Fish farming could be banned in some coastal areas in a bid to protect wild fish stocks, BBC Scotland has learned.
Anglers and landowners have claimed that parasites from farms are at least partly to blame for declines in wild salmon and sea trout.
Now the Scottish government may follow the example of Norway and restrict the spread of farms.
The fish farming industry said there was no evidence that parasites were threatening wild fish stocks.
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