Question reference: S6W-25977
- Date lodged: 5 March 2024
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Current status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 18 March 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-25408 by Mairi McAllan on 4 March 2024, whether it will confirm (a) which sites are due to be surveyed in (i) 2024 and (ii) 2025 and (b) where information on recent and upcoming surveys can be publicly accessed, in light of the resource that was linked to the previous answer appearing not to have been updated since 2018.
Answer
The updated MPA Monitoring Strategy Annexes will be published on the Marine Directorate website by the end of March 2024.
This will include:
a) The plan for surveys undertaken in 2023 and proposals for upcoming surveys in 2024. The planned surveys for 2024 are indicative and can be subject to change due to survey logistics and programme focus.
b) Information on the recent surveys in 2021 & 2022.
The information on surveys conducted in 2023 will be published later in 2024.