Finfish aquaculture: Advertised applications under the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011
Overview
SEPA, as one of a number of organisations regulating finfish aquaculture, will maintain a high quality environment by setting permit conditions which limit the impacts associated with fish farms and then by ensuring that operators comply with these conditions.
On this aquaculture hub, you’ll find a list of open consultations for marine pen fish farm applications. You can send us any comments here.
As part of our determination, SEPA will consider risks to the water environment (including potential impacts to marine species and habitats) and the interests of other users of the water environment resulting from an aspect of the proposed farm development that we regulate.
Each consultation will be open for a minimum of 28 days.
How we use your feedback
As Scotland’s principal environmental regulator, our purpose is to protect and improve Scotland’s environment in ways that, as far as possible, also contribute to improving health and well-being and achieving sustainable economic growth. Our Corporate Plan 2024-2027 sets our strategic ambition and priorities. Our Annual Operating Plans set out how we will implement our priorities every year.
In delivering these priorities we engage with those who have an interest in and/or are affected by our regulations and duties. One way we engage is through formal consultations. This is your opportunity to tell us what you think about our proposals. The feedback we receive helps us to understand what matters most to people and how we can deliver our duties efficiently and effectively.
After the consultation closes, we’ll consider the information we receive before publishing a digest of responses through the We asked, You said, We did section of our consultation website. This will close the consultation process by explaining how we have considered and, where appropriate, acted upon what we heard.
Who regulates what in Scotland
What SEPA regulates
- Discharges of organic matter, medicine residues and other chemicals
What others regulate
- Fish Health Inspectorate - Fish escapes and farmed fish health
- Animal and Plant Health Agency and the relevant local authority - Fish welfare and disposal of farmed fish mortalities
- Marine Scotland Licensing - Moorings and navigation
- Relevant local authority - Visual amenity, noise and sea lice interaction with wild fish*
- Health & Safety Executive and the relevant local authority - Workforce safety
How to get in touch
Please complete all consultations online where possible. If you are unable to do so, please call 03000 99 66 99 to provide your contact details and someone will arrange for an officer to call you back.
If you wish to post your comments, please mark them for the attention of Registry and send them to:
SEPA
Angus Smith Building
6 Parklands Avenue
Eurocentral
Holytown
North Lanarkshire
ML1 4WQ.
* We are in the process of developing a new regulatory framework for managing the interaction between sea lice and wild salmonid fish. We will consult on this in due course. In the meantime, sea lice and wild fish interactions will continue to be considered by local authorities during the determination of planning applications.
Applications advertised prior to April 2021, under the Water Environment (Controlled Activities (Scotland) Regulations 2011, can be found on the SEPA website
Have your say
The list of live aquaculture CAR applications consultations is below. Please complete all consultations online where possible. Contact our Registry department to discuss any issues you have completing the online form.
- There are currently no open consultations.
The list of closed aquaculture CAR applications consultations is below:
- CAR/L/1078064 - MOWI Scotland Limited: Carradale South MPFF
- CAR/L/1131788 - MOWI Scotland Limited: Carradale North MPFF
- CAR/L/5005080 - Scottish Sea Farms Limited: Billy Baa MPFF
SEPA has granted the Permit for the following:
- Dawnfresh: South Bute
- Dawnfresh: Cumbrae
- Dawnfresh: Little Cumbrae
- Scottish Sea Farms Limited: Shuna, Loch Linnhe
- MOWI Scotland Limited: Grey Horse Channel
- MOWI Scotland Limited: Grey Horse Channel Outer
- Loch Long Salmon: Beinn Reithe CAR Application
- MOWI Scotland Limited: Noster CAR Application
- MOWI Scotland Limited: Seaforth CAR Application
- MOWI Scotland Limited: Maclean's Nose CAR Application
- SSF Shetland Limited: Easter Score Holm MPFF CAR Application
- MOWI Scotland Limited: Soay Sound CAR Application
- MOWI Scotland Limited: Maol Ban CAR Application
- MOWI Scotland Limited: Cairidh CAR Application
- MOWI Scotland Limited: Sconser Quarry CAR Application
- Cooke Aquaculture Scotland Limited - Chalmers Hope MPFF
- The Scottish Salmon Company Limited - Gometra CAR Application
- MOWI Scotland Limited: Muck CAR Application
- MOWI Scotland Limited: Loch Hourn CAR Application
- Scottish Sea Farms Limited: Fishnish A MPFF CAR Application
- Cooke Aquaculture Scotland Limited: East Moclett CAR Application
- Scottish Sea Farms Limited: Toyness MPFF CAR Application
- Scottish Sea Farms Limited: Bring Head MPFF CAR Application
- SSF Shetland Limited: West of Burwick MPFF CAR Application
- CAR/L/SEPA2021-126 - MOWI Scotland Limited: Stulaigh South MPFF
- CAR/L/1009970/C1 - MOWI Scotland Limited: Ardgour MPFF
- CAR/L/1181033 - The Scottish Salmon Company Limited: North Arran MPFF
- CAR/L/1003494 - Scottish Sea Farms Limited: Fishnish B MPFF
- CAR/L/5004991 - Bakkafrost Scotland Limited: West Gigha MPFF
- CAR/L/1009968/C1 - MOWI Scotland Limited: Gorsten MPFF
- CAR/L/1152362 - MOWI Scotland Limited: Isle of Rum MPFF
- CAR/L/1095612 - MOWI Scotland Limited: Hellisay MPFF
- CAR/L/1015768 - Loch Duart Limited: Oldany MPFF
- CAR/L/1129789 - MOWI Scotland Limited: North Shore East MPFF
- CAR/L/1004085 - MOWI Scotland Limited: North Shore West MPFF
Audiences
- Local Authorities
- Responsible Authorities
- Fisheries
- Industry
- Landowners/ managers
- Aquaculture
- Public
- Water
- Local community
Interests
- Water Regulation
- Fisheries
- Protected areas
- Water Quality
- Aquaculture
- Community feedback
- Regulated activities
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