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Corin Smith
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Farmed salmon deaths from disease reach record high
The amount of salmon killed by diseases and other problems at fish farms has reached record levels, with death rates quadrupling over the last 18 years.
Official inspections of lice-ridden salmon farm slammed as ‘whitewash’
Government investigations of alleged animal cruelty after lice-infested salmon were filmed at a fish farm on the island of Lewis have been branded a “whitewash”.
Mass deaths: nine million fish killed by diseases at Scottish salmon farms
At least nine million fish have been killed by diseases, botched treatments, poor handling and other problems at salmon farms around Scotland since 2016.
Fish farm censured after film exposed lice-ridden salmon
The fish farm caught on film with lice-infested salmon has been reprimanded by the Scottish Government - but the move has been damned as “truly pathetic” by critics.
SSPCA under fire over lice-infested salmon filmed at fish farm
The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is facing criticism after it decided not to punish a fish farming company caught on film with lice-infested salmon.
Sick salmon at Scottish fish farm revealed on film
Scarred, frayed and lice-infested salmon caught on film at a fish farm off the island of Lewis have prompted animal cruelty investigations.