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RESPONDING TO THIS CONSULTATION
You are invited to respond to this consultation by 5 November 2008.

Response Method

Responses can be sent by email, by post or by online electronic response form:

Email:aquaculture3@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

An electronic version of the questionnaire and RIF is available on request.

Post:

On line:www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations

You can call Freephone 0800 77 1234 to find out where your nearest internet access point is.

If you have any enquiries please send them to aquaculture3@scotland.gsi.gov.uk or call Lachlan Paterson on 0131 244 6236.

If responding by email or post, please clearly indicate in your response which consultation you are responding to.

Please also remember to provide:

• Your name and contact details
• The organisation that you represent (if applicable)
• The main area of interest you identify with
• Instructions on how you want us to handle your response
• The Respondent Information Form.

This will assist with our analysis of responses

Handling Your Response

We need to know how you wish your response to be handled and in particular whether you are happy for your response to be made public. Please complete and return the enclosed Respondent Information Form as this will ensure that we treat your response appropriately. If you ask for your response not to be published we will regard it as confidential and we will treat it accordingly.

All respondents should be aware that the Scottish Government is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and would therefore have to consider any request made to it under the Act for information relating to responses made to this consultation exercise.

Response Checklist

If responding by email or post, please ensure you include:

• Your name, address and email
• The organisation you represent
• The main area of interest you identify with
• Respondent Information Form
• Completed questionnaire

Consultation Availability

Hard copies of this consultation document can be requested from:

Email:aquaculture3@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Tel: 0131 244 6236

This consultation can be viewed online at www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations

The Scottish Government now has an email alert system for consultations (SGconsult: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations/seconsult.aspx ). This system allows stakeholder individuals and organisations to register and receive a weekly email containing details of all new consultations (including web links). SGconsult complements, but in no way replaces, Scottish Government distribution lists and is designed to allow stakeholders to keep up to date with all Scottish Government consultation activity and therefore be alerted at the earliest opportunity to those of most interest. We would encourage you to register.

Next Steps in this Process

Where respondents have given permission for their response to be made public, these will be made available to the public in the Scottish Government Library within 20 working days of the closing date and on the Scottish Government consultation web pages in December 2008. We will check all responses where agreement to publish has been given for any potentially defamatory material before logging them in the library or placing them on the website. You can make arrangements to view responses by contacting the Scottish Government Library on 0131 244 4552. Responses can be copied and sent to you but a charge may be made for this service.

What Happens Next?

Following the closing date, all responses will be analysed and considered along with other available evidence to help finalise the Renewed Strategic Framework for Scottish Aquaculture. We aim to issue a report on this consultation process in early 2009.

Comments or Complaints

If you have any comments about how this consultation exercise has been conducted or would like clarification on any of the issues, please contact Paul Haddon at: aquaculture3@scotland.gsi.gov.uk or phone 0131 244 6226.

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