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 FERRET INVESTIGATION by Jamie Mann
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| A group representing coastal communities has criticised the Scottish Government’s new fish farming strategy for lacking environmental targets or stronger decision making powers for local residents. |
| The Scottish Government’s new plan to support the fish farming sector – the Vision for Sustainable Aquaculture – promises to protect the environment, promote innovation and ensure local communities see lasting benefits. |
| The Coastal Communities Network (CCN), which is made up of 24 local groups across Scotland, welcomed the environmental principles outlined in the government’s new strategy. |
| But it criticised an absence of clear targets and interim deadlines to measure if the sector is improving sustainability. |
| The group also wants communities to have the power to reject unwanted new fish farms via “a mechanism that promotes true democratic decision making”. |
The government said “environmental protection and enhanced community benefits” were “key outcomes” of its plan, and were already being progressed.
The full report on this is in THE FERRET
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