Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

21,792releases indexed
39,278attachments found
29.7avg calendar days
8,073partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,073 unclear 7,195 not held 3,052 released 1,533 already published 668 cost limit 605 clarification 348 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4905 s.20 4252 s.34(1) 3567 s.39(2) 3455 s.30 2866 s.17(1) 2763 s.25(1) 2372 s.10(4) 1971 s.11(2) 1559 s.29(1) 1168 s.2 1152 s.3 903

Timeline

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Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,275 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 961 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 919 releases · 31.1 avg days Learning Directorate 859 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 725 releases · 40.0 avg days Constitution Directorate 685 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 645 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 631 releases · 25.8 avg days
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Annual Fisheries Committee Reports: EIR release

1) The release of the annual Fisheries Committee Reports (set up as part of the Hydro-Electric Development (Scotland) Act 1943) from 1943 to present. 2) The release of the following report which used to be available publicly but is no longer available: Armstrong, J.D., Armstrong, R.M., Graham, J.L., Middlemas, S.J., R...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 17 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) 6 attachments
Published
2024-04-10
Reference
FOI/202300380867
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Highly Protected Marine Areas spend: EIR release

How much has been spent to date since the Scottish Government announced plans for Highly Protected Marine Areas. Could this be broken down by the amount spent on consultants and on the consultation itself as well as anything else where costs were incurred. Please can you also provide me with any ministerial correspond...

FOI/EIR already published 55 score 32 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings contracts spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.9 s.11(2) s.34(1) s.6(1)
Published
2024-04-02
Reference
FOI/202300384088
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Mowi salmon farms made inactive since 1 January 2021: EIR release

Information ‘on Mowi salmon farms made inactive since 1 January 2021’ further requesting ‘information pertaining to the reasons why any sites have been made inactive’ and in addition a request to ‘include any reference to the organic status being rescinded’. As the information you have requested is 'environmental info...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 15 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) 6 attachments
Published
2024-03-21
Reference
202300340061
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Seismic/sonar survey work: EIR Review

I would be grateful if you could confirm whether Marine Scotland are aware of any seismic/sonar survey work being carried out off the east coast of Lewis on Sunday evening and Monday morning? Constituents have made reference to the Glomar Supporter vessel which was reportedly active around Broad Bay in recent days, an...

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 55 working days over deadline correspondence s.20 s.16(3) 2 attachments
Published
2024-03-20
Reference
EIR/Review 202300378073 of 202300377341
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Authorisation of vessel landings: EIR release

Why you authorise vessels to land in our ports with no fish quota? The Lord Miles and Sir Miles landed in Scrabster on 27.12.23 with no quota why was this allowed?

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence
Published
2024-03-18
Reference
EIR/202300391398
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Veterinary exemptions with respect to sea lice reporting: EIR release

Information relating to Veterinary exemptions with respect to sea lice reporting and the requirements for salmonid aquaculture sites to report weekly sea lice numbers in accordance with The Fish Farming Businesses (Reporting) (Scotland) order 2020. Your request had a timescale of 1 January 2021 to 21 September 2022. Th...

FOI/EIR clarification 80 score 20 working days correspondence meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.5 2 attachments
Published
2024-03-13
Reference
202200321211
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Sea lice sampling data 2023: EIR release

Please could you supply the 2023 sea lice sampling data in excel spreadsheet form rather than the pdf which FMS appear to prefer to post as available in the link: https://fms.scot/wpcontent/uploads/2023/10/221006-Aqua-Website-Data-2023.pdf.’

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 14 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2024-03-05
Reference
FOI/202300384619
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Rules regarding EU fishery landings in UK: EIR release

“Under the freedom of information could you please tell me the rules about EU FISH LANDINGS IN UK ,,if a EU boat lands in a UK port , unloads fish onto a EU lorry on the quay side ,who does the checks to make sure all is above board,,,,, I presume in UK its the MMO AND in Scotland its MS is this correct”

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 10 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2024-03-04
Reference
FOI/202400395816
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Vessels breaching Razor Trial Terms and Conditions: EIR release

4 vessels breached the Terms and Conditions of the Razor Trial between 23 August 2023 and 15 December, please state each of the individual breaches that occurred?

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 15 working days correspondence whatsapp s.20 s.39(2) s.3
Published
2024-03-04
Reference
EIR/202400393213
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism meeting with Norwegian Government in relation to Aquaculture: EIR release

Any pre-meeting briefing provided to then Minister Fergus Ewing prior to his meeting on the 25th November 2019 with the Norwegian Government entitled 'Exchange of policies and expertise in relation to the sustainability of the Aquaculture Sector', and any note or minute for this meeting and the list of all attendees an...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) 6 attachments
Published
2024-03-04
Reference
FOI/202300383318
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Razor Clam Trial: EIR release

1. "During the Razor Clam Trial from 23th August 2023 to 15th December 2023 how many Vessels have breached the terms and Conditions of the Trial?" 2. "What Action was taken against vessels found to be in breach of these Terms?"

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 19 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2024-02-28
Reference
FOI/202300390037
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Scallop dredging, fishing intensity and inshore fishing: EIR release

Additional fisheries data to help better inform our understanding of the baseline fishing effort We would be especially interested in anonymised VMS data showing recent levels of fishing intensity for the various gear types, but of particular importance to us would be data on scallop dredging intensity. Is there a for...

FOI/EIR clarification 55 score 28 working days over deadline correspondence s.20 s.9 s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4)
Published
2024-02-27
Reference
202300342207
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Wild Fish Monitoring Data: EIR release

“The wild fish monitoring data collected and posted by Fisheries Management Scotland but commissioned by the Marine Directorate is displayed as a pdf by FMS. (https://fms.scot/fish-farming/publications-anddata/). Please could you supply the data for 2016 to 2019 as excel spreadsheets.” We sought clarification from you ...

FOI/EIR clarification 80 score 12 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.9 s.10(4) 10 attachments
Published
2024-02-22
Reference
FOI/202300374267
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Lost fishing pots in Scotland's waters: EIR release

“I am hoping the Marine Scotland can provide me with the number of lost fishing pots in Scotland's waters for the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023”?

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 14 working days correspondence s.12 s.9
Published
2024-02-22
Reference
EIR/202400392508
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

VMS and catch data for Northlands 2 sites off Lewis - N2 and N4: EIR release

Anonymised VMS and catch data for Northlands 2 sites off Lewis - N2 and N4 to assess the productivity of the 2 areas and to determine which countries' vessels are operating in the area. The exact coordinates are: N2- Triangular Area- 59° 0' 7.1604" N // 005° 21' 33.1014"W 58° 47' 35.4372" N // 005° 20' 55.4706"W 58° 4...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence s.10(4) s.11(2)
Published
2024-02-20
Reference
202200324058
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Animal welfare within Aquaculture and Fisheries: EIR release

Are there any examples of the COGP being used as evidence in a prosecution under section 24 of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006? Are there any examples of prosecutions for welfare offences against farmed fish in Scotland?0 Would the Scottish Government adopt the COGP under Section 7 of the Aquaculture ...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence s.24 s.7 s.25 s.20 s.10(4) s.9
Published
2024-02-19
Reference
FOI/202400395258
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Source Documents on Jellyfish inside and around salmon farms: EIR release

Thank you for your request dated 15 September 2023 which you made as part of your request for a review of our response to your original EIR case reference number 202300372264. Your request You asked for us to: “provide the source documents and the 'advice' cited above.” For context, by "above", you are referring to ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence s.20 s.10(4) s.11(2) 4 attachments
Published
2024-02-13
Reference
FOI/202300376448
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

VMS data for vessels over 12 metres long: EIR release

Vessel monitoring system (VMS) data for UK registered commercial fishing vessels operating in Scottish territorial waters (inside 12MN) for vessels 12m and over in length, indicating: gear type; hours fished; first sales value; year (for a five year period for the most recent data available e.g., 2016-2020 or 2017-202...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)
Published
2024-02-07
Reference
202200319885
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Offences under The Shellfish (Restrictions on Taking by Unlicensed Fishing Boats) (Scotland) Order 2017: EIR release

Has Marine Scotland taken any enforcement or other action in relation to offences under The Shellfish (Restrictions on Taking by Unlicensed Fishing Boats) (Scotland) Order 2017? If so please provide statistics, broken down either into Sheriff Court districts, or Fishery Office boundaries. As the information you have r...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 16 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.1
Published
2024-02-02
Reference
202300351431
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) data request: EIR release

I require all VMS data of vessels that transited through the following area between 15th September 2022 12:00 and 16th September 2022 06:00. P1 60°57.0' N, 002°18.0' W P2 60°57.0' N, 003°48.0' W P3 60°15.0' N, 002°18.0' W P4 60°15.0' N, 003°48.0' W Please provide details of the VMS reports received from vessels du...

FOI/EIR released 100 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.20 2 attachments
Published
2024-02-01
Reference
202300363935
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Anonymised VMS data September and October 2022: EIR release

Further to EIR/202300351843, and noting that you rely on the exception under regulation 11 (2) of EIR, the following vessel information on a non-identifiable basis (i.e., disclosing the presence of any vessels within the coordinates and timeframes requested, but not disclosing the name of any such vessels). All vessel...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 14 working days correspondence s.11 s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-02-01
Reference
202300356656
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scotland's percentage of GB coastline: EIR release

What is Scotland's % of GB coastline?

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 4 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2024-01-22
Reference
FOI/202300387289
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Meeting with CEO of Mowi ASA: EIR release

Any pre-meeting briefing provided to then Minister Fergus Ewing prior to his meeting with Mowi CEO Ivan Vindheim on the 26th November 2019. Can you also please provide a list of all attendees and the agenda for the meeting.

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)
Published
2024-01-17
Reference
FOI/202300383329
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Impact of creeling removal within Clyde cod spawning closure: EIR review

Can you please supply copies of the assessments you have made as to the relative likelihood of creeling, dredging and trawling on impacting the sites objectives? Can you please supply copies of correspondence and copies of all minutes of meetings internal and external that would assist us in understanding the rational ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 115 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.6(1) s.1 s.10(4) s.5 s.6 s.10(5) s.11(2) s.34(1) 10 attachments
Published
2024-01-17
Reference
EIR/202200290995 Review of 202200272637
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Definition of Protected Marine Areas in Scotland: EIR release

Please define what Marine Protected Areas are in Scotland? As various formats of ‘MPA’s are already being used by the Marine Scotland Directorate, please expand this definition for each different classification? Please supply examples of where and how these different definitions have been used in the marine environment...

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 18 working days correspondence s.6(1) s.11(1) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.19 2 attachments
Published
2024-01-17
Reference
202300364330
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Public sector