Question reference: S5W-35920
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 10 March 2021
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Current status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 23 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to classify marine Special Protection Areas in Orkney waters, as recommended by the Scottish Natural Heritage and Joint Nature Conservation Committee report, ‘Final advice and recommendations on a network of proposed marine Special Protection Areas’, which was published on 6 December 2018.
Answer
Marine Scotland are currently in close dialogue with NatureScot and other interested parties in order to address outstanding objections raised through public consultation on the proposed Special Protection Areas in Orkney. A Ministerial announcement is expected once these concerns are addressed.