BERWICK BANK WIND FARM

DIGITAL OFFSHORE SCOPING REPORT

Glossary

Landing Page

1.1. Background

1.2. Project Overview

1.3. Offshore EIA Scoping Report

1.4. SSE Renewables and the Project EIA Team

1.5. Policy and Legislation

2.1. Introduction

2.2. Design Envelope Approach

2.3. Proposed Development Summary

2.4. Offshore Construction Phase

2.5. Operation and Maintenance Phase

2.6. Decommissioning Phase

2.7. Designed in Measures

3.1. Introduction

3.2. Site Selection and Consideration of Alternatives

3.3. Landfall Locations

4.1. Introduction

4.2. Basis of Assessment

4.3. Key Principals of the EIA

5.1. Physical Processes

5.2. Subsea Noise

5.3. Airborne Noise

5.4. Offshore Air Quality

5.5. Climatic Effects Assessment

6.1. Benthic Subtidal and Intertidal Ecology

6.2. Fish and Shellfish Ecology

6.3. Marine Mammals

6.4. Offshore and Intertidal Ornithology

7.1. Commercial Fisheries

7.2. Shipping and Navigation

7.3. Aviation, Military and Communications

7.4. Marine Archaeology

7.5. Seascape, Landscape and Visual Resources

7.6. Cultural Heritage

7.7. Infrastructure and Other Users

7.8. Offshore Socio-Economics and Tourism

8.1. Overview

8.2. Cumulative Effects Summary

8.3. Transboundary Impacts

8.4. Consultation

8.5. Next Steps

16.3 Baseline Characterisation

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Glossary

Term	Definition
Anthropogenic	Man-made
Berwick Bank	Berwick Bank Wind Farm (encompasses the revised project boundaries of Berwick Bank and Marr Bank wind farms). (Figure 1.1 Open ▸ )
Bryozoan	Aquatic invertebrate
Covid-19	Pandemic caused by the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)
Cumulative Effects	Changes to the environment caused by a combination of present and future projects, plans or activities
Designed In Measures	Measures included in the design of a proposed development that help to reduce the impact of the Proposed Development.
Digital Aerial Surveys	Digital surveys carried out by aeroplane
Echolocation	The location of objects by reflected sound
EIA Regulations	Collectively the term used to refer to The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017; The Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017; The Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2007; The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017.
Ensonification	To fill an area with sound
Environmental Impact Assessment	Assessment of the consequences to the environment of a plan, project or activity
Epibenthic	Flora or fauna that live on the seabed
Epifaunal	Animals living on the seabed
EUSeaMap	Broadscale habitat maps produced by EMODnet for Europe
Former Firth of Forth Zone	Suitable areas for the development of offshore wind assessed through a statutory process of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) undertaken by Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), now Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
Geodiversity	Geological materials, forms and processes that shape the Earth
Grab sample	A technique used to sample benthic flora and fauna
Important Ecological Feature	Ecologically important features that require further consideration within the EIA process
Initial Berwick Bank Wind Farm Proposal	The original proposal for Berwick Bank Wind Farm in respect of which a Scoping Opinion was received from the Scottish Ministers in March 2021
Infaunal	Animals that live in the sediments occurring on the sea floor
Macrobenthic	Animals that inhabit the bottom of the water column
Marine Licence	Licence granted under either the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 or the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010
Marine Scotland	Organisation who’s purpose is to manage Scotland’s seas
Marine Strategy Framework	The European Union Directive (2008/56/EC) seeking to achieve good environmental status (GES) in Europe’s seas by 2020.
MARPOL	International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
Marr Bank	Marr Bank Wind Farm (formerly Seagreen 3 Offshore Wind Farm)
Moraine	Accumulation of glacial debris
MRSea	Statistical modelling of Bird and Cetacea Distributions in Offshore Renewables Development Areas
Natura 2000	A network of core breeding and resting sites for rare and threatened species and habitats
Nursery Ground	An area that is suitable for young fish to grow and live
Offshore EIA Scoping Report	Scoping Report assessing all of the offshore infrastructure of the Proposed Development, seaward of MHWS
Onshore EIA Scoping Report	Scoping Report assessing all onshore infrastructure of the Project landward of MLWS
OSPAR Convention	The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
Permanent Threshold Shift (PTS)	Irreversible loss of hearing
Phase 1	Development of two offshore wind farms: Seagreen Alpha and Seagreen Bravo
Planning Permission	Permission granted under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 for all Project infrastructure located landward of MLWS
Project	Berwick Bank Wind Farm
Project Design Envelope	Project Parameters that are assessed as part of the EcIA process for a proposed development
Proposed Development	Offshore components of the Project which are the subject of this EIA Scoping request
Scottish Ministers	The devolved government of Scotland
SeaBORD	A tool to estimate the fate of birds displaced by offshore renewable development
Seagreen Alpha/Bravo	Seagreen Alpha and Seagreen Bravo Offshore Wind Farms
Section 36 consent	Consent which can be granted under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for the construction or extension, and operation, of an electricity generating stations
SOLAS	International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
Spawning Ground	Area where a fish leaves their eggs for fertilization and development
Temporary Threshold Shift (TTS)	Reversible and temporary hearing loss
Zone of Theoretical Visibility	Tool to identify the likely extent of visibility of a proposed development