As the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) prepares to "set the record straight" at the Scottish Parliament's inquiry into the environmental impacts of salmon farming, GAAIA takes a closer look at the SSPO's claims towards 'sustainability' and 'responsibility'.
Download the report "The Scottish Salmon Polluters Organisation" (27 MB Word file)
The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) – whose member producers include Cooke Aquaculture (Scotland), Loch Duart, Marine Harvest (Scotland), The Scottish Salmon Company, Scottish Seafarms and Wester Ross Salmon – is a rogues' gallery in terms of lice infestation, toxic chemicals, waste pollution, infectious diseases, killing of seals and mass escapes.
Download the report "The Scottish Salmon Polluters Organisation" (27 MB Word file)
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