Scottish shellfish farm production survey 2017

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 business 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

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