Crown Estate Scotland is a public corporation - set up following the Scotland Act 2016 - which invests in property, natural resources, and people to create lasting value for Scotland. 

It manages seabed, coastline, rural estates and more, helping ensure families, businesses and communities can live, work, and thrive on the assets which make up the Scottish Crown Estate.

The assets which make up the Scottish Crown Estate include:

• Virtually all seabed out to 12 nautical miles
• Just under half the foreshore
• Four rural estates comprising 37,000 hectares of rural land
• Rights to fish wild salmon and sea trout in in river and coastal areas
• Rights to naturally occurring gold and silver across most of Scotland
• Some commercial properties
• The 'Zero-Four' development land near Montrose

Crown Estate Scotland is a self-funding body. The money used to run the business and invest, is raised through the managing the Estate. Revenue profits are passed to Scottish Government for public spending. It employs a team of 80 staff.