There are 1,073 results relating to ""salmon farm*""
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Questions and Answers
Date answered:
7 November 2023
S6W-22572
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to press the Scottish Information Commissioner to issue a decision on a complaint (Case ID: 202200650) about the non-disclosure by SEPA of environmental information relating to salmon farming, which was requested on 12 January 2022.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 May 2025
S6W-37570
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review the legal framework that currently does not classify fish escapes from salmon farms as a statutory offence. In our response to the recent report by the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee, we committed to prioritising progress to introduce penalties for fish farm escapes in 2026-2027 and to publishi...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
2 February 2023
S6W-14329
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it will make of any potential impact on salmon farming in Scotland of the decision by Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority to refuse planning permission for Scotland’s first semi-closed containment aquaculture project, at Beinn Reithe.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 March 2021
S5W-35592
To ask the Scottish Government what actions it will take to address any concerns of coastal communities regarding damage to the marine environment from the further expansion of salmon farming before all the issues outlined in the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee's 2018 Report on the environmental impacts of salmon farming and the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee's 2018 report, Salmon farming in Scotland, are resolved.
Official Report
Meeting date:
13 November 2024
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee 13 November 2024
Members indicated agreement.Salmon Farming in Scotland Salmon Farming in Scotland Our next item of business is the final evidence session of our follow-up inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland.
Official Report
Meeting date:
6 February 2018
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee 06 February 2018
The report indicates that in 2003, 16 salmon farms were sited above maerl beds.
Official Report
Meeting date:
7 March 2018
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 07 March 2018
Members indicated agreement. 10:26 Meeting suspended. 10:29 On resuming—Salmon Farming Salmon Farming Item 4 is salmon farming in Scotland.
Official Report
Meeting date:
28 May 2025
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee 28 May 2025 [Draft]
I know that different organisations have proposals for salmon farms, and now we are proposing an extension to 12 nautical miles.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 May 2025
S6W-37496
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to revise the salmon farming enforcement framework to include financial sanctions for fish escapes or significant mortality events, in line with international best practice.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
6 April 2023
S6W-16119
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported record-high mortality rates in the Scottish salmon farming industry in 2022. The recent increase in mortality should be considered in the context of the trend seen since 2002, which indicates average mortality levels are relatively stable with peaks and troughs in different yea...
