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Aquaculture Strategy Group Appointed
10/06/2002
Developing an aquaculture strategy for Scotland is a
challenging and vital task needing hard work and a
constructive approach, it was said today.
This was the message from Deputy Minister for
Environment and Rural Development Allan Wilson, speaking
after announcing the members of the Ministerial Working
Group on Aquaculture - which will develop the strategic
framework for the industry and which meets for the first
time today.
Mr Wilson said:
"Developing an aquaculture strategy for Scotland is a
challenging and vital task. The team I have put together
includes leading figures from a wide range of stakeholders,
from the industry to the WWF, and from the retailers to the
Scottish Parliament.
"The Working Group members will bring many diverse and
valuable perspectives about what needs to be done to put
aquaculture on a sustainable footing. Success will
ultimately depend on the same constructive approach that I
have seen so far, with some give and take on all sides, and
a lot of hard work.
"I am confident that everyone will feel able to look
beyond the confines of their own interest, to create a
framework that will be of benefit to our country as a
whole. I look forward to working together with the Working
Group team, to produce a vision for the future of Scottish
aquaculture."
The Working Group members are:
- Mr Allan Wilson (Chair) - Deputy Minister for
Environment and Rural Development, Scottish
Executive
- Mr Richard Slaski - British Marine Finfish
Association
- Lord Lindsay - Scottish Quality Salmon
- Mr David Sandison - Shetland Salmon Farmers'
Association
- Mr Mark Davies - British Trout Association
- Mr Doug McLeod - Association of Scottish Shellfish
Growers
- Mr Philip Gallimore - UK Agriculture Supply Trades
Association
- Mr Simon Pepper - WWF-Scotland, representing
Scottish Environment LINK
- Mr Lloyd Austin - RSPB, representing Scottish
Environment LINK
- Mr Andrew Wallace -Association of Salmon Fishery
Boards
- Ms Tricia Henton - Scottish Environment Protection
Agency
- Mr Micheal Scott - Scottish Natural Heritage
- Mr Mike Cunliffe - Crown Estate
- Mr George Hamilton - Convention of Scottish Local
Authorities
- Mr Sandy Cumming - Highlands and Islands
Enterprise
- Mr Stuart Elder - Bank of Scotland,representing
Committee of Scottish Clearing Banks
- Prof John Sargent - Retired, formerly Institute of
Aquaculture, University of Stirling
- Dr Kenny Black - Dunstaffnage Marine
Laboratory
- Mr Tony Wall - Fish Vet Group
- Mrs Maureen MacMillan MSP - Transport and the
Environment Committee, Scottish Parliament
- Prof Philip Thomas - FSA Scottish Food Advisory
Committee
- Mr Malcolm Gillespie - Seafish Industry
Authority
- Mr Andrew Mallison - Marks & Spencer,
representing Scottish Retail Consortium
10 June 2002 is the date of the first meeting of the
Group. There are likely to be two further meetings over the
next few months, with a draft strategy published for
consultation in late summer.
The consultation to develop a long-term strategy for
aquaculture was announced by Mr Wilson's predecessor,
Rhona Brankin on 26 June 2001.
A further news release, with a list of questions and
issues which might be addressed by the strategy, was issued
on 30 October 2001.
Reports of the stakeholder bilaterals which have been
held as the first stage of strategy development and notes
outlining decisions taken by the Group after each plenary
meeting can be found at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/publications/issue.asp?id=1&issue=12