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SCOTTISH TECHNICAL STANDARD FOR FISH FARM EQUIPMENT 29 th March 2011

SCOTTISH TECHNICAL STANDARD FOR FISH FARM EQUIPMENT 29 th March 2011. A Fresh Start – the renewed Strategic Framework for Scottish Aquaculture. Healthier fish and shellfish Improved systems for licensing aquaculture developments Improved containment Better marketing and improved image

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SCOTTISH TECHNICAL STANDARD FOR FISH FARM EQUIPMENT 29 th March 2011

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  1. SCOTTISH TECHNICAL STANDARD FOR FISH FARM EQUIPMENT29th March 2011

  2. A Fresh Start – the renewed Strategic Framework for Scottish Aquaculture Healthier fish and shellfish Improved systems for licensing aquaculture developments Improved containment Better marketing and improved image Improved access to finance Shellfish Forum

  3. Fresh Start Structure

  4. AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY Steve Bracken, Marine Harvest (Chair) Reay Whyte, Scottish Sea Farms Iain Macintyre, Lighthouse Caledonia Calvin Knight, Dawnfresh Farming Ltd Ken Hughes, SSPO Jamie Smith SSPO INDUSTRY EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS John Offord, Gaelforce Marine Roger Dehany, W&J Knox Ltd Stephen Divers, Fusion Marine Ltd INSURANCE Tom Macrae, Sunderland Marine ENGINEERING Prof.Peter Davies, Telford Institute TRAINING Ishbel Crawford, LANTRA WILD FISHERIES Jane Wright, Argyll District Salmon Fishery Board MARINE CONSERVATION SOCIETY Dawn Purchase, Mariculture Officer SEPA Janet Davies SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT Brian Dornan, Head of Aquaculture Policy and Fish Health Paul Haddon, Aquaculture Policy Manager Lisa Johnston, Aquaculture Policy Ron Smith, Marine Scotland Science Ian Walker, Marine Environment Andrew Kent, Marine Environment SAMS Dr Kenny Black Improved Containment Sub-Group Members (Some members of the ICWG will also help steer the Technical Standard)

  5. Improved Containment Working Group The remit of the group is “to focus on improving containment by adopting best-practice to reduce escapes, improve profitability and secure the future and credibility of the industry, whilst minimising adverse environmental impacts and preventing conflict with other interests”.

  6. Cause of Escapes May 2002 to October 2009 SARF 54 Report (Mark Taylor – Thistle Environmental Partnership)

  7. 2010 Escapes for Salmon and Trout

  8. Salmon and Trout Escapes in 2010

  9. Scottish Technical Standard Through A Fresh Start - Improved Containment Working Group, the Scottish finfish farming industry has signed up to the development of a statutory engineering standard for Scottish fish-farm equipment (pens, nets and moorings) to minimise escapes.

  10. What single factor if developed further would promote the security and containment of fish farm stock? Thistle Environmental - Undertaken for the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation , V2, February 2011

  11. Please provide examples of best practice which have helped to reduce the threat of an escape incident Thistle Environmental - Undertaken for the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation V2, February 2011

  12. Scottish Technical Standard The Scottish Standard will apply to freshwater and marine farms and represents a major step forward for the industry that will serve to minimise escapes.

  13. Scottish Technical StandardSummary of Project Objectives • Recommendations for a STS • Recommendations for inspection, certification and accreditation mechanisms • Develop text of a STS • Consult widely throughout • Identify knowledge gaps • 1st review meeting held in March

  14. Scottish Technical StandardProject Team • Mark Taylor & Robert Kelly (Thistle Environmental Partnership) • Østen Jensen (SINTEF) project engineer • Bruce Smith (Bruce L Smith & Associates ) reviewer

  15. Scottish Technical Standard Approach (1) • Develop a STS that is: • Effective • Workable • Defendable / justifiable / useful • Appropriate for Scottish industry • Identify knowledge gaps and recommendations Mark Taylor, Thistle Environmental

  16. Scottish Technical Standard Approach (2) The STS will: • Build on existing standards & protocols, of which NS9415 is the most relevant • Be appropriate for Scottish environment • Take account of new developments • Be enforceable / auditable Mark Taylor, Thistle Environmental

  17. Project Flowchart Mark Taylor, Thistle Environmental

  18. Summary update on ICWG • Development of a statutory engineering standard for Scottish fish-farms • Scotland is also involved in an international standards working group (ISO 234) developing global aquaculture equipment standards • Improved Containment group to commission a desk study on the impact of open pen aquaculture on wild fisheries including frequency, cause and significance of drip escapes. • Development of a nationally recognised containment qualification and up-to-date training courses

  19. Thank you

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