Conservation plans4

1

The Scottish Ministers may agree a conservation plan in respect of an area of inland waters listed and described in Part 1 or Part 2 of Schedule 1 with—

a

the district salmon fishery board, or boards, for that area; or

b

where there is no such board for that area, the proprietors of any salmon fishery within that area.

2

For the purposes of this regulation—

a

a “conservation plan” means a plan setting out the objectives, priorities and management measures with respect to—

i

the management of salmon fisheries in that area; and

ii

the conservation of salmon in that area; and

b

“salmon” does not include any salmon produced by fish farming.