The draft Plan and its assessments will be out for consultation for 16 weeks, from Wednesday, November 4, 2026, to Wednesday, February 24, 2027.
The Plan marks the first ever attempt at embedding a statutory, multi-sectoral management approach for the Clyde, addressing a wide variety of issues across the Region such as climate change, sea-level rise and coastal change, the spread of non-native species, and marine litter. Focusing on sustainable development, the Plan has developed policies to address sea fisheries and aquaculture; sport, recreation and tourism; shipping, ports, harbors and ferries, as well as considering all relevant land-sea interactions. As a result, the Clyde Marine Planning Partnership (CMPP) has worked closely with a range of key stakeholders including the nine Planning Authorities in the Region to integrate the land and sea planning systems and, where possible, align the policies to address marine and coastal issues.
There will be a variety of events held across the Clyde Marine Region. We will be hosting a number of in-person events that will either be presentation and Q&A sessions or drop-in sessions. We will also have 15 online events. Please see here for a list of events, dates, times, and sign-up links (some events are still to be added as we make final arrangements with venues).
You can access the draft Plan, its assessments, the consultation response form and all other consultation documents on our consultation webpage on our website.
Your feedback matters. We encourage you to respond to the consultation by using the consultation response form. Please note that in order for your voice and your views to be considered, you must respond using the form. You can fill out the form on our webpage, download it and submit it via email, or you can post it to us.
Following the consultation, the Plan will be revised based on feedback and submitted to Scottish Ministers with the aim that the final Clyde Regional Marine Plan will be adopted by Government and form part of the statutory framework for managing our seas.
