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Wild Salmonid Protection Zones are part of a risk-based framework for managing the interaction between sea lice from open-net pen finfish farms and wild salmonids in Scotland. |
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Wild Salmonid Protection Zones are part of a risk-based framework for managing the interaction between sea lice from open-net pen finfish farms and wild salmonids in Scotland. |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The greatest risk of large numbers of salmon being infested with harmful levels of sea lice is during their passage, as small post-smolts, through sea lochs and other confined areas of sea at the start of their migration to oceanic feeding grounds.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>No specific migration routes are known for West Coast sea trout post-smolts but the limited information available suggests predominantly inshore and local use of coastal waters.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>To target protection where potential risk is greatest, we have identified a network of WSPZs along the West Coast and around the Western Isles. The network includes the following areas:</SPAN></P><UL><LI><P><SPAN>All sea lochs into which salmon rivers drain.</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Sounds through which salmon populations are likely to migrate.</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Sea areas within 5 km radius of all salmon river mouths, irrespective of whether the river drains into a sea loch or sound.</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>All areas of sea within 5 km of rivers designated for the protection of freshwater pearl mussels. This includes salmon rivers but excludes non-salmon rivers. In the latter, trout act as the sole hosts in the lifecycle of the mussels. </SPAN></P></LI></UL><P><SPAN>Many of the WSPZs have fish farms already located in or near them; and, because of their water currents, have potential to accumulate higher concentrations of infective-stage sea lice than more open sea areas.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>This feature class was derived from SEPAs </SPAN><A href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu:443/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32000L0060" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Water Framework Directive </SPAN></A><SPAN>(2000/60/EC) Coastal and Transitional water bodies. The water bodies were created using the OS boundary line High Water dataset, OS Open Map Local dataset and UKHO Open Data 3 nautical mile limit.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Available free of charge under the terms of the current Open Government Licence (OGL) (</SPAN><A href="https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk:443/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/</SPAN></A><SPAN>). </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Acknowledgement of the copyright and source of the data is required by including the following attribution statement: © Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Contains OS data Copyright Crown copyright and database right (year).</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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Wild Salmonid Protection Zones |
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