181750Updated by FeedsNodeProcessor100014173nmpilayerund1459425256175153739700175153739756<p>*** Layer no longer available on NMPi. Information is contained in other layers. Page left for background only. ***</p> <p>The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters (PFOW) supports a diverse marine economy and a vast majority of the area is used for multiple activities. This means there is a potential for competition and conflict. The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters was chosen to pilot the development of a marine spatial plan to support sustainable management of the area’s seas. It aims to balance the needs of local communities and marine economic activities whilst protecting the environment on which they depend. The pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan is being developed by a working group that includes Marine Scotland, Orkney Islands Council and Highland Council. This pilot Plan aims to put in place a planning policy framework in advance of statutory regional marine planning to support sustainable decision making on marine use and management. Through the process of producing the pilot Plan, there have been many lessons learned, which will be published shortly, to inform the preparation of future regional marine plans and the governance arrangements that could underpin Marine Planning Partnerships. It is also anticipated that the pilot Plan will establish a useful basis for the preparation of the two future regional marine plans for Orkney and the North Coast Scottish Marine Regions. This layer displays map&nbsp;3&nbsp;of the plan, which shows National and Local Nature Conservation Areas in the PFOW.</p>

filtered_html<p>*** Layer no longer available on NMPi. Information is contained in other layers. Page left for background only. ***</p> <p>The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters (PFOW) supports a diverse marine economy and a vast majority of the area is used for multiple activities. This means there is a potential for competition and conflict. The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters was chosen to pilot the development of a marine spatial plan to support sustainable management of the area’s seas. It aims to balance the needs of local communities and marine economic activities whilst protecting the environment on which they depend. The pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan is being developed by a working group that includes Marine Scotland, Orkney Islands Council and Highland Council. This pilot Plan aims to put in place a planning policy framework in advance of statutory regional marine planning to support sustainable decision making on marine use and management. Through the process of producing the pilot Plan, there have been many lessons learned, which will be published shortly, to inform the preparation of future regional marine plans and the governance arrangements that could underpin Marine Planning Partnerships. It is also anticipated that the pilot Plan will establish a useful basis for the preparation of the two future regional marine plans for Orkney and the North Coast Scottish Marine Regions. This layer displays map 3 of the plan, which shows National and Local Nature Conservation Areas in the PFOW.</p> nmp:pfow_msp_map3_nature_reservesnmp:pfow_msp_map3_nature_reserves153510210451045572nmpi_icon.pngpublic://default_images/nmpi_icon_1.pngimage/png1570911444339655imageMarine Scotland Information NMPi iconMarine Scotland Information NMPi iconNMPI icon 2 - Copyright © Marine ScotlandNMPI icon 2 - Copyright © Marine ScotlandMarine Scotland Information NMPi icon205205205205619ActiveActiveFishDAC_1976FishDAC_19767497432016-03-22 00:00:002016-03-22 00:00:00Europe/LondonEurope/Londondatetime2021-11-04 00:00:00Europe/LondonEurope/Londondatetime001976758Drew Milne / Tracy McCollinDrew Milne / Tracy McCollin12016-03-22 00:00:00Europe/LondonEurope/LondondatetimeClipped to PFOW plan area and various edits following consultation. See Wrokign DS folderplain_text<p>Clipped to PFOW plan area and various edits following consultation. See Wrokign DS folder</p> Q:\users\GISTeam\Datastore\FishDAC_1976http://s0413a:9997/RecordViewer.aspx?MetadataRecordID=19761244078378475601sioc:Itemfoaf:Documentdc:datedc:createdxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601dc:modifiedxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601content:encodedpropertysioc:has_creatorrelfoaf:namesioc:num_repliesxsd:integersioc:last_activity_datexsd:dateTimedate_iso8601https://marine.gov.scot/?q=maps/10450