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Written Question · S5W-23114 · Session 5

How many incidents of non-target capture were reported to Scottish Natural Heritage in 2018 by operators using meat bait in Larsen mate and…

Answered Asked by Mark Ruskell Green Lodged 13 May 2019

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how many incidents of non-target capture were reported to Scottish Natural Heritage in 2018 by operators using meat bait in Larsen mate and Larsen pod traps under the terms of General Licences 01, 02 and 03.

The answer

Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 May 2019 · 9 days after it was lodged, on time

A total of 5 incidents of non-target capture were reported to Scottish Natural Heritage in 2018 by operators using meat bait in Larsen mate and Larsen pod traps under the terms of General Licences 01, 02 and 03.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S5W-23114 by reference.