Convener

*Gillian Martin (Aberdeenshire East) (SNP)

Deputy convener

*Finlay Carson (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con)

Committee members

*Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab)

*Angus MacDonald (Falkirk East) (SNP)

*Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green)

*Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)

*Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP)

Committee substitutes

Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP)

John Scott (Ayr) (Con)

Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab)

Andy Wightman (Lothian) (Ind)

The following also participated:

Terry A’Hearn (Scottish Environment Protection Agency)

Lloyd Austin (Scottish Environment LINK)

Roseanna Cunningham (Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform)

Professor Campbell Gemmell

Dr Viviane Gravey (Queen’s University Belfast)

Gareth Heavisides (Scottish Government)

Robbie Kernahan (NatureScot)

Jim Martin (Environmental Standards Scotland)

Lisa McGuinness (Marine Scotland)

Professor Colin Reid (University of Dundee)

Clerk to the committee

Lynn Tullis