Salmon farming - use of acoustic deterrent devices: report

Report on the use of acoustic deterrent devices (ADDs) in salmon farming to control predation by seals and their wider effects on wildlife by the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission.


Appendix II – Membership of the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission

The Scottish Animal Welfare Commission Members are:

  • Professor Cathy Dwyer from Scotland's Rural College and the University of Edinburgh (Chair)
  • Dr Harvey Carruthers, veterinary surgeon
  • Mike Radford, lawyer specialising in Animal Welfare
  • Paula Boyden, Veterinary Director at Dogs Trust
  • Professor Marie Haskell, Professor in Animal Welfare Science at Scotland's Rural College
  • Dr James Yeates, Chief Executive Officer of the World Federation for Animals
  • Libby Anderson, Animal Welfare Policy Advisor
  • Dr Simon Girling, Head of Veterinary Services, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
  • Mike Flynn, Chief Superintendent at the Scottish SPCA
  • Dr Pete Goddard, veterinary surgeon
  • Dr Andrew Kitchener, Principal Curator of Vertebrates at the National Museum of Scotland
  • Dr Ellie Wigham, Lecturer in Veterinary Public Health, University of Glasgow

Full biographies can be found here.

The following were co-opted onto the SAWC Aquaculture Sub-committee and SAWC is very grateful for their expertise and guidance:

Professor Jimmy Turnbull, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling

Lorna King, Marine Scotland

Vivienne McKinnon, APHA

Contact

Email: SAWC.Secretariat@gov.scot

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