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In addition, the Scottish Government undertook consultation on the implementation of the new Environmental Quality Standard for EmamectinBenzoate. This consultation closed on 24 July 2023 and responses are being carefully considered.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported rise in the use of azamethiphos, emamectinbenzoate and deltamethrin on salmon farms.
Environmental Impact Delays The committee rightly criticises the four-year implementation period for SEPA’s emamectinbenzoate standards. This delay contradicts the Precautionary Principle, allowing continued harm to crustaceans and benthic ecosystems.
Furthermore, there should be grave concern regarding the persistence and accumulation of the in-feed compound emamectinbenzoate. You had a consultation on the EQS in 2023 and there were several anomalies in the reporting.
I will continue on the theme of emamectinbenzoate. During the inquiry, SEPA sent a letter to the committee showing that it has allowed 196 existing salmon farms to continue discharging the same harmful quantities of emamectinbenzoate...
Scottish Government to consider an expedited timetable for the introduction of a revised environmental quality standard for emamectinbenzoate, rather than the planned four-year implementation period.
Environment – Discharges and Interactions with Wild Fish EmamectinBenzoate o SEPA will introduce the new Environmental Quality Standard for EmamectinBenzoate by June 2028 Progress update: • SEPA have taken account of the most up to da...