There are 12,068 results relating to "fishing"
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Date answered:
31 July 2003
S2W-01325
To ask the Scottish Executive what management options there are for white fish stocks in respect of replacing the existing days at sea scheme currently under discussion with the European Commission; what the Executive's preferred option is, and when the discussions will be concluded.
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Date answered:
31 July 2003
S2W-01325
To ask the Scottish Executive what management options there are for white fish stocks in respect of replacing the existing days at sea scheme currently under discussion with the European Commission; what the Executive's preferred option is, and when the discussions will be concluded.
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Date answered:
28 July 2003
S2W-01198
Current research includes work on the modelling of sea lice dispersion and on planktonic sea lice numbers in relation to the management of farmed fish. Fisheries Research Services also monitors the return rates of sea trout smolts from the Shieldaig River and supports Fisheries Trust biologists in sampling wild sea trout and monitoring sea lice abundance.
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Date answered:
28 July 2003
S2W-01334
A number of strategies are also being considered to minimise the impact of any potential pollution on fish farms in the area. S2W-01334
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Date answered:
23 July 2003
S2W-01201
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has received on the spread of sea lice as an important factor in determining the location of new fish farms. The risks from, and management of, sea lice are issues addressed by the Environmental Impact Statements which accompany most new or modified fish farm develop...
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Date answered:
23 July 2003
S2W-00898
To ask the Scottish Executive what monitoring of the number of cases of sea lice infestation in the wild and farmed salmon populations it is carrying out and whether the number of cases has increased. Wild fish populations are regularly monitored by Fisheries Trust biologists, in collaboration with Fisheries Research Services.On marine salmon sites, weekly sea lice counts are carried out routinely by farmers to determine the trigger levels for treatments.There is better control of sea lice where Area Management Agreements are in place, and sea lice burdens on both farmed and wild fish appear to be reduced in the first year of production following a synchronised fallow.
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Date answered:
23 July 2003
S2W-01200
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the spread of sea lice is an important factor in determining the location of new fish farms. The management and control of sea lice is one of a number of factors that are taken into account when considering the proposed location of a new salmon farm development.
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Date answered:
23 July 2003
S2W-01199
A Strategic Framework for Scottish Aquaculture commits the Executive, with other key stakeholders, to continued collaborative working to minimise the effects of sea lice.The Executive-chaired Tripartite Working Group is establishing voluntary Area Management Agreements which contain a range of management operations and good working practices, including measures to manage and control sea lice on farmed fish...
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Date answered:
21 July 2003
S2W-01044
EU legislation prohibits trade in live salmon from areas affected by infectious salmon anaemia and other serious fish diseases into unaffected areas. The Executive is well aware of the need to protect Scottish aquaculture from imported disease and at EU scientific and policy fora has committed to maintaining that protection.
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Date answered:
18 July 2003
S2W-01008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will enter into discussions with Her Majesty's Government and representatives of the fishing industry about the designation of the Darwin Mounds as a special area of conservation under the EU birds and habitats directives.
