Public Participation & stakeholder engagement Planning Scotland’s Seas – 2013 Anna Donald

Draft National Marine Plan Marine Protected Areas Network – 33 areas (& List of Priority Marine Features) Sectoral Marine Plans for Offshore Renewable Energy – 28 sites

Consultation fatigue?? National Marine Plan Marine Strategy Forum Local Coastal Partnerships Web presence Statement of Public Participation Pre-consultation document Assessment (Marine Atlas) Sustainability Appraisal Consultation Independent investigation Parliamentary scrutiny Challenge Review Marine Protected Areas Marine Strategy Forum Selection criteria Stakeholder workshops 3rd party input Report to Parliament Consultation Impact assessment Management options Review of science Designation

Sectoral Marine Planning Process Identify / Refine Search Areas Consultation Refine Areas Assess Areas Statutory Consultation Finalise Areas Adopt Areas

Extended consultation period Website Focus on fishing data and displacement Press Notices 27 Marine Scotland Events held around the coast and Islands 23 separate events on MPAs Underwater video and pictures Partnership working USB sticks available at events containing all the consultation documents and respondent forms All schools in Scotland sent a leaflet about consultation Local intelligence E-book versions Interactive mapping 548 libraries sent consultation leaflets Radio adverts Presentations available Touchtable technology Emails to over 8000 stakeholders Social media

Press Notices 27 Marine Scotland Events held around the coast and Islands 23 separate events on MPAs USB sticks available at events containing all the consultation documents and respondent forms All schools in Scotland sent a leaflet about consultation 548 libraries sent consultation leaflets Radio adverts Emails to over 8000 stakeholders

Results & Reflections 14,707 630 124 Local interest/context   Results & Reflections 14,707 630 124 Local interest/context Making it real and testing the evidence Range of audience – campaigns, communities, commercial interests Logistics Variety and flexibility Consistency and partnership working Cumulative impacts and common issues

Opportunities and Challenges? Technology Telling the story, in the right way Accessibility of material Analysing informal engagement In a statutory context….