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Aquaculture Stewardship Council
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Named: 19 fish farms posing ‘high risk’ to wild salmon
Nineteen fish farms on lochs along the west coast of Scotland have been identified as posing the most risk to endangered wild salmon.
Investigators film buckets of dead fish at salmon industry’s ‘poster child’ farm
Animal welfare investigators have filmed buckets of dead fish being lifted from the waters of a fish farm, run by leding farmed salmon producer Mowi.
New footage shows deformed salmon at RSPCA-assured fish farm
Video footage shows salmon apparently suffering from deformity and disease at a Highland fish farm certified by leading animal welfare and environmental bodies.
Alarm over scheme allowing more lice at salmon farms
A food labelling scheme is to allow five times more lice at salmon farms, prompting Scotland’s fisheries management body to withdraw its support.
Salmon firms accused of hiding lice levels
Salmon farming companies in Scotland have been accused of exploiting “loopholes” to hide infestations of lice that cause suffering and harm wild fish.
