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Yesterday, Lynne Sneddon of Uni of Gothenburg set out what good salmon health and welfare looks like 👇 Missed the session? 👉ow.ly/9VpG50SaNXb
To continue our follow-up inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland, we'll hear tomorrow from Charles Allan, Group Leader of Scottish Government's Fish Health inspectorate. We'll also consider the Seed (Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regs 2024 Join us from 9am 👉ow.ly/6X6J50ScW22
Has there been any impact on fish health following the tightening of regulation around medicine use? .Rhoda Grant asked Charles Allan of Scottish Government's Fish Health inspectorate the ? 👇 Missed the session? 👉ow.ly/66gj50Si8Mn
This week, Emma Roddick MSP asked Charles Allan of Scottish Government's Fish Health inspectorate whether the numbers of sea lice have gone down significantly in Scotland 👇 Catch up 👉ow.ly/aqtl50Sibzb
Today, we take evidence from the Scottish Science Advisory Council & Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to help inform our scrutiny of the salmon farming industry in Scotland. We also consider items of legislation; Official Controls Regs 2024 & Sea Fisheries Regs 2024 9am👉ow.ly/H8uy50Slqxa
Listen in as Lin Bunten of Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) tells us what she believes is the biggest challenge in relation to the environmental impacts of salmon farming in Scotland? 👇 Catch up on the session👉ow.ly/pI1c50Smb8b
This week Rachael Hamilton MSP Scottish Borders asked Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)'s Lin Bunten 👇 "Would you measure yourself on how many sites you visit, the level of compliance or the outcomes for the environment?" "Have the environmental issues been addressed?" 👇 Catch up👉ow.ly/fzVh50Smbzg
We’re looking ahead to the Scottish Government’s 2025/2026 Budget. As part of this we want to see how last year’s budget was used to meet national outcomes and what this means for the rural affairs and islands portfolio. Have your say by 9 August! Find out more ow.ly/Y4Kf50SsCt9
If you're following our cross-committee inquiry into Scotland's National Outcomes, you can read Scottish Parliament Information Centre's summary and analysis of all 72 written submissions here👇 ow.ly/Liwu50T6ulm
Yesterday, as part of our pre-budget scrutiny, we visited Scottish Government's Marine Directorate science laboratory in Aberdeen Aquarium-based science projects to fixing nets used for offshore research - we saw how the Directorate uses its budget to carry out research and scientific work
We look forward to welcoming Dr Robin Cook of University of Strathclyde; Regional Inshore Fisheries Groups Network; Michel Kaiser of MASTS; SFF; SIFT Scotland; Scot Gov Marine; Open Seas; Fisheries Management Scotland & Clyde Fish
Yesterday Elena Whitham MSP asked Elaine Whyte of Clyde Fish about collaboration and co-management with fishers on policy. According to Elaine, fishermen say things like 'Our ideas are never taken forward anyway' 👇 Playing catch up? 👉ow.ly/IAnF50TggOE
We were delighted to be awarded the Powering Change Award @ last night's Holyrood magazine Political Awards 2024. The award recognised how our work as a committee has inspired change, through rigorous gathering of evidence and questioning of witnesses. Image - Andrew Perry
Convener Finlay Carson MSP & Rachael Hamilton MSP Scottish Borders collected the award on behalf of us all! Beatrice Wishart MSP Colin Beattie Ariane Burgess Rhoda Grant Emma Roddick MSP Elena Whitham MSP & Thick As Mince