Scottish Government FOI releases

Acoustic deterrent devices (ADDs): EIR release

I shall be pleased if you will provide me with certain information under the provisions of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act and/or the Environmental Information Regulations with reference to a statement in the National newspaper that bears to have been issued by Scottish Government, on the subject of acoustic ...

Ova testing, imports/exports and disease risk assessments: EIR release

Information concerning ova testing, imports/exports and disease risk assessments associated with farmed salmon ova, smolts wrasse and lumpfish. The exact specifics of the request are contained below under the response section with answers provided appropriately. 1. Is Marine Scotland Science being hired privately by sa...

Information pertaining to weekly fishing vessel license variation decisions: EIR Review

Can you confirm whether or not you take account of General Policy 9b during weekly fishing vessel license variation decisions? If so, can you please explain how you take account of General Policy 9b during weekly fishing vessel license variation decisions? Can you please share the outcomes of this consideration during ...

Scottish Scallop Sector Working Group (SSSWG): EIR release

With reference to the Scottish Scallop Sector Working Group (SSSWG), you requested: 1. What the terms of reference including its remit are? 2. A list of members in the group? 3. How often the group has met since its establishment in 2019? 4. Has Scottish White Fish Producers Association scallop committee chair, John Ma...

Tonnage of sediment deposited within specific areas: EIR release

Please provide the following: Tonnage (wet tonnes) of sediment deposited within the areas defined by the following co-ordinates: 1) 56 deg 45.039' N, 002 deg 25.416'W 56 deg 45.017' N, 002 deg 24.139'W 56 deg 42.448' N, 002 deg 26.660'W 56 deg 42.446'N, 002 deg 25.269'W Montrose Bay. 2) Within a circle with a radius of...

Information relating to the monitoring of Scottish waters: EIR release

What planning has taken place (meeting, correspondence, email, telephone, WhatsApp, all electronic media) to ensure that Scottish waters are policed correctly and that foreign vessels are held to account for illegal fishing, in the event of a no-deal Brexit, or any deal that involves reduction in the fishing quote for ...

Farmed salmon ova imports and pathogen testing: EIR release

Several questions relating to farmed salmon ova imports and specific pathogen testing as well as requesting information relating to the testing of farmed salmon for diseases, pathogens and viruses. In addition you have asked for information relating to Marine Scotland Science's commercial testing service conducted on b...

Sea Lice Policy correspondence, breaches and reporting: EIR release

You requested information in relation to the Scottish Government's Sea Lice Policy (https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0054/00547487.pdf) relating to 2018 only, specifically: How many Warning Letters were issued to finfish farm operators? Please provide copies of each. Please list each of these by operator and by date of ...

Sea Lice Policy - warning and advisory letters, breaches, enforcement notices: EIR release

You requested information in relation to the Scottish Government's Sea Lice Policy (https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0054/00547487.pdf) relating to 2019 only, specifically: 1. How many Warning Letters have been issued to finfish farm operator? Please provide copies of each. Please list each of these by operator and by d...

MPV Minna - various questions: FOI release

You asked for Details of the deck maintenance schedule of the vessel, MPV Minna; Details of when the deck area of the MPV Minna was painted in the period 28/07/2017 – 28/07/2018; Details of the recommended type of paint to be used for painting the deck of the MPV Minna; Details of the type of paint that was used to pa...

Marine Scotland - Wild salmonid locational guidance and information: EIR review

1. Access to the aquaculture constraint and opportunity maps on the NMPi or other electronic platforms. If that cannot be provided without access to specialist software, please provide high resolution print outs or digital images of the wild salmonid mapping layers in the GIS. 2. All documents relating to any wild salm...

St. Abbs Eyemouth Area - various fishing vessel questions: FOI release

“We are concerned that there may be possible incursions into the St. Abbs Eyemouth Area, protected by the Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Order 2004 (SI 276) by fishing vessels using mobile or active gears which are likely to have an adverse impact on the Site. In particular we a...

Further information requested from FoI/19/01324: EIR release

“…enforcement outcomes (8 in total) between 16th August 2015 and 25th May 2019 - please see FOI doc attached - FoI/19/01234. 1 - I wish to request the names of boats and their owners in these cases. 2 - Can you tell me where each of these incidents took place? 3 - I also request copies of any letters sent to the abo...

Further information requested from FoI/19/01324: EIR review

I have now completed my review of our response to your request under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs) for information regarding enforcement outcomes in MPAs. I have concluded that the original decision should be confirmed, with modifications. You originally requested information on: “...

Fish farms; mortalities, enforcement notices, civil sanctions, and prosecutions: EIR release

You asked for: 1. In the last five years, how many on-farm farmed fish mortalities have been recorded in Scotland due to treatment losses (mortalities caused by, or believed to be caused by, or contributed to by bath-type treatments, hydrogen peroxide treatments, mechanical treatments such as freshwater, thermo- or hy...

Ayrshire Rivers Trust (ART) and Kilmarnock Angling Club/Waters: EIR release

Report by River Tweed Commission and Tweed Foundation: FOI release

A copy of the report submitted by the River tweed Commission and Tweed Foundation which supports the proposed change to spring closure times.

Fish mortality reporting in aquaculture : EIR release

1. Information relating to the 'agreement' between farmed salmon producers in Scotland the Marine Scotland Science's Fish Health Inspectorate to report mortalities. 2. Copies of the "mortality database" referred to in scientific papers referenced in your request. 3. Copies of the assessment and the "data set containi...

Lapsed fishing licence: EIR release

1. All the details and all logged communications that were tried by our officers. 2. All the names of the people who were involved in the decision to "revoke" the licence and rank details. 3. Any information that would be helpful to you to pass on to your legal representation.

Conservation of salmon, assessment for 2018 fishing season: EIR release

Information relating to categorisation of The River Leven (Dunbartonshire), Loch Lomond and Endrick Water SAC as category 3 for 2018.

River Leven, Loch Lomond and Endrick Water categorisation: EIR release

I refer to your request dated 24 September 2017 under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA), the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs) and the Inspire (Scotland) Regulations 2009 for information relating to categorisation of The River Leven (Dunbartonshire), Loch Lomond and Endri...