Scottish Government FOI releases

High energy salmon farming project, funding and environmental questions: FOI release

Fish Health Inspectors report on salmon deaths in Blackwater River: EIR release

May 2018's EMFF Funding: breakdown by priority and separating vessels: FOI 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.

Mackerel landings data 2010 to 2017: EIR release

Mackerel landings data for the Scottish fleet: tonnes, a date, and location of catches or landings if at all possible. We would like that for Oct-Apr so the winter fishery, and for at least two years: one from 2010/11, 11/12, 12/13 and one from 2015/16 or 16/17.

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.

VMS/sightings fishing data for ICES-Rectangles 46E9 and 46F0: EIR release

The VMS and sightings fishing data for ICES Rectangles 46E9 and 46F0 for years 2015-2017. The following fields would be very useful if available: Gear type Nationality Length Tonnage Activity Speed

VMS data for ICES Rectangles 44E4,45E3 and 45E4: EIR release

The VMS and sightings fishing data for the following ICES Rectangles for years 2014 to the most recent data available e.g. (if possible) December 2017: 44E4 45E3 45E4 The following fields would be very useful if available: Gear type Nationality Length Tonnage Activity Speed

Isle of Man Government changes Scallop fishing rules: EIR release

Email correspondence (dates: 1/1/17-22/1/18) between Scottish Ministers and the Isle of Man Government regarding the scallop fishing rules change by the Isle of Man Government Email correspondence (dates: 1/1/17-22/1/18) between the Cabinet Secretary Fergus Ewing and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon regarding the scallop...

Marine licence applications in Millport Bay area: EIR release

Marine licence applications submitted in the past 3 years in the Millport Bay area (including surrounding area of the Cumbraes and out to Hunterston).

Vessels caught illegally fishing: EIR release

How many vessels have been caught illegally fishing, in the 17 inshore Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and 25 Inshore Special Areas of Conservation (SACs), for the years, a) 2007, b) 2008, c) 2009, d) 2010, e) 2011, f) 2012, g) 2013, h) 2014, i) 2015, j) 2016, and k) 2017? You further clarified that ...

VMS and sightings and fishing data: EIR release

The VMS and sightings fishing data for ICES Rectangles 41F2 and 42F2 for the whole of 2017. The following fields would be very useful if available: Gear type Nationality Length Tonnage Activity Speed Thanks very much for all your help.

Marine Licence Application for Moorings at Loch Etive: EIR release

Full details, including application forms, any correspondence with the applicant or any other party, and any supporting information for the following applications that appear on the MS-LOT Public Register. Information related to File Reference: 06599

VMS/sightings fishing data for ICES rectangles 47F1/48F1: EIR release

VMS and sightings fishing data for ICES rectangles 47F1 and 48F1 for the entirety of 2017? If available, the following fields would be useful: Gear Type Nationality Length Tonnage Activity Speed

Vessel lists: FOI release

Vessel lists for all the creeks in the Aberdeen, Anstruther, Eyemouth, Fraserburgh and Peterhead districts.

Craigendoran Sewer Rising Main replacement project: EIR release

"….environmental information held by Marine Scotland relative to the foreshore area of the town and its environs is provided to us in electronic format." The information requested relates to "…the project I have in mind was the new pipework that connects the Scottish Water foul water pumping network along the foreshore...

Notifications to Marine Scotland or Fish Health Inspectorate: EIR release

full details of any notification made to Marine Scotland or the Fish Health Inspectorate by any farms exceeding the trigger levels of 3 or 8 respectively, covering the period 19th October 2017 to today's date; copies of all site specific escalation action plans submitted to Marine Scotland or the Fish Health Inspectora...

VMS/sightings fishing data for ICES Rectangle 38E6: EIR release

The following request is associated with this response: I was wondering if I could please make a request for the VMS and sightings fishing data for ICES Rectangle 38E6 for years 2014 to 2017. The following is treated as a separate EIR request – see email referencing FoI/18/00107: I have also made a previous request (...

VMS and sightings fishing data, ICES Rectangle 38E6: EIR release

Further email with be issued for this request: I was wondering if I could please make a request for the VMS and sightings fishing data for ICES Rectangle 38E6 for years 2014 to 2017. The following has been treated as a new EIR request: I have also made a previous request (FoI/17/02868) and was wondering if I could p...

VMS data for ICES rectangles 42E7,42E8,41E7 and 41E8: EIR release

VMS and sightings fishing data for ICES rectangles 42E7, 42E8, 41E7 and 41E8 for the entirety for 2016 and 2017. If available, the following fields would be useful: Gear Type Nationality Length Tonnage Activity Speed Please let me know if you require any further information.

MS-LOT Public Register applications: EIR release

Full details, including application forms, any correspondence with the applicant or any other party, and any supporting information for the following applications that appear on the MS-LOT Public Registe applications: 06566, 06567, 06568, 06569 and 06570.

Information regarding Marine Scotland licence 03869/12/0-4705: EIR release

You asked for "information re the above licence…" licence "03869/12/0-4705". I enclose a copy of most of the information you requested (Annex A). While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because an exception under r...

Seal licences: EIR release

You asked "…although as you state you do not normally publicise how many seals a licensee is licensed to shoot at each site, or which sites a license relates to, in this case I am respectfully requesting that the data is supplied".

VMS and sightings fishing data: EIR release

I was wondering if I could please make a request for the VMS and sightings fishing data for the following ICES Rectangles for years 2014 to the most recent data available e.g. October 2017: 43E8 44E8 44E9 44F0 45E9 45F0 45F1 46F1 The following fields would be very useful if available: Gear type Nationality Length To...

Reclassification of River Earn: FOI release

Email correspondence between Roseanna Cunningham and Marine Scotland regarding the reclassification of the River Earn from a category 2 to a category 3 river under The Conservation of Salmon (Scotland) Regulations 2016