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Written Question · S3W-22462 · Session 3

Whether any monitoring of the effects of closing Loch Torridon to certain fishing interests takes account of any displaced pressure on othe…

Answered Asked by Peter Peacock Lab Lodged 30 Mar 2009

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any monitoring of the effects of closing Loch Torridon to certain fishing interests takes account of any displaced pressure on other fisheries and what it considers the impact of that displaced pressure to be.

The answer

Answered by Richard Lochhead on 27 Apr 2009 · 28 days after it was lodged, on time

The reports, as described in answer to the question S3W-22460 on 27 April 2009, did not consider the issue of fishing effort being displaced elsewhere as a result of the closure.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-22462 by reference.