Scottish shellfish farm production survey 2016

Report based on returns from 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

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.gov.scot/Topics/marine/Fish-Shellfish

Several Order

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

Contact

Email: Lorna Munro

Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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