MCS is consulted on a wide range of marine issues and provides advice primarily to government. but also to industry. on topics ranging from offshore wind and oil and gas to marine strategies and fisheries reform. MCS provides advice to ensure that further action is taken to conserve our seas and reduce the effect of marine activities on marine habitats and species.
Click on the links below to download MCS policy and technical advice
(you will need MS Word to read most of these, or Adobe Acrobat Reader for a few of them).
(you will need MS Word to read most of these, or Adobe Acrobat Reader for a few of them).
- Marine Conservation Society response Defra ICZM consultation - October 2006
- MCS Response to Government Sustainable development document 'Taking It On' - July 2004
- MCS Evidence to EFRA Committee Inquiry to Protection of the Marine Environment - September 2003
- MCS response to RMNC Enforcement Questionnaire - June 2003
- WCL MCS letter to Secretary of State RE: Inter Dept review of developments in coastal and marine waters - March 2003
- MCS response to DEFRA Marine Stewardship Report - 'Seas of Change'- February 2003
- MCS comments on ODPM Strategic Environment Assessment Guidance - January 2003
- MCS response to England Biodiversity Strategy - November 2002
- MCS response to English Nature 21st (C) agenda
- MCS Response to Inter Dept review of developments in coastal and marine waters
It should be noted that whilst the UK Government at Westminster controls matters such as shipping and marine conservation beyond 12 nautical miles, the Scottish Government has control over most matters within 12 nm, including inshore fisheries, aquaculture, coastal management, renewable energy, conservation, pollution, dumping and dredging, marine works and research and some, including fisheries and aspects of renewable energy development, from 12 to 200nm.
- Scotlink response to the UK Marine Bill White Paper - June 2007
- MCS response to the Scottish Parliament Environment Rural Development Committee marine enquiry
- ScotLINK response to the Scottish Parliament Environment Rural Development Committee marine enquiry
- Scotlink briefing for Scottish political party conferences - October 2006
- Scotlink Marine Bulletin 3 - Marine Spatial Planning - September 2006
- Scotlink Marine Bulletin 2 - UK Marine Bill - May 2006
- Scotlink Marine Bulletin 1 - Coastal and Marine National Park - February 2006
- Scotlink response to Defra UK Marine Bill consultation - June 2006
- MCS submission to Scottish Parliament petitions committee with regard ship-to-ship transfers in the Forth - August 2006
- MCS response to consultation on oil spill contingency plans for ship-to-ship transfers in the Forth - May 2006
- MCS response to Scottish Coastal Forum - December 2004
- MCS response to Scottish Biodiversity Strategy - October 2004
- MCS response to Scottish Executive Marine Strategy - October 2004
- Scotlink marine policy summary - September 2004
- Scotlink marine policy detail - September 2004
- Scotlink aquaculture policy - September 2004
- Scotlink inshore fisheries policy - September 2004
- Scotlink natural heritage policy - September 2004
- Scotlink coastal confusion case studies - September 2004
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Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP)
- Fanshell (Atrina fragilis) survey at West Hoe. Plymouth(pdf) - July 2004
- Atrina fragilis implimentation plan - August 2004
- WCL advice to the UK Biodiversity Standing Comittee. Delivery of Marine BAP - March 2004
- MCS advice on the Cornwall Local Biodiversity action plan - January 2004
- Atrina fragilis: A species of conservation concern. British Wildlife Article (pdf) - August 2003
- MCS response to Gwynedd Local Biodiversity Action Plan. - April 2003
- Delivery of marine BAP. Porcupine MNHS newsletter article. - March 2003
- Turtles in the Caribbean Overseas Territories (TCOT): An assessment of the status and exploitation of marine turtles in the UK Overseas Territories in the Caribbean
- Biodiversity Action Plan - Basking Sharks
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- MCS advice to sanitary manufacturers - November 2004
- Scottish Executives investing in water services - October 2004
- Developing measures to promote catchment sensitive farming - September 2004
- MCS advice on Cigarette litter - August 2004
- MCS long term impacts of plastic bags in the marine environment - August 2004
- Microbiology state of our seas report - July 2004
- MCS official response to SEPA reduced monitoring - March 2004
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- MCS letter to Defra regarding aggregate dredging ECR - November 2003
- MCS advice regarding the Mearl Dredging Application in Falmouth - February 2003
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- MCS brief for BBC Countryfile offshore Wind - October 2004
- MCS Parlimentary Briefing - Renewables in Scotland - October 2004
- MCS response to feasibility of proposed development of Marine Current Turbines in Cornwall. - September 2004
- MCS response to Posford Haskings LTD MCT Strangford Lough - July 2004
- MCS response to Posford Haskings LTD MCT Strangford Lough Maps
- MCS Comments on the SNH Marine Renewables Policy - December 2003
- WCL MCS comments on DTI offshore wind - Sea final draft - May 2003
- WCL MCS comments on DTI offshore wind -non technical summary - May 2003
- WCL MCS comments on DTI offshore wind - Draft Environmental Report - February 2003
- WCL MCS comments on DTI offshore wind - spatial analysis - February 2003
- MCS response to DTI Future Offshore - February 2003
- MCS letter to SNH regarding Renewables - January 2003
- MCS DTI Energy Review Response September 2002
- MCS standard scoping advice - 2002
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- Seas At Risk MCS spatial planning paper to OSPAR BDC - February 2004
- WCL MCS letter to Secretary of State inter department review of developments in coastal and marine waters - March 2003
- WCL marine spatial planning paper- final - November 2002
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- MCS advice to DTI - oil and gas Strategic Environmental Assessment 4 - December 2003
- MCS advice to DTI - oil and gas Strategic Environmental Assessment 3 - December 2003
- MCS advice to DTI - oil and gas Strategic Environmental Assessment 2 - December 2003
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- MCS response to Offshore Habitats Regulations - August 2003
- MCS response to St. Kilda SAC extension - May 2003
- MCS response to the Pembrokeshire SAC management consultation - November 2002
- Dredging impacts letter - Isles of Scillies SAC - January 2001
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- MCS submission bathside bay inquiry - April 2004
- MCS advice to Defra ABP capital dredge application Plymouth Sound cSAC - December 2003
- MCS press release - Ghost Ships - November 2003
- MCS JAMBO press release - July 2003
- MCS RMS Mulheim press release - March 2003
- PORTSWATCH Troubled Waters (pdf) - 2003
- MCS statement on the Prestige oil spill - November 2002
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- Opportunities for the development of community aquaculture - July 2007
- SEA for relocation of fish farms - June 2006
- Aquaculture Bill - February 2006
- Defining boundaries for Fish Farming - January 2006
- Multiple trawls response (Scottish Executive) - November 2004
- Registration of Buyers of first sale fish - October 2004
- Commission proposal on marking of gear - October 2004
- MCS reponse to the Royal Commission Study on the Environmental Effects of Marine Fisheries - June 2003
- Ecosystem based approach response - March 2004
- MCS Hastings fishery scoring response - April 2004
- RAC completed response - March 2004
- RAC completed response (Scottish Executive) - February 2004
- SEERAD inshore fisheries response - August 2004
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