Posts Tagged ‘the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa)’
Streamlined regulation for wellboat discharges
Regulation of marine fish farming wellboats in Scotland has transferred to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). The move is intended to streamline regulation by bringing the responsibility under a single body. Up until now, an operator would require a marine licence with Marine Scotland for discharges from wellboats, with a separate licence from SEPA…
Read MoreSalmon farms cut antibiotic use by 60%
THE use of antibiotics in salmon farming in the UK has fallen 60 per cent, according to a new report by the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA). The salmon sector used 1,011.3 kilograms in 2018, a decrease based primarily on a reduction in the number of treatments required in the seawater phase…
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