Written Question · S7W-04558 · Session 7
How much has been provided in each of the last five financial years for (a) assessing, (b) monitoring, (c) preventing, (d) mitigating and (…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been provided in each of the last five financial years for (a) assessing, (b) monitoring, (c) preventing, (d) mitigating and (e) cleaning up pollution and environmental damage associated with the salmon farming industry, including pollution from chemicals, pesticides, medicines, sea-lice treatments, fish-farm waste and other contaminants, broken down by recipient, purpose of expenditure and the public body providing the funding.
The answer
Expenditure relating to pollution and environmental damage associated with salmon farming is incurred through wider regulatory, scientific and environmental functions. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency is funded, through Grant in Aid, which supports these functions and is not allocated or recorded by sector or activity, so a comprehensive breakdown relating specifically to salmon farming is not available.In 2026-27 the Scottish Government provided funding support of £70,000 to SEPA to co-fund a targeted programme of environmental monitoring to support its Sea Lice Regulatory Framework to monitor sea trout, and juvenile salmonid population assessment in Orkney and Shetland.The Scottish Government’s Marine Fund Scotland provides grants to help deliver Scotland's Blue Economy Vision, including awards related to the salmon farming industry. Details of awards made since 2021 are available on the Scottish Government website.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S7W-04558 by reference.