REF 5 - Number of seals killed at salmon farm sites
Request
- 1. List of all RSPCA Assured/Freedom Food salmon farms killing seals since 1 January 2016 (including number of seals killed)
- 2. Detail the percentage of seals shot by RSPCA Assured/Freedom Food salmon farms in 2016
- 3. Provide any data analysis, number-crunching exercises and review papers detailing seals killed at RSPCA Assured/Freedom Food sites
- 4. Provide any information (e.g emails, letters, discussion papers, etc) regarding the definition of ‘last resort’?
- 5. Provide any information (e.g emails and letters) regarding discussions with retailers (e.g Sainsbury’s and Waitrose), lobby groups (e.g SSPO) and salmon fishing companies (eg. Loch Duart)
- 6. Provide copies of any minutes, discussion papers and documents circulated prior to and following meetings of the Salmon Aquaculture & Seals Working Group
- 7. Provide any information (e.g emails, letters, discussion papers, etc) regarding anti-predator nets
- Response
- Exemption 39(2) from Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 applied.
- 1. Not information we hold nor ask for from our tenants
- 2. Crown Estate Scotland (IM) does not collect this data
- 3. Crown Estate Scotland (IM) does not collect or manage this data, but there is reference to this within the emails and documents provided
- 4.-7. See attached - is a series of SASWG minutes and email correspondence related to your request. There are two redactions which is information provided voluntarily and they have not consented for its disclosure. Therefore, it was redacted under exception 10(5)(f) under Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004. It is in the interest of the public to allow the space for the working group to discuss issues open and frankly. Without maintaining a sense of confidentiality, when appropriate, would result in a reluctance to share information and key members leaving the working group and thus not achieving the objective – reducing the shooting of seals. Also redacted under 11(2) Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 is any personal data.
Submitted documents (Redactions fall under Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 Section 11(2) & 10(5)(f)
- SASWG Meeting No 16 April 2016 Draft Minutes 158.56 KB
- 20150206 97.06 KB
- Action Points from No 14 83.79 KB
- Minutes of working group meeting SASWG March 2014 -Final 225.01 KB
- SASWG 11 March 2014- Minutes-Final 224.71 KB
- FF Members Meeting Nov 2015 129.36 KB
- Analysis of Seal Licence 2011-2015 for SASWG 17-AO 117.49 KB
- MHS SASWG 270716 2.90 MB
- Nunny et al Seal welfare and the licencing system 2016 733.27 KB
- SASWG Key issues AO 114.52 KB
- SASWG Meeting 17 Draft agenda 197.65 KB
- SASWG Meeting No 16 April 2016 Draft Minutes for Approval 159.87 KB
- SSAWG17 106.17 KB
- SASWG 15 Draft Agenda 162.17 KB
- SASWG meeting Aug 15 - Draft Minutes 147.28 KB
- SSPO Newsletter 325.07 KB
- 20140207 193.14 KB
- Action points SASWG 13 distilled from Minutes(21-11-2013) 56.89 KB
- SASWG 13 21st Nov 2013 revised minutes 118.00 KB
- 20141710-SN.msg 88.15 KB
- SASWG 14 - 28 Aug 2014- draft minutes 143.96 KB
- 20161804-draftminute 91.68 KB
- 20152808-draftminutes 71.56 KB
- 20140102-ADD draft Letter 174.52 KB
- 20143101-DraftADD letter 92.46 KB
- Draft Letter to ADD companies 41.03 KB
- 20151806-next mtg&areas to cover 197.95 KB
- 20160109-links to SARF&video links 157.94 KB
- 20160411-Links to SG 168.60 KB
- 20160902-nextmtg,actionpts,othernews 142.30 KB