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Date published:
27 November 2018
Salmon farming in Scotland - Sea lice and disease
Many of the submissions received expressed concern about the impact farmed fish have on wild fish populations. A number of fisheries trusts and boards submitted evidence expressing considerable concern about this.
Committee reports
Date published:
27 November 2018
Salmon farming in Scotland - Waste
Waste
The Committee heard that waste feed and faeces from fish farms can collect on the seabed under fish cages.
Committee reports
Date published:
27 November 2018
Salmon farming in Scotland - Levels of accreditation in Scotland
Daily fish health checks are carried out on every single farm in Scotland by fish farmers.
Committee reports
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27 November 2018
Salmon farming in Scotland - Local authorities and the planning process
Local authorities and the planning process
Fish farming developments (out to 12 nautical miles) are under the jurisdiction of the Town and Country Planning (Marine Fish Farming) (Scotland) Order 2007.
Committee reports
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27 November 2018
Salmon farming in Scotland - Environmental impact of salmon farming
The evidence to the REC Committee focused mainly on the impact of fish waste and the chemicals used by fish farms on the local environment.
Committee reports
Date published:
27 November 2018
Salmon farming in Scotland - Negative economic and social impact
When farms are put in these areas, fishermen are forced to work outside these protected areas, losing important fishing grounds and creating dangerous situations.1Scottish White Fish Producers Association Ltd and Mallaig & North-West Fishermen's Association. (2018, April).
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27 November 2018
Salmon farming in Scotland - Challenges of moving to more exposed sites
The Committee again notes the relevance of SEPA’s draft Finfish Aquaculture Sector Plan proposals, which the regulatory body considers would lead to fewer fish farms in shallower, slow-flowing waters and more fish farms in deeper and faster-flowing waters.
Committee reports
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27 November 2018
Salmon farming in Scotland - The role of SEPA
In a press release accompanying the publication of the data, SEPA stated that—
Non-compliant fish farms rose from 50 to 56 failing sites in 2017 due to a lack of monitoring or abstraction data being submitted on time by fish farm operators and an increase in farms failing due to effluent treatment issues.
Committee reports
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27 November 2018
Salmon farming in Scotland - General decline wild salmon populations
Fisheries Management Scotland stated that—
It has never been our position, either as Fisheries Management Scotland or previously, that fish farming is the only problem or pressure that wild fish face.
Committee reports
Date published:
27 November 2018
Salmon farming in Scotland - The Impact of Brexit
Assessing the impact of alternative fish trade agreements post-Brexit: research.
