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Managing the human activities that have an impact on Scotland’s seas
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Extraction – Dredging (capital and maintenance)
The dredging and extraction of seabed sediments for e.g. Deepening a channel in a harbour or port,
Associated productive assessment:
Maritime transport (freight, ports and shipping)
Maritime transport (passengers, ferries and cruise ships)
Associated pressures:
Barrier to species movement
Death or injury by collision above water
Death or injury by collision below water
Emergence regime changes - local
Genetic modification and translocation of indigenous species
Introduction of light or shading
Introduction of microbial pathogens (disease), viruses or parasites
Introduction or spread of non-indigenous species and translocations (competition)
Litter
Physical change (to another seabed type)
Physical removal (extraction of substratum)
Radionuclide contamination
Reduction in availability or quality of prey
Removal of non-target species (including lethal)
Salinity changes - local
Siltation rate changes (heavy)
Siltation rate changes (light)
Sub-surface abrasion/penetration
Surface abrasion
Transition elements & organo-metal e.g. Chromium, Copper, TBT) contamination. Includes those priority substances listed in Annex II of Directive 2008/105/EC.
Underwater noise
Visual disturbance (behaviour)
Water clarity changes
Water flow (tidal current) changes - local
Wave exposure changes - local
