I announced on 15 June theoutline of a new Scottish strategy for the long-term sustainability ofScotland’s marine and coastal environments, including work to identifyScotland’s first coastal and marine national park.A copy of my letter of 14June to the Convener of the Environment and Rural Development Committee,setting out the main elements of that strategy, is available at the Parliament’s website: www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/committees/envirnment/papers-05/rap-20.pdf.I expect to publish moredetail of the strategy within the next two months.