Conservation status assessment2.
(1)
The Scottish Ministers must carry out, or arrange for the carrying out of, an assessment of the conservation status of salmon in—
(a)
the Tweed and all inland waters3 which drain, or drain to some extent, to the outflow point at grid reference NU 0100 5228 east of Berwick; and
(b)
all other inland waters within the Tweed district4.
(2)
In making the assessment, or making arrangements for the assessment, in respect of the inland waters mentioned in paragraph (1)(a), the Scottish Ministers must have regard to the conservation objectives for the River Tweed special area of conservation5.
(3)
For the purposes of this article—
(a)
“conservation status” means, in relation to salmon—
(i)
the stock levels of the salmon; and
(ii)
the condition of the salmon;
(b)
“salmon” does not include any salmon produced by fish farming; and