Posts Tagged ‘Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)’
Sepa seeks views on farms’ organic load
THE Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has launched an eight-week public consultation in the next phase of its review of the aquaculture regulation. The technical consultation follows one of the agency’s largest consultation programmes in late 2018, the publication of its Finfish Aquaculture Sector Plan and the introduction of its new regulatory framework in June.…
Read MoreDawnfresh seeks local views on Bute farm
THE UK’s largest producer of farmed trout is to hold a public meeting to hear community views about its proposed farm off Bute. Dawnfresh, which already has farms in Loch Earn, Loch Awe and Loch Etive, will seek local opinions over its plans to build the new site, ahead of submitting an Environmental Impact Assessment…
Read MoreSSPO hits back at ‘sensationalist’ Panorama
THE Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation has hit back at the BBC for sensationalising the operations of the salmon farming industry. SSPO chief executive Julie Hesketh-Laird, who was interviewed for a half-hour Panorama show, broadcast last night, said no specific allegations had been made about any SSPO company during her meetings with the BBC team. Panorama…
Read MoreLowest lice figures since records began
SEA lice numbers recorded at Scottish salmon farms in September were the lowest for that month in five years, and overall numbers for 2018 were the lowest since reporting began in 2013. According to the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO), which published the latest figures on its website this week, the industry lice average for…
Read MoreHave your say on SEPA plans
THE Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is launching a series of consultation sessions this week over new proposals to tighten the environmental monitoring of fish farms. The agency published its draft Finfish Aquaculture Sector Plan last week, outlining stricter standards for the organic waste deposited by fish farms, and the introduction of more accurate modelling.…
Read MoreEnvironmental expert moves to SSPO
ANNE Anderson of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has been appointed director of sustainability at the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO). The newly created role is the second announcement in two days from the organisation, which represents most of Scotland’s salmon farmers. Yesterday, top political journalist Hamish Macdonell was named as the SSPO’s new…
Read MoreSalmon farms ‘highly regulated’
THE Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) has defended the industry’s ‘highly regulated production environment’ following the publication of a damning report into the sector’s environmental credentials. A Holyrood committee concluded that Scotland\’s marine ecosystem faces ‘irrecoverable damage’ from salmon farming if environmental concerns are not addressed. The Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform committee, which…
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