Written question asked by Angela C Smith (Independent (affiliation)) on Wednesday, 5 June 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 June 2019. It was answered by Robert Goodwill (Conservative) on Wednesday, 12 June 2019 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Salmon: Fish Farming
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Environment Agency will take to ensure the control of water borne disease and infestations within farmed salmon populations.
- Answer
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The Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI) is the organisation responsible for the control of serious diseases of fish and shellfish in aquaculture establishments, including salmon farms and wild populations in England and Wales.
It acts under the Aquatic Animal Health (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 to prevent the introduction and spread of serious fish and shellfish disease. The FHI undertakes its responsibilities through compliance inspections of aquaculture establishments and advice to the industry. It also imposes trade controls on imports of fish and shellfish, investigates disease problems and when a serious disease is detected, implementations of movement controls and other preventative measures.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 260602
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Disease control Pest control Salmon Fish farming
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- 2019-06-12 17:43:21 +0100
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