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The Scottish Government operates one fish counter in the North Esk Salmon Fishery District and is a joint operator, of a fish counter in the Helmsdale district with the District Salmon Fishery Board.
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Date answered:
7 November 2023
Recreational fisheries for salmon and trout are regulated by a body of legislation that determines where and when fishing can take place, by what method and whether any fish caught can be retained or must be returned to the water.
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Date answered:
7 November 2023
Similarly, across Scotland, the agriculture, fishing and aquaculture sectors are impacted when sailings cannot go ahead due to vessel breakdown and lack of resilience.
Similarly, across Scotland, the agriculture, fishing and aquaculture sectors are impacted when sailings cannot go ahead due to vessel breakdown and lack of resilience.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
3 November 2023
In January 2023, the Scottish Government agreed to produce a retrospective report in relation to the allocation of fish quota to vessels fishing by means associated with a lower environmental impact.
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Date answered:
3 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether the annual reporting into the incentivisation of selective fishing gear and low impact techniques, as it committed to commissioning in January 2023, will cover the proportion of low-impact fishing allocated for each quota stock in relation to the entire allocation.
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Date answered:
3 November 2023
Good progress is being made to inform a new process for managing fish farm applications and the group is working towards piloting new arrangements which will be deployed in two local authority areas later this year.
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Date answered:
2 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been made of the merits of making CCTV mandatory in fish slaughterhouses, in line with the recommendations of the Animal Welfare Committee's updated Opinion on the Welfare of Farmed Fish at the Time of Killing, and the Mandatory Use of Closed Circuit Television in S...