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Date answered:
23 July 2026
S7W-01451
Good progress has been made across a range of priority areas, including improving our understanding of marine survival through salmon tracking projects, implementing SEPA's Sea Lice Regulatory Framework, publishing advice from the Science and Evidence Board, improving river connectivity through action to remove or ease barriers to fish migration and progres...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
23 July 2026
Intergovernmental activity update Q1 and Q2 2026 - Interministerial meetings
Ministers discussed allocations from the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund, with devolved governments expressing disappointment that funding had been allocated using the Barnett formula.iThen Rural Affairs Secretary, Mairi Gougeon, set out the Scottish Government's position in a letter to the Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs, Dame Angela ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 July 2026
S7W-01452
In addition, Scotland's planning framework includes a presumption against new marine finfish farming development on the north and east coasts of mainland Scotland.Scotland's National Marine Plan includes specific policies for wild salmon and other diadromous fish, requiring the potential effects of marine development and activities on these species to be co...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
23 July 2026
Intergovernmental activity update Q1 and Q2 2026
Ministers discussed allocations from the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund, with devolved governments expressing disappointment that funding had been allocated using the Barnett formula.iThen Rural Affairs Secretary, Mairi Gougeon, set out the Scottish Government's position in a letter to the Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs, Dame Angela ...
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Date answered:
20 July 2026
S7W-01431
We want to see a prosperous future for the offshore wind and fisheries sectors.The Scottish Government participates in the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) Barriers to Deployment Group, which brings together representatives from the offshore wind industry and fishing sector to discuss coexistence matters between the two sectors.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 July 2026
S7W-01448
To ask the Scottish Government whether it remains on track to meet its objective of easing barriers to fish migration so that 99% of water bodies meet "good or better" condition for fish migration by 2027, as set out in the River Basin Management Plan for Scotland 2021 - 2027, and, if not, what percentage of water b...
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Date answered:
15 July 2026
S7W-01395
This is in addition to demand led inspections carried out in response to concerns raised by either the Fish Health Inspectorate or the public, providing further oversight of fish health and welfare.I recognise concerns that have been raised regarding fish mortality and the significant amount of investment made by producers of farmed fish to understand and mitigate these challenges.
Last updated:
13 July 2026
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Supported by: Meghan Gallacher*, Craig Hoy*, Murdo Fraser*, Colin Beattie*, Jamie Langan*, Liam Kerr*, Paul Sweeney*, Miles Briggs*, Stuart McMillan* *S7M-00585 Claire Baker: Celebrating 70 Years of the Isle of May as a National Nature Reserve —That the Parliament celebrates 70 years of the Isle of May as a National Nature Reserve (NNR); understands that the island, which is located off the coast of the East Neuk of Fife and is known as the “Jewel of the Forth”, was designated a NNR in June 1956 to protect its special species and habitats; notes that it has been owned and managed by NatureScot and its predecessor bodies since 1989; believes that the reserve is significant for its thousands of breeding seabirds in the summer and internationally important grey seal nurseries in the autumn; notes that it is one of four strategic seabird research sites in the UK, and that such research has been carried out on the island since 1966, which has been followed by seal research since 1982; recognises that this long-term work and the study of wildlife populations and trends help to understand the effects of climate change on the diet and distribution of seabirds and seals and considers it valuable in influencing the management of habitats; Monday 13 July 2026 16 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan believes that the Sandeel (Prohibition of Fishing...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 July 2026
S7W-01396
At present, the Scottish Government has no plans to ask the Animal and Plant Health Agency or the UK Government to routinely publish fish welfare inspection reports.However, the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate Fish Health Inspectorate publishes reports of its inspections and visits, including information on fish health cases, sea lice levels and fish farm mortalities.
Last updated:
7 July 2026
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