Question reference: S5W-35257
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 18 February 2021
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Current status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 4 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether Marine Scotland will licence the use of acoustic deterrent devices on salmon farms prior to laying the report on their use before the Parliament, as required by the Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Act 2020.
Answer
The report was laid before Parliament on 1 March 2021. There are currently no active applications for European Protected Species licences for use of Acoustic Deterrent Devices at fish farms. Marine Scotland will give due consideration to any European Protected Species licence applications that are submitted, bearing in mind both the impact on those species and on the welfare of farmed fish, and based on the merits of each case.