Further to the answer to question S7W-03439 by Jim Fairlie on 1 October 2026 and in light of the analysis by Moriarty et al in Decoding per…

The question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-03439 by Jim Fairlie on 1 October 2026 and in light of the analysis by Moriarty et al in Decoding persistent elevated mortality in farmed marine Scottish Atlantic salmon using artificial intelligence and logical modelling, published in Preventive Veterinary Medicine, which includes an appendix describing the methodology and results of an alternative "fullcycle" analysis, (a) which salmon farm sites were identified as having average mortality across full production cycles of 30% or higher for two or more successive production cycles, and (b) whether it will provide the names of (i) the 12 salmon farms that were flagged by both the fullcycle analysis and the screening stage of the persistent elevated mortality (PEM) analysis, (ii) the 14 salmon farms that were flagged only by the fullcycle analysis and not by the PEM analysis, and (iii) the 12 salmon farms that were flagged only by the PEM analysis and not by the fullcycle analysis.

The answer

Awaiting answer, due 17 Nov 2026. Lodged 3 Nov 2026.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S7W-04721 by reference.