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In your introduction, you said that the bill ought to contain provisions concerning the transfer of planning powers for the regulation of salmon farming from the Crown Estate to local authorities.
It could be picked up in other ways, such as through the management of the process of salmon farming. The statutory underpinning of codes of conduct will also assist that, but it is rather alarming that this nasty little creature is a problem that is left hanging between two stools.
We have been considering the regulatory framework in the aquaculture industry, particularly in relation to salmon farming. Do you have a view about that regulatory framework?
Jamie McGrigor raised the plight of the owners of the salmon farming companies. I wish to raise the concerns of the work forces and former work forces.
The petitioner is concerned about the impact of salmon farms on sea trout and salmon stocks, and the consequent impact on tourism and the wider economy.
It is obviously the case that we need to continue to monitor the impact of salmon farming, in particular, on those communities and on the environment in which they are located.
They include industries that have established themselves in the region and are now part and parcel of what we do. In the primary sector, salmon farming is, in effect, a new industry.