The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) reported (25 March 2020):
"SEPA are permitting salmon farmers to pollute with impunity," said Don Staniford, Director of Scottish Salmon Watch. "Turning a blind eye to breaches of environmental rules is one thing but giving the salmon sector a special exemption is beyond the pale. What other sectors have been given a free pass to pollute with immunity from prosecution? Welfare abuse on salmon farms was shameful during 2019 and now SEPA is promoting conditions which serve only to exacerbate disease and mortality problems during 2020."
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The Fish Site reported (26 March 2020):
Fish Farming Expert reported (26 March 2020):
Data for 2019 published by SEPA earlier this month reveals exceedance of biomass limits even before the salmon farming industry was shamelessly lobbying to breach the limits due to Coronavirus.
The list of shame is headed by Mowi's appropriately named Isle of Muck salmon farm followed by Mowi's Bagh Dail nan Ceann (Bay of the Dead Heads).
BBC Panorama raised the issue of biomass breaches in May 2019.
Fish Farming Expert reported in May 2019:
The Ferret reported in May 2019:
Whilst salmon farming companies continue to freely pollute Scotland's pristine waters with viruses, diseases and pathogens discharged directly into the sea, Mowi has introduced precautionary measures inside processing plants. Fish Farming Expert reported (31 March 2020):
Social distancing for farmed salmon to prevent the spread of Piscine Reovirus, however, is not on the table.
In Norway too, the salmon farming industry are wriggling off the regulatory hook during the Coronavirus crisis. Intrafish reported (27 March 2020):
Fish Farmer reported (2 April 2020):
Fish Farmer reported (6 April 2020):
In Canada too, the salmon farming industry appears to be getting special treatment.
Undercurrent News reported (26 March 2020):
The relaxation of rules in Canada prompted a petition from Clayoquot Action:
In Chile, the spread of Coronavirus is hitting the salmon farming industry hard. Intrafish reported (3 April 2020):
Salmon Business reported (2 April 2020):
As farmed salmon remain untested for a host of viruses, pathogens and diseases; Intrafish reported (31 March 2020) that Mowi is converting a laboratory in Chile into a Covid-19 test center.
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