Written Question · S3W-29461 · Session 3
How much funding was made available for monitoring the incidental capture and killing of animals listed in Annex IV(a) of the EU habitats d…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding was made available for monitoring the incidental capture and killing of animals listed in Annex IV(a) of the EU habitats directive from 1984 to 2009.
The answer
The Scottish Government and Scottish Natural Heritage fund a number of projects that provide data on incidental capture and killing of animals listed in Annex IV (a) of the Habitats Directive. Details are provided in the following table:
Project
| Funding Period
| Funding (£)
Scottish contribution to bats and wind turbines: improving the evidence base
| 2009-2012
| 20,000
Use of radar to prevent bat collisions with wind turbines
| 2008-2009
| 3,300
Assessment methodology for determining collision impacts of marine renewable energy devices (excluding offshore wind farms) on marine birds
| 2009-2010
| 15,000
Assessment methodology for determining cumulative impacts of marine renewable energy devices (excluding offshore wind farms) on marine birds
| 2009-2010
| 15,000
Wildlife surveys: National survey of otter distribution in Scotland and Scottish Wildcat Survey
| 2003-2004 and
2007-2009
| 60,000
Scottish Executive contribution to UK Cetacean Bycatch Monitoring Scheme
| 2007-2010
| 90,000
Scottish Executive contribution to UK Cetacean Strandings Co-ordination and Investigation Programme
| 2007-2010
| 90,000
Scottish Marine Mammal Strandings and Investigation Programme
| 2008-2011
| 210,000
In addition, relevant Defra-funded programmes include the UK Cetacean Bycatch Monitoring Scheme (£304,367 2005-07, £508,700 2007-10), Cetacean Standings in the UK (£2,039,787 2000-06, £1,004,126 2007-10) and the Cetaceans Scotland and England (£119,007, 1995-2000).
Project
| Funding Period
| Funding (£)
Scottish contribution to bats and wind turbines: improving the evidence base
| 2009-2012
| 20,000
Use of radar to prevent bat collisions with wind turbines
| 2008-2009
| 3,300
Assessment methodology for determining collision impacts of marine renewable energy devices (excluding offshore wind farms) on marine birds
| 2009-2010
| 15,000
Assessment methodology for determining cumulative impacts of marine renewable energy devices (excluding offshore wind farms) on marine birds
| 2009-2010
| 15,000
Wildlife surveys: National survey of otter distribution in Scotland and Scottish Wildcat Survey
| 2003-2004 and
2007-2009
| 60,000
Scottish Executive contribution to UK Cetacean Bycatch Monitoring Scheme
| 2007-2010
| 90,000
Scottish Executive contribution to UK Cetacean Strandings Co-ordination and Investigation Programme
| 2007-2010
| 90,000
Scottish Marine Mammal Strandings and Investigation Programme
| 2008-2011
| 210,000
In addition, relevant Defra-funded programmes include the UK Cetacean Bycatch Monitoring Scheme (£304,367 2005-07, £508,700 2007-10), Cetacean Standings in the UK (£2,039,787 2000-06, £1,004,126 2007-10) and the Cetaceans Scotland and England (£119,007, 1995-2000).
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-29461 by reference.