A moratorium does not require immediate closure of existing sites, or put existing jobs at risk. It acknowledges that Scotland must plan deliberately for a different future, one in which: ● Wild salmon recovery is treated as a primary objective, ● Marine space is allocated through genuinely integrated spatial planning, ● Lower-impact production technologies are assessed transparently, and 26 https://www.fairr.org/resources/reports/sustainable-aquaculture-phase3-progress-report ● Public investment is aligned with restoration and long-term resilience.