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Paragraph 18 Guillemot CIMP

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The Guillemot CIMP (if required) must be based on the strategy for guillemot compensation set out in the guillemot compensation plan and, subject to paragraphs 7 and 8, must include all of the following measures—

(a)

for the predator eradication measure—

(i)

details of the location(s) where the compensation measure will be delivered;

(ii)

details of how any necessary land access rights, licences and approvals have or will be obtained and how any biosecurity measures will be or have been secured;

(iii)

details of the party that will carry out the measure and how this has been secured;

(iv)

an implementation timetable for delivery of the predator eradication measure, such timetable to ensure that the predator eradication measure has commenced no later than one year prior to the installation of any tower comprised within a wind turbine generator forming part of the authorised development;

(v)

recording of GCSG consultations;

(vi)

details of the proposed ongoing monitoring and reporting on the effectiveness of the measures, including: survey methods; success criteria; adaptive management measures; timescales for the monitoring and monitoring reports to be delivered; and details of the mechanism to determine the need for any alternative compensation measures and/or adaptive management measures; and

(vii)

provision for annual reporting to the Secretary of State, to include details of the use of the location(s) by breeding guillemot to identify barriers to success and target any adaptive management measures;

(b)

for the disturbance reduction and habitat improvement measure—

(i)

details of the location(s) where the compensation measure will be delivered;

(ii)

details of how any necessary land access rights, licences and approvals have or will be obtained;

(iii)

an implementation timetable for delivery of the disturbance reduction and habitat improvement measure, such timetable to ensure that the disturbance reduction and habitat improvement measure has commenced no later than one year prior to the installation of any tower comprised within a wind turbine generator forming part of the authorised development;

(iv)

recording of GCSG consultations;

(v)

details of the proposed ongoing monitoring and reporting on the effectiveness of the measures, including: survey methods; success criteria; adaptive management measures; timescales for the monitoring and monitoring reports to be delivered; and details of the mechanism to determine the need for any alternative compensation measures and/or adaptive management measures; and

(vi)

provision for annual reporting to the Secretary of State, to include details of the use of the location(s) by breeding guillemot to identify barriers to success and target any adaptive management measures;

(c)

for the artificial nesting measure—

(i)

details of the locations where the compensation measure will be delivered, including details of any relevant seabed agreement(s);

(ii)

details of the design of the artificial nesting structure (which must not exceed a maximum of two when combined with the artificial nesting structure in Part 1), including the projected number of nests that will be accommodated on the structure, and how risks from avian or mammalian predation and unauthorised human access will be mitigated;

(iii)

an implementation timetable for the delivery of the artificial nesting structure;

(iv)

details of the maintenance schedule for the artificial nesting structure;

(v)

details of the proposed ongoing monitoring and reporting on the effectiveness of the measures, including: survey methods; success criteria; adaptive management measures; timescales for the monitoring and monitoring reports to be delivered; and details of the mechanism to determine the need for any alternative compensation measures and/or adaptive management measures;

(vi)

monitoring must include annual monitoring of the number of birds colonising the site including nesting attempts and nest productivity;

(vii)

provision for annual reporting to the Secretary of State, to include details of the use of the artificial nesting structure by breeding guillemot to identify barriers to success and target any adaptive management measures in consultation with the GCSG; and

(viii)

recording of GCSG consultations;

(d)

where the undertaker elects to pay a contribution to the Marine Recovery Fund wholly or partly in substitution for one or more of the guillemot compensation measures or as an adaptive management measure—

(i)

the compensation which is to be secured through the Marine Recovery Fund;

(ii)

the sum of the contribution, to be agreed between the undertaker and Defra or other body responsible for the operation of the Marine Recovery Fund in consultation with the GCSG; and

(iii)

the timescales for payment of the contribution to the Marine Recovery Fund.

(e)

where the undertaker elects to pay a financial contribution towards the establishment of compensation measures by another party wholly or partly in substitution for one or more of the guillemot compensation measures or as an adaptive management measure—

(i)

the technical specification and implementation timetable for the delivery of the compensation measure(s) to be agreed between the undertaker and the other party in consultation with the GCSG; and

(ii)

details of the proposed ongoing monitoring and reporting on the effectiveness of the measures, including: survey methods; success criteria; adaptive management measures; timescales for the monitoring and monitoring reports to be delivered; and details of the mechanism to determine the need for any alternative compensation measures and/or adaptive management measures.

(f)

where the undertaker elects to collaborate with another party in the delivery of compensation measures wholly or partly in substitution for one or more of the guillemot compensation measures or as an adaptive management measure—

(i)

the technical specification and implementation timetable for the delivery of the compensation measure(s) to be agreed between the undertaker and the other party in consultation with the GCSG; and

(ii)

details of the proposed ongoing monitoring and reporting on the effectiveness of the measures, including: survey methods; success criteria; adaptive management measures; timescales for the monitoring and monitoring reports to be delivered; and details of the mechanism to determine the need for any alternative compensation measures and/or adaptive management measures.