Scottish Government

In the event of a marine emergency, the Marine Scotland Duty Officer can be contacted by Mobile 07770 733423  or by email at MS.SpillResponse@gov.scot.

Reporting Suspicious Activity

To report any kind of fisheries-related activity you think might be suspicious:

Call 0131 271 9700 (24 hours a day) or email: UKFMC@gov.scot

Reporting a stranded marine animal

If you find a dead or stranded marine animal, call 01463 243030 or email: stranding@sac.co.uk. Rescue for live stranded marine animals is available 24 hours a day by calling:

• Scottish SPCA Animal Helpline (03000 999 999)
• British Divers Marine Life Rescue (01825 765546)

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Fish Health Inspectorate

A Fish Health Inspector acts as Duty Inspector during office hours every day from Monday to Friday to deal with queries relating to:

• fish escapes from marine aquaculture facilities
• applications for permission to move live fish subject to movement restrictions, including live fish for harvest
• applications for a licence to import live aquaculture animals and their products
• preparation of export certificates
• notifications of suspicion of a notifiable disease of fish or shellfish
• notifications of escapes of fish from fish farms
• registration of new fish or shellfish farming businesses or sites, or changes to the details of existing businesses
• sampling of fish and shellfish forwarded to Marine Scotland Marine Laboratory for disease diagnosis

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Reporting Invasive Species

Should you wish to report finding any of the invasive non-native species, call Scottish Environment and Rural Services (SEARS) on 08452 30 20 50.