Millions of salmon deaths at Scottish farms disclosed after watchdog’s ruling

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Reports have disclosed millions of salmon deaths at Scottish farms caused by accidental poisoning and suffocation. The UK’s Animal and Plant Health Agency was compelled to release these inspection reports after initially refusing, citing potential harm to company reputations.

Animal and Plant Health Agency forced to release reports showing scale and cause of deaths on some fish farms Millions of fish deaths caused by accidental poisoning and suffocation on Scottish salmon farms have been revealed after the inspection agency was forced to share its reports. The UK government’s Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) had refused to release inspection reports, claiming it would cause “significant detriment” to companies, including to their reputations. Continue reading...