Freedom of Information Request - Fish Holm aquaculture development in Shetland
Date: 17 November 2025
Our ref: SIR182259/A5572482
Information Request – Fish Holm aquaculture development in Shetland
Your Request
Please could you provide copies both (1) of any email correspondence internally regarding the Fish Holm aquaculture development in Shetland and (2) of any email correspondence externally with the domains "@scottishseafarms.com", "@aquatera.co.uk", "@salmonscotland.co.uk" or any other domain regarding the same proposed Fish Holm aquaculture development in Shetland.
Please search your records between the dates 24th July 2025 and whenever you begin to process this request, inclusive. In your response please also include any email attachments in their original format.
Our Response
We have discussed your request with the Operations Team who deal with this area, and copies of email correspondence with any attachments, is provided as a separate document to this response.
We have redacted out personal data from the information being released to you, under the exemption 11(2) (Personal data) of the EIRS. We believe that releasing personal data in response to your request would breach the Data Protection Act 2018.
How We Handled Your Request
We believe you have asked for environmental information as defined in the Environmental Information (Scotland Regulations 2004 (‘the EIRs’), so we are dealing with your request under those regulations. To be able to use the EIRs, we must apply an exemption under section 39(2) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (‘FOISA’). The Scottish Information Commissioner’s guidance recommends that public authorities apply this exemption to environmental information and handle request under the EIRs.
If you would like to find out more about the access to information legislation, there is a guidance booklet available on the Scottish Information Commissioner’s website.
Review and Appeal
I hope this information meets your requirements, but if you are dissatisfied with how we have responded to your information request, please write to us within 40 working days explaining your concerns. You can contact us at Battleby, Redgorton, Perth, PH1 3EW or email us at [email protected]. We will carry out a review of our response and contact you with our findings within 20 working days.
If you are not satisfied following this, you can make an appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner within 6 months. The Scottish Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DS
Telephone: 01334 464610
Yours sincerely
FOI Officer,
NatureScot
Document downloads
Due to file size the attached information, referenced above, is available on request by contacting the FOI team at [email protected]. Please reference the case number (starting with SIR).
