Locational Guidelines for the Authorisation of Marine Fish Farms in ...

Loch
Maximum
biomass
(tonnes)†
Total
biomass
(tonnes)#
‘Nutrient
enhancement’
index
‘Benthic
impact’
index
37 Loch Melfort 615 615 1 1 2
38 Loch Mharabhig 100 100 2 2 4
39 Loch Moidart 0 0 0 0 0
40 Loch na Keal 2000 2000 1 2 3
41 Loch Nevis 3800 3800 1 2 3
42 Pierowall Bay 165 165 2 2 4
43 Loch Pooltiel 200 200 1 1 2
44 Loch Portree 1800 1800 2 2 4
45 Loch Riddon 500 500 2 2 4
46 Loch Roag 13278 13278 2 2 4
47 Loch Ryan 0 0 0 0 0
48 Loch Scridain 0 0 0 0 0
49 Selivoe 963 963 3 1 4
50 Loch Shell 3326 3326 2 2 4
51 Loch Slapin 350 350 1 2 3
52 Loch Sligachan 800 800 2 2 4
53 Loch Snizort Beag 500 500 1 2 3
54 Loch Spelve 1050 1050 1 1 2
55 Loch Stockinish 495 495 2 2 4
56 Loch Striven 750 750 1 1 2
57 Loch Sunart 7990 7990 1 2 3
58 Loch Sween 0 0 0 0 0
59 Tobermory Bay 0 0 0 0 0
60 Loch Torridon 4185 4185 1 1 2
61 Loch Tuath 850 850 1 1 2
62 Uig Bay 1000 1000 2 2 4
63 West Burra Firth 0 0 0 0 0
64 West Loch Tarbert 4505 4505 2 1 3
‘Combined’
index
† Biomass as consented by SEPA at time of modelling, taking into consideration grouped
and rotational sites.
# Biomass as consented by SEPA at the time of modelling on a site by site basis.
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