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Written Question · S6W-38955 · Session 6

How many wrasse have been taken from Loch Sunart since the wrasse fishery was regulated.

Answered Asked by Ariane Burgess Green Lodged 23 Jun 2025

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how many wrasse have been taken from Loch Sunart since the wrasse fishery was regulated.

The answer

Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 3 Jul 2025 · 10 days after it was lodged, on time

ICES statistical rectangle is the finest spatial resolution data that the Scottish Government hold on the number of individual wrasse extracted from an area. ICES statistical rectangles are approximately 30 nautical miles by 30 nautical miles in size.Loch Sunart is contained within ICES statistical rectangle 42E4 along with other areas of sea. Therefore, it is not possible to deduce the number of individual wrasse specifically taken from Loch Sunart.Wild wrasse fishing activity is not currently authorised in Sunart Special Area of Conservation.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-38955 by reference.