Arran MPA Public Consultation

COAST would like to thank everyone who took the time to go along to the Scottish Natural Heritage Marine Protected Area Consultation last week. About 80 people attended the all-day SNH event, by far the biggest turn out of any of the national MPA consultation events held so far. Well done Arran! Disappointingly, SNH who have been very supportive of the proposed Arran MPA, were not prepared to give a full presentation explaining the designation process and management recommendations for the South Arran MPA. COAST had recommended a presentation as the best way of explaining progress to-date. This meant the day and evening were not as effective as they could have been in getting the facts across which we know was frustrating for some of our supporters. Andrew Binnie, COAST’s Manager says ‘COAST is very happy to answer any questions about the proposal people may still have. Please call us on 600656 or email Andrew if you have any questions or comments. If you would like to respond in writing to the MPA consultation please fill in a questionnaire form. These are available on the COAST website www.arrancoast.com and can also be picked up on the Visit Arran desk on the ferry or at the Tourist Information Centre.’