Salmon farming in Scotland

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Overview
Report
- Summary of conclusions and recommendations
- Introduction
  - Evidence received
- Economic and social benefits of salmon farming
  - Positive economic and social impact
  - Negative economic and social impact
- Growth of the industry
  - The Impact of Brexit
  - Workforce, skills and infrastructure
- Branding and accreditation
  - The Scottish Brand
  - Maintaining the brand
  - Accreditation
    
    Levels of accreditation in Scotland
- Challenges facing the farmed salmon industry
  - Fish health and welfare
    
    Farmed salmon mortalities
    
    Early harvesting following disease outbreak
    
    Provision and transparency of data on mortalities
    
    Transportation of dead fish
    
    Gill health
    
    Sea lice
    
    Sea lice - regulation, management and trigger levels
    
    Sea lice - data
    
    Sea lice - international comparisons
    
    Sea lice - the use of cleaner fish
  - Environmental impact of salmon farming
    
    Waste
    
    Medicine use
    
    Deterring marine predators
- Interactions between wild and farmed fish
  - Sea lice and disease
  - General decline wild salmon populations
  - Escapes from salmon farms
  - Regulatory responsibility for managing the impact of aquaculture on wild fish
  - Collaboration between farmed and wild fish sectors
- Location of salmon farms
  - Strategic overview of salmon farm development
  - Potential relocation of existing sites
  - Challenges of moving to more exposed sites
  - Closed containment
- Climate Change
- Research on the impact of salmon farming
- Regulation and consent
  - Effectiveness of the current regime
  - The role of SEPA
  - Information and transparency
  - Local authorities and the planning process
  - Financing of regulation
- Annex A - Extract from minutes
- Annex B - Written Submissions
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Image: Research on the impact of salmon farming

Infographic showing the organisations responsible for the regulation and consent of Scottish Salmon Farms (SPICe)

Image: Regulation and consent

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 09 May 2018, Fergus Ewing, contrib. 127, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11520&c=2091026

Grieg Seafood Shetland Ltd. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Grieg_Seafood_Shetland_Ltd.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Ben Hadfield (Marine Harvest Scotland), contrib. 109, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088418

Marine Harvet Ltf. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Marine_Harvest_Scotland_Ltd.pdf

Katrine Johnson. (2018, April). Written Submission to Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Katrine_Johnson.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Scott Landsburgh, contrib. 114, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088423

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Stewart Graham, contrib. 140, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088449

Cargill Aqua Nutrition Scotland. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Cargill_Aqua_Nutrition_Scotland.pdf

Inverlussa Marine Services. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Inverlussa_Marine_Services.pdf

Scottish White Fish Producers Association Ltd and Mallaig & North-West Fishermen's Association. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Scottish_White_Fish_Producers_Association_Ltd_and_Mallaig_and_North-West_Fishermens_Association.pdf

Dive & Sea The Hebrides. (n.d.) Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Dive_and_Sea_the_Hebrides.pdf

Michael Wigan. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Michael_Wigan.pdf

Marine Scotland Science. (2017). Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey 2016. Retrieved from http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0052/00524803.pdf

Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. (2018, April). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Gavin_Pennycook.pdf

Corin Smith. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Corin_Smith.pdf

Scotland Food and Drink. (2016). Aquaculture Growth to 2030. Retrieved from http://scottishsalmon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/aquaculture-growth-to-2030.pdf

Marine Scotland Science. (2017). Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey 2016. Retrieved from https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0052/00524803.pdf

Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee (5 March 2018) Report to the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee on the Environmental Impact of Salmon Farming. (2018, March 5). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Environment/Inquiries/20180305_GD_to_Rec_salmon_farming.pdf

Letter from the Chief Executive Officer of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency to the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee in response to the letter the Committee sent on 3 March 2018. (2018, March 28). Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S5_Environment/Inquiries/20180328_SEPA_response_to_GD.pdf

Scotland Food & Drink. (2016). Aquaculture Growth to 2030. Retrieved from http://scottishsalmon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/aquaculture-growth-to-2030.pdf

Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation. (2018, April). Written submission, paragraph 5. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Scottish_Salmon_Producers_Organisation.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Stewart Graham, contrib. 179, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088488

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 25 April 2018, James Withers, contrib. 122, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11488&c=2086038

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) and RSPCA Assured. (2018, April). Written submission. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Royal_Society_for_the_Prevention_of_Cruelty_to_Animals_RSPCA_and_RSPCA_Assured.pdf

Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd. (2018, April). Written submission. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Sainsburys_Supermarkets_Ltd.pdf

Argyll and Bute Council. (2018, April). Written submission. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Argyll_and_Bute_Council_SF.pdf

The Scottish Salmon Company. (2018, April). Written submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S5_Rural/Scottish_Salmon_Company.pdf

Waitrose. (2018, April). Written submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S5_Rural/Waitrose.pdf

Craignish Restoration of Marine and Coastal Habitat. (2018, April). Written submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S5_Rural/Craignish_Restoration_of_Marine_and_Coastal_Habitat.pdf

Fisheries Management Scotland. (2018, April). Written submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Fisheries_Management_Scotland.pdf

Scottish Salmon Watch. (2018, April). Written submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S5_Rural/Scottish_Salmon_Watch.pdf

Scottish Environment LINK Marine Group. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S5_Rural/Scottish_Environment_Link_Marine_Group.pdf

The National Trust for Scotland. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S5_Rural/National_Trust_for_Scotland.pdf

North Minch Shellfish Association. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/North_Minch_Shellfish_Association.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 09 May 2018, Fergus Ewing, contrib. 141, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11520&c=2091040

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 09 May 2018, Mike Palmer, contrib. 147, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11520&c=2091046

Scottish Government. (2018, June). Seafood Trade Modelling Research Project - Assessing the Impact of Alternative Fish Trade Agreements Post EU-Exit. Retrieved from https://www.gov.scot/publications/seafood-trade-modelling-research-project-assessing-impact-alternative-fish-trade/

Professor Phillip Thomas. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S5_Rural/Professor_Phillip_Thomas.pdf

Scottish Government. (2018, June). Assessing the impact of alternative fish trade agreements post-Brexit: research. Retrieved from https://www.gov.scot/publications/seafood-trade-modelling-research-project-assessing-impact-alternative-fish-trade/

Wester Ross Fisheries Ltd. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S5_Rural/Wester_Ross_Fisheries_Ltd.pdf

Shetland Islands Council. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Shetland_Islands_Council_SF.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 25 April 2018, James Withers (Scotland Food & Drink), contrib. 98, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11488&c=2086014

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 07 March 2018, Steve Westbrook, contrib. 59, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11407&c=2071127

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Grant Cumming, contrib. 125, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088434

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 09 May 2018, Fergus Ewing, contrib. 125, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11520&c=2091024

Lynn Schweisfurth. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Lynn_Schweisfurth.pdf

Marks and Spencer's PLC. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Marks_and_Spencer_PLC.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 25 April 2018, James Withers, contrib. 101, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11488&c=2086017

Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Hebridean_Whale_and_Dolphin_Trust.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Scott Landsburgh, contrib. 161, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088470

ACOURA. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Acoura_Ltd.pdf

Northwards Limited. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Northwards_Limited_.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 07 March 2018, Professor Bron, contrib. 117, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11407&c=2071185

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 25 April 2018, Heather Jones, contrib. 166, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11488&c=2086082

Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Scottish_Salmon_Producers_Organisation.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Ben Hadfield, contrib. 170, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088479

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Craig Anderson, contrib. 197, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088506

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 25 April 2018, James Withers, contrib. 151, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11488&c=2086067

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 25 April 2018, Heather Jones, contrib. 173, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11488&c=2086089

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 14 March 2018, Richard Luxmoore (Scottish Environment LINK), contrib. 44, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11424&c=2074763

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 09 May 2018, Fergus Ewing, contrib. 150, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11520&c=2091049

Scottish Government. (2018, May 23). Scotland's 10 Year Farmed Fish Health: strategic framework. Retrieved from https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/report/2018/05/scotlands-10-year-farmed-fish-health-framework/documents/00535697-pdf/00535697-pdf/govscot%3Adocument

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Ben Hadfield, contrib. 218, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088527

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 07 March 2018, Professor Migaud, contrib. 143, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11407&c=2071211

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Ben Hadfield, contrib. 205, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088514

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 07 March 2018, Professor Bron, contrib. 122, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11407&c=2071190

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 25 April 2018, Heather Jones, contrib. 171, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11488&c=2086087

Benchmark Holdings. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Benchmark_Holdings.pdf

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) and RSPCA Assured. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Royal_Society_for_the_Prevention_of_Cruelty_to_Animals_RSPCA_and_RSPCA_Assured.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 07 March 2018, Professor Bron, contrib. 146, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11407&c=2071214

Marine Harvest Group. (2018). 1st Quarter Report 2018. Retrieved from http://hugin.info/209/R/2191367/848340.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 09 May 2018, Charles Allan, contrib. 173, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11520&c=2091072

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 09 May 2018, Charles Allan, contrib. 175, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11520&c=2091074

Marine Scotland. (2018, April 17). Letter to the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S5_Environment/Inquiries/20180417_Marine_Scotland_response.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 14 March 2018, Jon Gibb, contrib. 109, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11424&c=2074828

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 14 March 2018, Guy Linley-Adams, contrib. 112, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11424&c=2074831

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 14 March 2018, Dr Wells, contrib. 113, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11424&c=2074832

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 07 March 2018, Professor Bron, contrib. 169, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11407&c=2071237

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Ben Hadfield, contrib. 253, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088562

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 14 March 2018, Dr Wells, contrib. 125, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11424&c=2074844

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 14 March 2018, Guy Linley-Adams, contrib. 122, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11424&c=2074841

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Scott Landsburgh, contrib. 223, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088532

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Ben Hadfield, contrib. 233, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088542

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Scott Landsburgh, contrib. 229, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088538

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Ben Hadfield, contrib. 221, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088530

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Stewart Graham, contrib. 236, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088545

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Grant Cumming, contrib. 237, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088546

SAMS Research Services Ltd. (2018, January). Review of the Environmental Impacts of Salmon Farming in Scotland. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Environment/General%20Documents/20180125_SAMS_Review_of_Environmental_Impact_of_Salmon_Farming_-_Report.pdf

Compassion in World Farming. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Compassion_in_World_Farming.pdf

OneKind. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/OneKind.pdf

Ayrshire Rivers Trust. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Ayrshire_Rivers_Trust.pdf

Aileen Robertson. (2018, April). Written submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Aileen_Robertson.pdf

Ocean Breeze Marine Services LLP. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Ocean_Breeze_Marine_Services_LLP.pdf

Open Seas. (2018, April). Cleaning up the "Cleaner Fish" - News Release. Retrieved from https://www.openseas.org.uk/news/cleaning-up-the-cleaner-fish/

Orkney Fisheries Association. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Orkney_Fisheries_Association.pdf

Scottish Wildlife Trust. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Scottish_Wildlife_Trust_SF.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 07 March 2018, Professor Migaud, contrib. 213, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11407&c=2071281

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 07 March 2018, Professor Migaud, contrib. 217, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11407&c=2071285

Scottish Natural Heritage. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S5_Rural/Scottish_Natural_Heritage.pdf

The Angling Trust and Fish Legal. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S5_Rural/Angling_Trust_and_Fish_Legal.pdf

Ayrshire Rivers Trust. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S5_Rural/Ayrshire_Rivers_Trust.pdf

Dive & Sea The Hebrides. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S5_Rural/Dive_and_Sea_the_Hebrides.pdf

The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency. (2018, April). Letter to the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/20180508_SEPA_-_follow_up_response_from_18_April.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee, Richard Luxmoore, contrib. 157,. (2018, March 14). No title Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11424&c=2074876

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 14 March 2018, Richard Luxmoore, contrib. 157, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11424&c=2074876

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 14 March 2018, Dr Wells, contrib. 160, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11424&c=2074879

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Ben Hadfield, contrib. 184, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088493

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Grant Cumming, contrib. 263, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088572

Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee 06 February 2018, John Aitchison, contrib. 57, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11359&c=2063596

The Scottish Salmon Company. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Scottish_Salmon_Company.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Grant Cumming, contrib. 251, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088560

Scottish Environment Protection Agency. (2018, November). Finfish Aquaculture Sector Plan - Media Release. Retrieved from http://media.sepa.org.uk/media-releases/2018/aquaculture-sector-plan/

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Grant Cumming, contrib. 272, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088581

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Ben Hadfield, contrib. 276, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088585

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Craig Anderson, contrib. 273, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088582

FIDRA. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Fidra.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 25 April 2018, Heather Jones, contrib. 149, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11488&c=2086065

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 14 March 2018, Guy Linley-Adams, contrib. 21, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11424&c=2074740

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 14 March 2018, Jon Gibb, contrib. 158, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11424&c=2074877

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Ben Hadfield, contrib. 244, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088553

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 14 March 2018, Dr Wells, contrib. 67, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11424&c=2080417

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 14 March 2018, Jon Gibb, contrib. 68, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11424&c=2074787

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 07 March 2018, Professor Tett, contrib. 148, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11407&c=2071216

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 25 April 2018, Heather Jones, contrib. 188, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11488&c=2086104

Uig and Hamanavay Estate. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Uig_and_Hamanavay_Estate_(UHE).pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 14 March 2018, Richard Luxmoore, contrib. 134, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11424&c=2080419

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 14 March 2018, Dr Wells, contrib. 131, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11424&c=2074850

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Ben Hadfield, contrib. 178, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088487

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Ben Hadfield, contrib. 212, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088521

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 14 March 2018, Guy Linley-Adams (Salmon & Trout Conservation Scotland), contrib. 14, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11424&c=2074733

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 14 March 2018, Dr Wells, contrib. 17, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11424&c=2082061

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 09 May 2018, Fergus Ewing, contrib. 188, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11520&c=2091087

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 25 April 2018, Heather Jones, contrib. 190, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11488&c=2086106

The Friends of the Sound of Jura. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Friends_of_the_Sound_of_Jura.pdf

The University of Plymouth’s Marine Institute. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Inquiries/University_of_Plymouth_Marine_Institute.pdf

Dr Carol Hawley. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S5_Rural/Dr_Carol_Hawley.pdf

Marine Conservation Society. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S5_Rural/Marine_Conservation_Society.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 25 April 2018, James Withers, contrib. 132, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11488&c=2086048

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 18 April 2018, Mark Harvey, contrib. 65, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11469&c=2082918

Further information following a meeting with the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee and the Norwegian Fisheries Minister. (2018, March). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Meeting_with_Norwegian_Fisheries_Minister_follow_up_info.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 09 May 2018, Alastair Mitchell, contrib. 234, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11520&c=2091133

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Grant Cumming, contrib. 292, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088601

West Sutherland Fisheries Trust. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S5_Rural/West_Sutherland_Fisheries_Trust.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 14 March 2018, Dr Wells, contrib. 193, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11424&c=2074912

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Stewart Graham, contrib. 297, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088606

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 09 May 2018, Alastair Mitchell, contrib. 239, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11520&c=2091138

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 07 March 2018, Professor Migaud, contrib. 172, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11407&c=2071240

Alan MacDonald, Doonside Fishings. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Alan_MacDonald_Doonside_Fishings.pdf

Angus A Meldrum. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Inquiries/Angus_A_Meldrum.pdf

Scottish Land and Estates. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Scottish_Land_and_Estates_SF.pdf

Marine Harvest Scotland Ltd. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S5_Rural/Marine_Harvest_Scotland_Ltd.pdf

BioMar. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S5_Rural/BioMar_Ltd_.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 14 March 2018, Richard Luxmoore, contrib. 196, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11424&c=2074915

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 14 March 2018, Guy Linley-Adams, contrib. 197, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11424&c=2074916

Andrew Bradford. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Inquiries/Andrew_Bradford.pdf

Douglas Low. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Douglas_Low.pdf

Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy to the Committee following his appearance on 9 May, regarding Closed Containment and the Implications for Waste,. (2018, June 5). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/20180605_Cab_Sec_REC_-_follow_up_from_9_May_mtg_-_closed_containment_and_the_implications_for_waste.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 14 March 2018, Dr Wells, contrib. 30, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11424&c=2074749

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Grant Cumming, contrib. 180, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088489

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 14 March 2018, Dr Wells, contrib. 27, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11424&c=2074746

Letter from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency to the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee. (2018, March 28). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Environment/Inquiries/20180328_SEPA_response_to_GD.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 07 March 2018, Professor Bron, contrib. 205, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11407&c=2071273

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 25 April 2018, Heather Jones, contrib. 103, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11488&c=2086019

NAFC Marine Centre. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S5_Rural/NAFC_Marine_Centre.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 25 April 2018, James Withers, contrib. 162, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11488&c=2086078

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 18 April 2018, Alex Adrian (Crown Estate), contrib. 30, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11469&c=2082883

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Ben Hadfield, contrib. 189, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088498

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 May 2018, Grant Cumming, contrib. 166, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11503&c=2088475

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 14 March 2018, Richard Luxmoore, contrib. 136, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11424&c=2074855

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 25 April 2018, Heather Jones, contrib. 129, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11488&c=2086045

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 18 April 2018, Cathy Tilbrook, contrib. 176, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11469&c=2083029

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 09 May 2018, Fergus Ewing, contrib. 246, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11520&c=2091145

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 09 May 2018, Fergus Ewing, contrib. 250, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11520&c=2091149

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency. (2018, October 05). Press Release - Environmental compliance of Scottish business exceeds 90% for third year in a row. Retrieved from http://media.sepa.org.uk/media-releases/2018/environmental-compliance-of-scottish-business-exceeds-90-for-third-year-in-a-row/

Crown Estate Scotland. (2018, April). Written Submission, rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/Crown_Estate_Scotland.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 09 May 2018, Fergus Ewing, contrib. 255, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11520&c=2091154

Lochaber District Salmon Fishery Board. (2018, April). Written Submission, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S5_Rural/Inquiries/Lochaber_District_Salmon_Fishery_Board.pdf

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 18 April 2018, Anne Anderson, contrib. 69, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11469&c=2082922

Scottish Environmental Protection Agency. (2018, November). Finfish Aquaculture Sector Plan. Retrieved from https://consultation.sepa.org.uk/sector-plan/finfishaquaculture/

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