans are currently going through public consultation and the submitted responses will be considered as the plans are developed. Furthermore the plans have been subject to environmental and
socio-economic assessments. This Environmental Report documents the results of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) which is an assessment of the effects of the plans on relevant environmental receptors. In this assessment the effects of the plan on the following have been considered: biodiversity; flora; fauna; population and human health; water and the marine environment; climatic factors; marine geology and coastal processes; historic environment; and landscape and seascape.