Area Management - Seal Licensing - Seal Management Areas
On 31 January 2011, Part 6 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 came into force. Part 6 seeks to balance seal conservation with sustainable fisheries and aquaculture and its introduction means: It is an offence to kill or injure a seal except under licence or for welfare reasons, outlawing unregulated seal shooting that was permitted under previous legislation A number of seal conservation areas around Scotland will begin to be introduced, designed to protect vulnerable, declining common seal populations A new seal licensing system, providing a well regulated and monitored context for seal management in Scotland has been introduced. Seal Management Areas are: East Coast, Moray Firth, Orkney and North Coast, Shetland, South West Scotland, West Scotland, Western Isles.
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Seal mortality
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2018-12-12
Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units
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2008-06-01
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2021-06-02
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Seal management areas were provided by the Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU)
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2010-12-08
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Scottish Government
Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
United Kingdom
+44 (0)300 244 4000
pointOfContact
Scottish Government
Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
United Kingdom
+44 (0)300 244 4000
custodian
Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU)
Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews
St Andrews
KY16 8LB
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1334 463446
originator
Scottish Government
+44 (0)300 244 4000
pointOfContact
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