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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Marine Scotland licences granted to former mussel farm at Aird Fhada/Fada: EIR release

My FOI request relates to a former mussel farm at Aird Fhada/Fada, Loch Scridain, Isle Of Mull, Argyll & Bute which was operated by the company Celtic Sea Limited (Company number SC129691). I have searched on https://marine.gov.scot/ but have been unable to find any licences granted by Marine Scotland in respect of th...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 14 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.6(1) s.9 s.34(1) 4 attachments
Published
2025-02-18
Reference
EIR/202500449166
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

VMS data for ICES rectangles in Scotland: EIR release

Fishing VMS data for all of the ICES rectangles in Scotland for the period of January 2024 - December 2024, if the data is available. Please could speed and nationality information be included as a minimum. Any other available vessel information would also be appreciated.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 15 working days correspondence s.11(2) s.34(1)
Published
2025-02-14
Reference
EIR/202500446872
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Farmed salmon escapes correspondence: EIR release

Information on escapes of farmed salmon - from farms, hatcheries, work boats, lorries, helicopter transfers and any other sources/routes - since 1 January 2023. Documents, emails, warning letters, videos, photos, data sheets, scientific reports and any other information relating to escapes of farmed salmon since 1 Janu...

FOI/EIR clarification 80 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.9 s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-02-14
Reference
EIR/202500446495
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Unlicensed fishing suspicious activity reports statistics: EIR release

How many suspicious activity forms were submitted to Marine Scotland regarding illegal fishing activity at North Berwick in 2024? How many cases of illegal lobster fishing Marine Scotland have successfully prosecuted in the last 5 years?

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2025-02-14
Reference
EIR/202500446704
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

The Open Seas Trust court case costs: EIR release

The full costs to the Scottish Government of the Open Seas court case from last April, with a breakdown of costs.

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 9 working days correspondence ministers spending
Published
2025-02-14
Reference
EIR/202500449175
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Orkney fish landings by port and week: EIR release

Weekly fishing landings and landed value into every fishing port in Orkney by every specie from 2009 to 2023. Attributes of the requested data are documented below Date Species_name Landing_port Live_weight Landed_weight Value Year Month week”

FOI/EIR released 100 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.11(2) s.34(1) s.9 2 attachments
Published
2025-02-05
Reference
EIR/202400445614
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Sea trout sampling sites: EIR release

A paper from 2013 by Middlemas, Fryer, Tulett and John Armstorng that appeared in Fisheries Management & Ecology. Vol 20 68-74 stated on page 70 that a total of 6590 sea trout were sampled from 48 different sites between 2003 and 2009. Please can I have a list of all these 48 sites.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 13 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2025-01-31
Reference
EIR/202500447060
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Fish farm planning permission and expansion rejections: EIR release

How many applications for new salmon farms and expansions to existing farms have been rejected by the government over the last ten years? Any information should include applications rejected which were subsequently accepted under revised criteria, ie smaller or in a slightly different location. Secondly, the number of...

FOI/EIR clarification 55 score 15 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.9
Published
2025-01-31
Reference
EIR/202500446654
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Cleaner fish welfare with respect to salmon farms: EIR release

You referred to previous communication with the Marine Directorate and asked a number of questions requesting information relating to cleaner fish welfare with respect to salmon farms. The specifics of your request are detailed below within the section ‘response to your request’.

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-01-27
Reference
EIR/202400444416
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Fishing activity in Pentland Firth: EIR Review

Original request: 202400444614 1. What fishing activity took place in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth in 2023 and 2024? What wieght of fhsih and shellfish (by species) were landed from this area? 2. What boats were involved? 3. What are the contact details for the owners/operators of these vessels?

FOI/EIR transferred 80 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.16(3) s.10(4) s.9 s.2 s.11(2) s.34(1) s.6(1) 8 attachments
Published
2025-01-27
Reference
FOI/202400444618 Review of 202400444614
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Scottish Salmon Producers Association meetings: EIR release

Correspondence received by or sent, minutes of meetings or calls held – between Salmon Scotland and (a) The First Minister, (b) The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and the Islands, (c) the Cabinet Secretary or Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy, from 1 January to 12 December 2024.

FOI/EIR already published 80 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4) 2 attachments
Published
2025-01-27
Reference
EIR/202400444903
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Licensing and planning permissions for jetty at Dungallan Park, Oban: EIR release

Full details of licensing and planning permissions related to the landing stage, pontoon, bridge, and jetty at Dungallan Park, Gallanach Road, Oban, PA34 4PD, currently under the management of Oban Bay Community Berthing. Full planning permissions for the landing stage, including the date of issue, purpose, and any as...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.6(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-01-27
Reference
EIR/202400445290
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Atlantic salmon escape data: EIR release

When did the 80,000 Atlantic salmon published in the Annual production Survey 2023 escape and where from? and What is the reason that these have not been published on Scotland’s Aquaculture Website?

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)
Published
2025-01-27
Reference
EIR/202400445491
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Scottish fishing vessel data: EIR release

The data we would like to acquire for Scottish fishing vessels, relate to VMS data for all fleet segments; landed weight for all species by gear type, landings value (£) for all species by gear type, and any other fishing data that may be relevant and available. We would prefer VMS data are linked to fisheries data for...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence s.10(4) s.9
Published
2025-01-21
Reference
EIR/202400442477
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Movements of wrasse and lumpsuckers to aquaculture facilities: EIR release

You referred to a previous request (EIR 202400427045) and a specific part of its response which related to movements of wrasse and lumpsuckers to aquaculture facilities in Scotland relevant to the time period of January 2023 to 17 August 2024. You have now asked for equivalent data relating to the year 2022, which sho...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) 2 attachments
Published
2025-01-21
Reference
EIR/202400442233
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Reports of illegal fishing and aquaculture in Shetland: EIR release

Compile and return to me records of all reports or complaints of illegal or suspicious fishing or aquaculture in the Shetland Islands received by the Marine Directorate between 1st January 2013 and the date at which you process this request. For each report or complaint, please include the date, location, the type of i...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) 2 attachments
Published
2025-01-21
Reference
EIR/202400442034
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

River Dee Kelt Reconditioning Project: EIR release

As many details as possible - including time period for licensing, how the facility will ascertain success of the project (are fish to have their fins clipped and how will they be counted etc), and where the facility will be - for the kelt ‘reconditioning’ project which...is underway on the River Dee. You followed thi...

FOI/EIR clarification 55 score 16 working days correspondence s.10(4) s.9
Published
2025-01-21
Reference
EIR/202400442948
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Marine Directorate requests received under The Freedom of Information Act: EIR release

A list of all requests you have received under The Freedom of Information Act or the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 between June 1, 2023 and the date at which you process this request. You need not include this request. For each request please provide: - the reference number assigned to the req...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 19 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.6(1) s.6 s.9 s.11(2) s.34(1) 4 attachments
Published
2025-01-21
Reference
EIR/202400442407
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Fish health inspections and welfare breaches: EIR release

1. Please could you confirm how many statutory fish health inspections were completed by FHI on fish farms in Scotland in the period between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023? 2. How many of the fish health inspections conducted by FHI inspectors in the period 1 January 2023 - 31 December 2023 identified possible fi...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 12 working days correspondence s.19 s.24 s.20 s.39(2) s.3 s.10(4)
Published
2025-01-20
Reference
EIR/202400443391
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Escape of 80,000 salmon in February 2023: EIR release

Questions about the escape of 80,000 salmon February 2023: What size/age were the escaped salmon please? What company owned the salmon? Where were the salmon being moved from and where along the route did they escape? How/why did they escape?

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 15 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)
Published
2025-01-17
Reference
EIR/202400441299
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Completed risk assessments relating to movement of fish by boat: EIR release

A copy of all completed risk assessments, which relate to the movement of fish by boat over the last 2 years. In communication with you we clarified the scope of your request. We confirmed that this should relate to risk assessments associated with seawater-to-seawater movements of live farmed salmon, for further farm...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) 2 attachments
Published
2025-01-17
Reference
EIR/202400440159
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Number of hatchery fish caught in the Tay catchment: EIR release

The number of hatchery fish which have been caught in the Tay catchment since 1994, broken down annually. If there are estimates as to what this total catch means for the total number of hatchery fish which returned to the system, then I would like these figures too. You subsequently clarified (4 December 2024) that t...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 6 working days correspondence s.10(4)
Published
2025-01-17
Reference
EIR/202400443004
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Cleaner fish production and usage in Scotland: EIR release

Information concerning cleaner fish production and usage in Scotland, specifically asking for 'an overview on the amount of cleaner fish being used in Scotland, from start to today? By start meaning, when first the Scottish aquaculture started using cleaner fish as a biological control of sea lice'. We received furthe...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 19 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.6(1)
Published
2025-01-17
Reference
EIR/202400440944
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Salmon farming briefing notes provided to the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands: EIR release

Full briefing notes provided to the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands in preparation for her appearance at the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee follow-up inquiry into salmon farming on Wednesday 13 November 2024.

FOI/EIR clarification 80 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4) s.10(5) s.11(2) s.34(1) 8 attachments
Published
2025-01-17
Reference
EIR/202400440742
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Details of commercial fishing in identified areas: EIR release

The amount (weight) and type of fish/crustacean/mollusc that is landed, where it is landed and if possible, where it goes (local/national/internation). The area of interest for our survey’s are: Dumfries and Galloway Survey - the Solway Firth from Glencaple to the Isle of Whithorn Hunterston Survey - Wemyss Bay to Sal...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 13 working days correspondence s.10(4) 2 attachments
Published
2025-01-17
Reference
EIR/202400442336
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector