HC Deb 19 April 1996 vol 275 c630W
Mr. Canavan

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list all the protection orders in force under the Freshwater and Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1976, indicating in each case the names of all the rivers and lochs covered by the order; [25501]

(2) what is the total length of rivers and of banks and the total surface area of lochs which are subject to protection orders under the Freshwater and Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1976. [25502]

Mr. Raymond S. Robertson

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
  • The River Arkaig, Loch Arkaig and Associated Waters Protection Order 1995

Naming all the rivers and tributaries, including detailing their lengths as well as calculating the surface areas of the lochs involved, could be done only at disproportionate cost. Detailed maps of the area covered by each order are held, and are available for inspection in the Scottish Office Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Department, Pentland house, Edinburgh for anyone wishing to make such estimates.

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