A salmon farming company has been reprimanded for feeding a toxic pesticide to fish twice as often as permitted and breaching a safety limit.
A salmon farming company has been reprimanded for feeding a toxic pesticide to fish twice as often as permitted and breaching a safety limit, according to documents released by the Scottish Government.
The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has been accused by government watchdogs of breaking the rules governing the use of emamectin, a chemical fed to farmed salmon to kill the sea lice that can plague them.
The breach was discovered at a salmon farm in Loch Roag on the island of Lewis in February by Scottish Government inspectors. Subsequent investigations by three Scottish and UK government regulators led to SSC being issued an “advisory letter” in May.
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