| Human Activity | Objective | Indicators of | ||||
| (in priority order) | Pressures | States / Conditions | Societal response | |||
| Tourism & leisure | Increase, e.g. 5% per year in moorings / berths in Firth of Clyde |
- Number of moorings/ berths/ visiting
boats - Number of wildlife operators - Tourism levels - Coastal recreation visitor days, overnights |
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| Activities reducing water quality in the Clyde system | Maintain & improve water quality to legislative standards - EU, UK |
- Number of reported pollution
incidents - Waste water points - Water quality testing failures |
- Quality elements from the WFD and other water
quality directives (e.g., N, P, coliforms etc.) - Status of monitored beaches |
- Acreage of shellfish growing areas with harvest
restrictions resulting from pollution - Beach closures |
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| Competition and conflict for space and resources e.g. moorings, infrastructure | Minimize conflict for space and resources by integrated development and spatial planning within ecological carrying capacity |
- Number of
marinas/moorings - Land tenure |
- Aquaculture
productivity - Number of sectors and proportional representation - Area of coastal water off limits to fishing |
- Presence of marine spatial planning and/or coastal
zone partnerships - Opportunity costs |
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| Disturbance to marine wildlife & ecosystems from leisure operations e.g. wildlife watching, strikes, anchors etc. | Minimize disturbance to wildlife and habitats through appropriate planning and management instruments |
- Number of wildlife watching
tours - Number of infringements / reported incidents |
- Status of indicator species |
- Presence of management
instruments - Presence of monitoring/reporting programs |
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| Infrastructure development (e.g. marinas) causing habitat loss | Minimize habitat loss from existing and new leisure infrastructure | - Land use changes |
- Status of designated
areas - Percent change in extent of some marine and coastal habitats |
- Protected areas as % of total area | ||
| Socio-economic development in rural communities | Maximize and diversify the socio-economic development in rural communities in the Clyde in a sustainable context |
- Value of, employment in, tourism
industry - Employment in other industries - Average wage - Proportion of seafood sold locally - Pop. age structure - Economic diversity - Unemployment / GDP - Income distribution |
- Population within x km of the coast | |||
| Safety incidents and severity | Improve safety at sea within appropriate regulatory limits and guidelines |
- Number and severity of
accidents - Number of RNLI boat/tourism/leisure related call-outs |
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| Carbon footprint of increased leisure activities and associated travel | Minimize the carbon footprint of leisure travel |
- Tourist statistics + CO2 emissions
- Mode of travel / location |
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