HC Deb 29 March 1995 vol 257 c695W
Mr. MacDonald

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all the fisheries for which exclusion orders under the Freshwater and Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1976 are(a) currently in operation and (b) currently under request; if he will make a statement on the operation of public access agreements in each of these fisheries; and whether he is conducting a review of the situation regarding public access to the boats operated by the Aberfeldy Angling Club on the Tay. [15520]

Sir Hector Monro

The following protection orders made under the Freshwater and Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1976 are currently in force:

  • The Rivers Tweed and Eye Protection Order 1980.
  • The Upper Spey and Associated Waters Protection Order 1982.
  • The River Lunan Catchment Area Protection Order 1983.
  • The River Tummel Catchment Area Protection Order 1983.
  • The River Tay Catchment Area Protection Order 1986.
  • The West Strathclyde Protection Order 1988.
  • The River Earn Catchment Area Protection Order 1990.
  • The River Don Catchment Area (Part) Protection Order 1990.
  • The Loch Morar and River Morar Protection Order 1992.
  • The Loch Awe and Associated Waters Protection Order 1992.
  • The River Clyde Catchment Area (Part) Protection Order 1994.
  • The North West Sutherland Protection Order 1994.

Applications for protection orders for Loch Arkaig and the River Arkaig, Middle River Spey, St. John's loch in Caithness and Loch Ruthven and Loch Choire are under consideration.

The operation of public access to fishings in each area is considered regularly by a liaison committee. My Department is liaising with the Aberfeldy Angling Club on access to its fishings but not on boat access as no boats are operated by that club.

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