Question reference: S5W-35258
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 18 February 2021
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Current status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 4 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how Marine Scotland monitors the deployment of acoustic deterrent devices on salmon farms that do not have a European protected species licence.
Answer
As required by the Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Act 2020, the report submitted on 1 March to Parliament on the use of ADDs at Scottish finfish farms includes a chapter on the sufficiency of existing monitoring of ADD use. A conclusion of this report is that the Scottish Government will work with the sector and regulators to establish a more systematic process for gathering information on ADDs where they are used at Scottish finfish farms.