High energy salmon farming project, funding and environmental questions: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Date received: 9 October 2018
Date responded: 5 November 2018
With reference to following story: http://salmonbusiness.com/exposed-high-energy-salmon-farm-project-gets-thumbs-up-from-scottish-cabinet-secretary/
"The new equipment includes a wave measurement buoy, a weather station incorporating hydrographic sensors, and real-time environmental sensors. They have been procured with assistance from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), negotiated by the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) with Marine Scotland."
1. Please provide details of all funding and support this project gas received from the Scottish Government, the EMFF and industry contributions?
2. Please provide the application that was made to the EMFF by/or on behalf of Cooke Aquaculture?
3. Please provide any/all details of the project scoping, such as environmental impact assessments, input from other agencies such as SEPA?
4. Please provide details of what operational and environmental information will be gathered from the site during its operation, by whom and how/where that information will be shared, stored?
1. Please provide details of all funding and support this project gas received from the Scottish Government, the EMFF and industry contributions?
High Energy Site – Cooke Aquaculture
| Item |
Cost |
EMFF |
SG match funding |
Industry contribution |
| High Energy Site cage |
908,550 |
170,353.12 |
56,784.38 |
681,412.50 |
| Mooring |
245,962 |
46,117.50 |
15,372.50 |
184,472 |
| Nets |
593,600 |
111,300 |
37,100 |
445,200 |
| Air lift |
30,885 |
5,790.75 |
1,930.25 |
23,164 |
| Bird net |
31,960 |
5,992.5 |
1,997.5 |
23,970 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
1,810,957 |
339,553.87 |
113,184.63 |
1,358,218.50 |
2. Please provide the application that was made to the EMFF by/or on behalf of Cooke Aquaculture?
Please see Annex A.
3. Please provide any/all details of the project scoping, such as environmental impact assessments, input from other agencies such as SEPA?
Information not held by Marine Scotland.
4. Please provide details of what operational and environmental information will be gathered from the site during its operation, by whom and how/where that information will be shared, stored?
Information not held by Marine Scotland.
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