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Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey 2024

Statistics on the employment, production and value of shellfish from the Scottish shellfish farming sector.

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Active Sites

Farms in a production growing cycle which may contain stock or be fallow.

Inactive sites

Farms not in a production cycle, without stock and not to be used by the company in the foreseeable future.

Authorised business

Any shellfish production business authorised under Regulation 6 of the Aquatic Animal Health (Scotland) Regulation 2009 (as amended). See the Marine Directorate website for more details: Marine Directorate, Fish Health Inspetorate - Gov.scot (www.gov.scot).

Several Order

An area of the seabed severed from the public right to fish, in order to conserve or enhance named shellfish stocks.

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