Fish farm manual
Water Column Monitoring
Please note: the manual is currently being updated and links have been supplied for revised documents only. If you require a copy of a document that is not available below please email aquaculture@sepa.org.uk.
This manual has been produced to provide SEPA staff with detailed guidance on the legislation, policy and procedures which should be considered when regulating Scotland’s marine cage fish farming industry. Although primarily an internal procedures manual, we have made it available online to help ensure that we work within a clear and understandable regulatory framework. We will update the manual as we develop policies and practice (in consultation with interested parties).
| ID | Title | Version | Date |
| 1 |
Introduction |
1.3 | May 2005 |
| 2 | Pre-Application Consultations | 1.3 | May 2005 |
| 3 | Receipt of Applications | 1.2 | May 2005 |
| 4 | Assessment of Applications | 1.3 | May 2005 |
| 5 | Setting licence Limits | 1.3 | May 2005 |
| 6 | Process for Granting or Refusing a Consent | 1.4 | May 2005 |
| 7 | Monitoring | 1.5 | Aug 2006 |
| 8 | Data Management and Use of Information | 1.3 | May 2005 |
| 9 | Review of Consents | 1.2 | May 2005 |
| 10 | References | 1.0 | Nov 1998 |
| 11 | Glossary of Terms | 1.2 | May 2005 |
| Annexes | |||
| A | Standards | 1.3 | May 2006 |
| B | Quality Systems and Reporting (27k) | 4.0 | Oct 2009 |
| C | SEPA's Conservation Duties | 1.0 | Nov 1998 |
| D | Environmental Assessment Procedures | 1.0 | Apr 2000 |
| E | Water Column Monitoring | 1.1 | Apr 2000 |
| F | Seabed Monitoring (338k) | 2.0 | Sep 2008 |
| G | Models for Assessing the use of Medicines in Bath Treatments (237k) | 2.2 | Oct 2008 |
| H | Methods and Modelling In-Feed Anti Parasitics (2.08mb) | 2.3 | May 2005 |
| Attachments | |||
| I | Guidance on drafting a Marine Cage Fish Farm Licence (177k) | 5 | Sep 2016 |
| III | Definition of Best Environmental Practice: Legislative Background | 1.1 | Dec 2005 |
| IV | Guidance on Cage Fish Farm and Shore Base Inspections | 3.1 | Sep 2005 |
| Supplement 1 - Pre Inspection Checklist | 2.2 | Sep 2005 | |
| Supplement 2 - Inspection Report Form | 2.2 | Sep 2005 | |
| V | Guidance on Consenting of Medicines and Other Chemical Therapeutics including ATC Trials at MCFF | 1.0 | Jun 2003 |
| VI | Guidance on Appreciable Effect | 1.0 | Jun 2003 |
| VII | Dealing with a COPA Application for Consent from a Marine Cage Fish Farm | 1.0 | Sep 1998 |
| VIII | Hydrographic Data Requirements for Applications to Discharge from Marine Cage Fish Farms (463k) | 2.7 | Oct 2008 |
| IX | Consent Application Form and Guidance on its Completion (41k) | 1.1 | May 2005 |
| X | Guidance Note on the Ensiling of Fish and Fish Offal (42k) | 2.1 | Sep 2007 |
| XI | Guidance on the use of emamectin benzoate at Marine Cage Fish Farms | 1.0 | Mar 2004 |
| XI-1 | 1.0 | October 2017 | |
| XII | Guidance note on the completion of the Monitoring Protocol Specification (MPS) Data Templates (72k) | 2.0 | May 2007 |
| Supplement 1 - Amendments to MPS Data Templates (33k) | 2.0 | Jun 2007 | |
| XIII | Guidance note on the licensing of discharges of Panacur (fenbendazole) at marine cage fish farms (79k) | 1.0 | May 2007 |
| XIV | Guidance note on the licensing of discharges of AMX (deltamethrin) at marine cage fish farms (86k) | 1.0 | Jun 2008 |
| Supplement 1 - Guidance on dealing with technical variations to add AMX (deltamethrin) to licences for marine cage fish farms (76k) | 1.0 | Jun 2008 | |
| XV | Marine Cage Fish Farm CAR Licence Review (302k) | 1.0 | Apr 2011 |
| SEPA Policies | |||
| 17 | Cage Fish Farms: Sea Lice Treatment Chemicals Risk Assessment of Azamethiphos (77k) | 2.0 | Nov 1998 |
| 40 | Policy On Regulation And Expansion Of Caged Fish Farming Of Salmon In Scotland (105k) | 1.0 | Sep 2000 |
| Templates | |||
| Monitoring Protocol Specification (350k) | 1.0 | July 2017 | |
| Permitted Substances Working Plan (66k) | 2.0 | Apr 2011 | |
| 2.0 | Apr 2011 | ||
| Freshwater Tank Fish Farm Template (50k) | 1.0 | Sep 2003 | |
| Marine Cage Fish Farm Template (432k) | 7.0 | Sep 2016 | |
| Benthic – Standard (62k) | 2.0 | Sep 2008 | |
| Benthic – Extended (68k) | 2.0 | Sep 2008 | |
| Benthic - Site Specific (66k) | 2.0 | Sep 2008 | |
| Visual Monitoring Specification (35k) | 2.0 | Sep 2008 | |
| Baseline Visual – Standard (187k) | 1.0 | Sep 2008 | |
| Baseline Visual – Site Specific (55k) | 1.0 | Sep 2008 | |
| Calicide Table 1 and Record Sheet (67k) | 1.0 | Jul 2003 | |
| 2.0 | Sep 2008 | ||
| Baseline Benthic - Extended (58k) | 2.0 | Sep 2008 | |
| Standard Baseline Survey Data Returns Template (390k) | 3.0 | Oct 2009 | |
| Extended Baseline Survey Data Returns Template (478k) | 3.0 | Oct 2009 | |
| Standard Monitoring Survey Data Returns Template (460k) | 3.0 | Oct 2009 | |
| Extended Monitoring Survey Data Returns Template (572k) | 4.0 | Oct 2009 | |
| Site Specific Monitoring Survey Data Returns Template (513k) | 3.0 | Oct 2009 | |
| Visual Monitoring Survey Data Returns Template (91k) | 3.0 | Oct 2009 |