POLITICIANS TO DEMAND OVERHAUL OF SALMON INDUSTRY

Politicians to demand overhaul of regulations governing Scotland’s salmon farming industry, according to a newspaper report.

The Sunday Post says an inquiry into the £1.8 billion industry by Holyrood’s Rural Economy Committee is expected to report in the coming weeks.

The Sunday Post says it can reveal the committee will demand extensive changes, “with MSPs dismayed at the patchwork and complex regulatory regime”.

They will argue the controls are not fit for the way the industry has expanded rapidly in recent years.

A source close to the committee told the Sunday Post: “The current situation creates confusion, with lots of different regulations and various enforcement agencies struggling to cope with the industry’s expansion.”

According to the newspaper, the committee is expected to demand tougher regulations to cut down on waste pollution from farms, the number of sea lice cases and harm to wild salmon stocks.

However, they will leave the way to achieve this up to the Scottish Government, working in conjunction with the industry.

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