The Fish Farming Businesses (Record Keeping) (Scotland) Order 2008

JurisdictionScotland
CitationSSI 2008/326
Year2008

2008 No. 326

FISH FARMING

The Fish Farming Businesses (Record Keeping) (Scotland) Order 2008

Made 2nd October 2008

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 3rd October 2008

Coming into force 10th November 2008

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 20071and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation, commencement and interpretation

Citation, commencement and interpretation

S-1 This Order may be cited as the Fish Farming Businesses (Record...

1. This Order may be cited as the Fish Farming Businesses (Record Keeping) (Scotland) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 10th November 2008.

S-2 In this Order “facility” means any pond, tank, pen, cage or...

2. In this Order “facility” means any pond, tank, pen, cage or raceway in which fish are kept.

Information about fish farms
S-3 Information about fish farms

Information about fish farms

3. A person who carries on a business of fish farming shall in respect of each site at which fish are farmed in the course of the business–

(a) in relation to the prevention, control and reduction of parasites on fish farms, compile the records that are specified in Schedule 1; and

(b) in relation to the containment, prevention of escape and recovery of fish from fish farms, compile the records that are specified in Schedule 2,

and in both cases shall retain the records for a period of 3 years.

MICHAEL W RUSSELL

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

2nd October 2008

SCHEDULE 1

Article 3(a)

RECORDS IN RELATION TO THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND REDUCTION OF PARASITES

SCH-1.1

1. A record of all training undertaken by each person working there in relation to–

(a) parasite identification;

(b) counting of parasites;

(c) recording of such counts;

(d) biology and life-cycle of parasites; and

(e) symptoms of parasite infection in fish.

SCH-1.2

2. A record of the number of parasites counted in the course of a weekly count of parasites including–

(a) the name of each person making the count;

(b) the date of the count;

(c) the number of fish sampled per facility;

(d) the identification number of each facility from which a sample of fish is taken;

(e) the water temperature as measured at the half way point of the depth of the facility containing the fish sampled;

(f) the number of parasites counted on the fish sampled per facility and the stages of the life-cycle of the parasites counted, those stages forCaligus elongatus being mobiles and for lepeophtheirus salmonis being non-gravid mobiles and gravid females; and

(g) the reason for not conducting a weekly count of parasites in the event that such a count is not undertaken in any week.

SCH-1.3

3. A record of particulars relating to the administration of any medicinal product to farmed fish, which record shall be prepared as soon as practicable after administration of the product and including–

(a) the date of administration;

(b) the identity of the product;

(c) the concentration and amount of the product;

(d) the method of administration of the product;

(e) the identification number of all facilities which have been the subject of administration of the product; and

(f) the name of the person who administered the product.

SCH-1.4

4. A record of particulars relating to any other methods employed to control parasites or treat their impact including–

(a) the nature of the method employed;

(b) the date the method was employed;

(c) the identification number of all facilities which were the subject of the method; and

(d) the name of the person employing such other method.

SCH-1.5

5. In respect of any management area operated in accordance with the Code of Good Practice for Scottish Finfish Aquaculture2within which a person carries on the business of fish farming, a record of–

(a) the name of each person...

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