How much funding has been (a) awarded, (b) allocated and (c) paid to the salmon farming industry in each of the last five financial years, …

The Scottish Government provides direct funding through the Marine Fund Scotland to support salmon farming businesses and other projects that align with Scotland's Blue Economy Vision and Vision for Sustainable Aquaculture. The Scottish Government does not centrally hold information on all funding awarded by other public bodies to salmon farming businesses and has therefore provided information on Marine Fund Scotland awards. For the purposes of this answer, the salmon farming industry has been interpreted as businesses primarily engaged in the farming of Atlantic salmon and the production of salmon eggs and broodstock. Further information on Marine Fund Scotland and details of funded projects, is available on the Scottish Government website: Marine Fund Scotland.Financial YearRecipientFunding Awarded (£)Funding Allocated (£)Funding Paid (£)2022-23Landcatch Natural Selection Limited150,933150,933117,4412023-24MOWI Scotland Ltd47,06147,061Didn’t go ahead2024-25Cooke Aquaculture UK Ltd374,128374,128Didn’t go ahead2024-25AquaGen Scotland Ltd307,980307,980307,9092024-25Hendrix Genetics
- Landcatch Natural Selection Ltd660,897660,897606,6142025-26Cooke Aquaculture Scotland Ltd567,672567,672538,5782026-27Cooke Aquaculture Ltd75,94975,949Not paid yet2026-27MOWI Scotland Ltd101,665101,665Not paid yet2026-27MOWI Scotland Ltd1,776,7711,776,771Not paid yetAnnual TotalsFinancial YearAwarded (£)Allocated (£)Paid (£)2022-23150,933150,933117,4412023-2447,06147,06102024-251,343,0051,343,005914,5232025-26567,672567,672538,5782026-271,954,3851,954,385Not paid yetTotal4,063,0574,063,0571,570,542