Phil Gilmour, Mike Neilson and David MacArthur
The Islay Energy Trust was delighted to host a visit to Islay by Mike Neilson and Phil Gilmour from Marine Scotland. Mike is the director of Scotland’s marine management organisation.
Marine Scotland is part of the core Scottish Government and brings together the functions and resources of the previous Scottish Government Marine Directorate, the Fisheries Research Services (now Marine Scotland Science) and the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency (now Marine Scotland Compliance).
As such, Marine Scotland have an important role to play in the planning and licencing of offshore wind and marine renewables around Scotland.
The visit included discussions with Philip Maxwell (Islay Energy Trust), Andrew Campbell from SNH and David MacArthur from the ScottishPower Renewables Sound of Islay Tidal Project.
