Option 3: Consider on a case-by-case basis the appropriate governance arrangements for each asset of the Crown Estate in Scotland.
In relation to the three options the consultation document set out where different assets might sit:
Management options for Scottish Crown Estate AssetsOptionAssetFunctions that could potentially be further devolved to councils or communities Foreshore rights
Leasing for wave and tidal energy out to 1 nautical miles (nm), 3nm or 12nm
Land in local authority operated ports
Non-operational ports and jetties
Functions that may be better managed at the national level Offshore renewable leasing (12-200nm zone)
Rights over cables and pipelines (which can transcend national borders within the UK)
Other seabed rights (12-200nm zone) – gas storage rights, mineral rights (not hydrocarbons)
Rights to naturally occurring gold and silver
Reserved mining rights
Functions that need more consideration The rural estates – Applegirth, Fochabers, Glenlivet and Whitehill estates
Urban property – principally at George St, Edinburgh
Offshore wind leasing in the 0-12nm zone
Aquaculture (may need mechanisms for management of conflicts of interest)
Salmon fishing rights, possibly retained as part of the rural estate or aligned more closely with wider reform of wild fisheries)
Land in other ports