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Shaun Fraser, Sarah Ayres, Mia McAllister, Louise Thomason, Katie Cubbon, Chevonne Angus. 2024. UHI Shetland. Executive summary In 2022 the […]
In 2011 the Fair Isle Marine Environment and Tourism Initiative (FIMETI), a small community-led body from Fair Isle, developed a proposal for the Fair Isle DR MPA. Five years later, after the production of a series of documents, clarifications, meetings, and assessments, the Fair Isle DR MPA was designated and legally brought into force on the 9th November 2016. It remains the only DR MPA in Scotland’s seas.
The first Fair Isle inshore fish survey was conducted during July 2022 in line with the objectives of the Fair Isle Demonstration and Research Marine Protected Area (DR MPA) Designation Order and recommendations from consultation with community members and wider stakeholder groups.
April 2022 – March 2023. Research and Project Plan Year: 1
April 2021 – March 2022
Research and Project Plan Year: 0
This Research and Project plan sets out the vision for the Fair Isle Demonstration and Research Marine Protected Area (DR MPA)