Question reference: S5W-02222
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 30 August 2016
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Current status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 15 September 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many kill licences for fishing have been issued in Dumfries and Galloway since January 2016.
Answer
None.
The Scottish Government has not introduced kill licences for salmon fishing. Marine Scotland consulted on such a proposal in 2015 but following extensive stakeholder engagement elected to introduce conservation limits instead. This was introduced through the Conservation of Salmon Regulations (Scotland) 2016.