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Last updated:
8 December 2023
Delivery Plan submission Salmon Scotland
D ear Convener, Salmon Scotland, the trade body representing the Scottish salmon farming sector, welcomes the opportunity to share information with the committee in anticipation of our appearance on Tuesday, 12 December.
Last updated:
1 November 2022
SPICe Briefing for petition PE1966 Amended
The protest was intended to “send a message to Scottish Government that [rural workers] need a new politics - a politics that works for them and their families.“ Five core demands of protestors were for the Scottish Government to: o Back the establishment of a cross-party group to hear rural workers’ concerns; o “afford equal weight in law making to local and indigenous knowledge”; o Commit to auditing conservation projects it funds and “return cash” if targets are not met; o Review public access rights to land (as enshrined by the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003) and incorporate the Scottish Outdoor Access Code in the school curriculum; and o Address the findings of two parliamentary inquiries into salmon farming...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 September 2022
S6W-10888
The framework will assess the siting of salmon farms and the risk posed to wild fish.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 September 2021
S6W-02544
To ask the Scottish Government how the external review of the regulatory process involved in fish farming, to be conducted by Professor Russel Griggs, fits in with the (a) 2018 report by the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee, Salmon Farming in Scotland, and (b) work of the technical working group of statutory bodies and regulators that has been examining the regulation of salmon farming in relation to any negative interactions with wild salmon and sea trout in Scottish waters.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 April 2024
S6W-26891
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether open net salmon farming is a sustainable method of food production, in light of the article published in Nature on 7 March 2024, which found that mass die-offs on salmon farms have been increasing over the last decade in every country where salmon farming operates, including Scotland, and that increasing mortality results in increased waste along the supply chain, including wild-caught fish and soy used for feed, wrasse used as cleaner fish, and medicines and chemicals used for treatments.
Last updated:
4 May 2023
Salmon Farming in Scotland Annex
The Committee suggests that the siting of salmon farms is key to See progress detail for recommendation 40.
Official Report
Meeting date:
26 June 2024
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee 26 June 2024
Salmon Farming in Scotland Under our next item of business, we will hear from two witness panels as part of our follow-up inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland.
Last updated:
4 May 2023
Salmon Farming in Scotland from the Cabinet Secretary 3 May 2023
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Salmon Farming in Scotland from the Cabinet Secretary 3 May 2023.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 January 2024
S6W-24412
We have made significant progress on the recommendations of the 2017-18 Parliamentary Inquiries into Salmon Farming in Scotland. Last year I was pleased to provide an update to the Scottish Parliament: Salmon Farming in Scotland 3 May 2023 | Scottish Parliament Website.
Last updated:
8 January 2025
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Importantly, the statement also demonstrates how the demands of the salmon farming industry dictate the timing of the wrasse fishing season (i.e. the season is more influenced by when sea lice infestations are worst, rather than when the breeding season occurs).
