Publication - Progress report
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Volume 3 Number 6: Development of a GIS based Aquaculture Decision Support Tool (ADST) to determine the potential benthic impacts associated with the expansion of salmon farming in Scottish sea lochs
This paper presents a GIS based aquaculture decision
support tool (ADST) to assist with planning the sustainable development of the aquaculture
industry in Scotland.
Annex 5
ADST Phase 1 results: Potential Aquaculture Development Areas ( PADA) by sea loch with numbers of existing farms (Numbers of new farms are from ADST Phase 2).
| Loch ID | Loch Name | PADA (m 2) | Number of existing farms | Number of new farms | Total Number farms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SH01 | Aith Voe | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| SH02 | Baltasound | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| SH03 | Basta Voe | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| SH04 | Brindister Voe/Vementry Sound | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| SH05 | Burwick Bay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SH06 | Busta Voe | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| SH07 | Cat Firth | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| SH08 | Clift Sound | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| SH09 | Collafirth | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| SH10 | Dales Voe | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| SH11 | Dales Voe North | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| SH12 | Dury Voe | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| SH13 | Gruting Voe | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| SH14 | Laxfirth Voe | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| SH15 | Mid Yell Voe | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| SH16 | Northra Voe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SH17 | Olna Voe | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| SH18 | Ronas Voe | 3268300 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| SH19 | Sandsound Voe | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| SH20 | Selivoe | 1326089 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| SH21 | Stromness Voe | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| SH22 | Swarbacks Minn | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| SH23 | Swining Voe | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| SH24 | Swinister Voe | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| SH25 | Vaila Sound | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| SH26 | Vidlin Voe | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| SH27 | Weisdale Voe | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| SH28 | West Burra Firth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SH29 | Whiteness Voe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SH30 | Wadbister Voe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SH31 | Whalefirth Voe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| OR02 | Kirk Hope | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OR03 | Pierowall Bay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NW01 | Loch Airdbhair (inc. Loch Droigniche) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NW02 | Loch Alsh | 2844871 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| NW03 | Loch Arnish | 1455512 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| NW04 | Badcall Bay | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| NW05 | Loch Broom | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Loch ID | Loch Name | PADA (m 2) | Number of existing farms | Number of new farms | Total Number farms |
| NW06 | Loch Cairnbhain | 1568690 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| NW07 | Calbha Bay | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| NW08 | Loch Carron | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NW09 | Loch Clash | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| NW10 | Loch Duich | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| NW11 | Loch Eriboll | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| NW12 | Loch Ewe | 18641608 | 2 | 24 | 26 |
| NW13 | Loch Inchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NW14 | Loch Kishorn | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| NW15 | Loch Laxford | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| NW16 | Little Loch Broom | 10415575 | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| NW17 | Loch Nedd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NW18 | Loch Torridon | 21433204 | 4 | 36 | 40 |
| WI01 | Loch a Laip | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| WI02 | Loch Boisdale | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| WI03 | Broad Bay | 17172806 | 1 | 21 | 22 |
| WI04 | Loch Carnan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| WI05 | Loch Claidh | 3284619 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| WI06 | East Loch Tarbert | 1178376 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| WI07 | Loch Eport | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| WI08 | Loch Erisort/Leurbost | 1337728 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| WI09 | Loch Eynort | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| WI10 | Loch Geocrab | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| WI11 | Loch Grimshader | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| WI12 | Loch Grosebay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| WI13 | Loch Kilerivagh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WI14 | Loch Meanervagh | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| WI15 | Loch Mharabhig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WI16 | Loch Odhairn | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| WI17 | Loch Roag | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| WI18 | Loch Seaforth | 7742549 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| WI19 | Loch Sheilavaig | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| WI20 | Loch Shell | 4536690 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| WI21 | Loch Skiport | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| WI22 | Loch Stockinish | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| WI23 | Loch Uiskevagh | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| WI24 | West Loch Tarbert | 6244922 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| SK01 | Loch Ainort | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SK02 | Loch Bay | 4611428 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| SK03 | Loch Bracadale | 30969222 | 4 | 37 | 41 |
| SK04 | Loch Dunvegan | 4437903 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| SK05 | Loch Eishort | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SK06 | Loch Greshornish | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SK07 | Loch Harport | 3939222 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Loch ID | Loch Name | PADA (m 2) | Number of existing farms | Number of new farms | Total Number farms |
| SK08 | Loch Pooltiel | 2027766 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| SK09 | Loch Portree | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| SK10 | Loch Slapin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SK11 | Loch Sligachan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SK12 | Loch Snizort Beag | 1018713 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| SK13 | Uig Bay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ML01 | Loch na Keal | 14996698 | 2 | 19 | 21 |
| ML02 | Loch Scridain | 16531897 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| ML03 | Loch Spelve | 2079351 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| ML04 | Tobermory Bay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ML05 | Loch Tuath | 11420214 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| SW01 | Loch a' Choire | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SW02 | Loch Ailort | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SW03 | Loch Aline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SW04 | Loch Caolisport | 1936300 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| SW05 | Loch Craignish | 1481782 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| SW06 | Loch Creran | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| SW07 | Loch Etive | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| SW08 | Loch Feochan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SW09 | Loch Fyne | 47547565 | 11 | 51 | 62 |
| SW10 | Loch Hourn | 12460336 | 3 | 26 | 29 |
| SW11 | Loch Leven | 1709211 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| SW12 | Loch Linnhe | 11618322 | 2 | 22 | 24 |
| SW13 | Loch Melfort | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| SW14 | Loch Moidart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SW15 | Loch Nevis | 4285305 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| SW16 | Loch Riddon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SW17 | Loch Ryan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SW18 | Loch Striven | 2011881 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| SW19 | Loch Sunart | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| SW20 | Loch Sween | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SW21 | Loch Long (inc. Loch Goil) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |