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Views sought on aquaculture strategy for the Solway Firth 08 August, 2006 - THE Solway Firth Partnership, through its ‘Solway Fish’ initiative, recently commissioned consultants to prepare a strategic framework for the sustainable development of aquaculture in the Solway Firth. This ten month study, which started in July 2006, will result in a draft which should be available for public viewing by the end of the year with a final strategy launched in February 2007. The study has been called for in response to a growing interest in the cultivation of shellfish in the Solway and the need to guide development because of the potential conflict between this industry and other interests in the estuary. Funding for the study has been provided by Scottish Natural Heritage, Cumbria County Council, Dumfries and Galloway Council and through the European FIFG programme via the Marine Fisheries Agency. The main purpose of the strategy is to provide a development framework that achieves a balance between the developer and community, recreational, navigational, other fishing and conservation interests. It is hoped that the early preparation of a strategy will facilitate the development of a small-scale aquaculture industry in the Solway that creates jobs while avoiding conflict with other activities. A key output will be a broadscale spatial zoning plan that identifies where in the Firth different forms of aquaculture might be appropriate and what management measures would be necessary. The study team will be visiting the Solway area in early September 2006 and intends to meet representatives of different interest groups at that point. The consultants involved would welcome comments from all stakeholders with an interest in the Solway Firth and their views on how responsible aquaculture might be developed. Please contact Tim Huntington of Poseidon Aquatic Resource Management Ltd on 01590 610168 or tim@consult-poseidon.com . Further information and a discussion forum can be found on Poseidon’s website at http://www.consult-poseidon.com/solway.asp. www.fishfarmer-magazine.com is published by Special Publications. Special Publications also publishes FISHupdate.com, FISHupdate magazine, Fish Farmer, the Fish Industry Yearbook, the Scottish Seafood Processors Federation Diary, the Fish Farmer Handbook and a range of wallplanners.
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