Acronyms

FeAST – Feature Activity Sensitivity Tool 

PMF – Priority Marine Feature 

MPA – Marine Protected Area 

NCMPA – Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area 

OSPAR – The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic. OSPAR is so named because of the original Oslo and Paris Conventions ("OS" for Oslo and "PAR" for Paris). 

EPS – European Protected Species 

IBSA – Individual Based Sensitivity Assessment 

PBSA – Population Based Sensitivity Assessment 

MarLIN – Marine Life Information Network 

MarESA – Marine Evidence Based Sensitivity Assessment 

MBA – The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 

EQS – Environmental Quality Standards 

WFD – Water Framework Directive 

SNH – Scottish Natural Heritage, previous name of NatureScot