Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey: 2012 Report

This report is based on the returns of an annual survey questionnaire sent to all active authorised shellfish farming businesses in Scotland.


Glossary

Active sites - Farms in a production growing cycle which may contain stock or be fallow

Inactive sites - Farms not in a production cycle, without stock and not to be used by the company in the foreseeable future

Authorised businesses - Any shellfish production business authorised under Regulation 6 of the Aquatic Animal Health (Scotland) Regulation 2009 (as amended). See the Marine Scotland website for more details www.scotland.gov.uk/marinescotland

Several Order - An area of the seabed severed from the public right to fish, in order to conserve or enhance named shellfish stocks

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