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The Development of a Control Policy for Fish Farming
Author(s) -
SMITH H.,
HAIG A. J. N.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1991.tb00682.x
Subject(s) - agriculture , fish farming , resource (disambiguation) , pollution , business , production (economics) , legislature , fish <actinopterygii> , population , environmental protection , agricultural science , environmental science , fishery , aquaculture , geography , ecology , economics , biology , computer network , demography , macroeconomics , archaeology , sociology , computer science
The polluting effects of fish farming have been well‐documented, but the scale of the problem and the difficulty in effectively controlling the industry are less well known. In approximately twenty years, production by this industry in Scotland has increased by two orders of magnitude and it has been estimated that the population equivalent of fish farming effluents is as high as 1.5 million. The development of a pollution control policy for both land‐based and floating‐cage farms is described. The role of other controlling agencies is discussed and legislative weaknesses are identified. In addition, the industry's reaction to pollution control is highlighted. Polluting discharges are not controlled only through the issuing of consents, but effective monitoring is also required. Resource constraints resulted in a policy which includes the requirement of certain fish farmers to self‐monitor their activities.