The main deliverable of the SEA is the Environmental Report. This presents the background to, and full methodology and results of, the strategic environmental assessment. The Environmental Report, including a Non-technical Summary, was published on 30 March 2007. This marks the start of a wide-ranging consultation process over a 12-week period, which finishes on 22 June 2007.

The full Environmental Report is accessible via the links below.

Please click HERE for instructions if you would like to submit a written response to the Scottish Executive during the consultation period on the SEA.

Scottish Marine Renewables: Strategic Environmental Assessment

Environmental Report: Non-Technical Summary

Full Environmental Report: Table of Contents

Section A: Introduction, Background and Method

Section B: Marine Renewables - Resource and Technology

Section C: 'Level 1' Environmental Assessment

C1: Bathymetry

C2: Geology, Seabed Sediments and Sediment Transport

C3: Marine and Coastal Processes

C4: Seabed Contamination and Water Quality

Appendix C4.A: Munitions contamination of marine renewable energy sites in Scottish waters: A study for the Scottish Executive

C5: Protected Sites and Species

C6: Benthic Ecology

Appendix C6.A: The benthic environment of the North and West of Scotland and the Northern and Western Isles: Sources of information and overview

C7: Fish and Shellfish

Appendix C7.B: Collision risks between marine renewable energy devices and mammals fish and diving birds

C8: Marine Birds

C9: Marine Mammals

C10: Commercial Fisheries and Mariculture

C11: Archaeology

C12: Cable sand Pipelines

C13: Military Activities

C14: Disposal Areas

C15: Shipping and Navigation

Appendix C15.A: The provision of additional studies in relation to the Scottish Executive strategic environmental assessment for marine renewables:

C16: Recreation and Tourism

C17: Noise

Appendix C17.A: Underwater noise study supporting Scottish Executive strategic environmental assessment for marine renewables

C18: Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF)

C19: Seascape

C20: Grid Impacts

C21: Decommissioning

Section D: Energy Resource Assessment and Cumulative Effects

Section E: Informing the Future Development of Marine Renewable Energy