Marine Directorate
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The Scottish Government's Marine Directorate (Scottish Gaelic: Cùisean Mara na h-Alba) is responsible for managing Scotland's seas and freshwater fisheries along with delivery partners NatureScot and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.[4]
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Directorate overview | |
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Formed | 1 April 2009 (2009-04-01) |
Preceding agencies | |
Jurisdiction | Scotland and Scottish waters |
Headquarters | Victoria Quay, Leith, Edinburgh |
Employees | 700 (2016) |
Annual budget | £64.7 million (2019-2020)[1] |
Ministers responsible | |
Directorate executives | |
Parent department | Net Zero Directorates |
Website | Marine Directorate |
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From April 2009 until June 2023, the directorate was known as Marine Scotland.
The Marine Directorate provides management and research of devolved responsibilities such as:
- Licensing of marine activities.[5]
- Sea fisheries.[6]
- Salmon and recreational fishing.[7]
- Marine renewable energy.[8]
- Marine conservation.[9]
- Marine spatial planning.[10]
- Scientific research including sea[11] and freshwater[12] fisheries.
- Enforcement of marine and fisheries law.[13]