SSF Shetland Limited: West of Burwick MPFF CAR Application

Overview

It is part of SEPA’s remit to protect the marine environment. We regulate finfish farms through permits that limit the pollutants discharged to the water environment and, where appropriate, the amount of water which can be abstracted.

If you have an interest in this application please tell us by completing the following questions and submitting them to us by 1 February 2022.

Application details

We received an application from SSF Shetland Limited (formerly known as Grieg Seafood Shetland Limited), on 27 October 2021 for a variation to licence CAR/L/1003059

The application form provided by the applicant is available below.

Form C
Form G
Application cover letter
Location map
Pens map
Hydrographic report N005
Hydrographic report T006
Technical note (comparison of hydrographic reports)
Soluble nutrient release report

The applicant will place an advert in the national and local press.

Why your views matter

This is your opportunity to let us know about any risks you believe the development will have on:

• the water environment, including potential impacts to marine life;
• the interests of users of the water environment, resulting from the proposed increased discharge of:
  • organic matter;
  • medicine residues;
  • other chemical emissions.

Your comments will be published unless you ask us not to, in which case we’ll publish a note saying that we received a response but have not made it publicly available.

What happens next

SEPA did not receive any representations during the consultation period.