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Orkney Marine Planning Advisory Group (OMPAG) 

In February 2021, the Council set up the Orkney Marine Planning Advisory Group (OMPAG) to provide expert advice and guidance to inform the plan-making process.

The OMPAG members are shown in the table below and the group is chaired/vice chaired by the chair/vice chair of the Development and Infrastructure Committee respectively.

The Terms of Reference and approved minutes of the group meetings can be found in the ‘Related Downloads’ section below. Any queries should be sent to marine.planning@orkney.gov.uk

Organisation 

Type 

NatureScot

Environment

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

Environment

International Centre for Island Technology

Academic

Orkney Inshore Fisheries Group

Economic

Historic Environment Scotland

Environment

Orkney Harbour Authority

Economic

Visit Scotland

Economic

Crown Estate Scotland

Economic

Scottish Salmon

Economic

Repsol Sinopec

Economic

Scottish Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Environment

OREF

Economic

Orkney Marinas

Recreation

SSE Networks

Economic

Orkney Marine Services Association

Economic

Sub aqua club

Recreation