Scotland to allow supersized salmon-farms if they pass pollution tests
by Severin Carrell Scotland editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#4GJGT)
New policy expected to see larger farms created in deeper water further off Scottish coast
Scottish salmon farmers will be allowed to create supersized farms in return for accepting much stricter controls on parasites and marine pollution.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has said it will no longer restrict the size of salmon farms as long as they meet tougher standards limiting chemical, faecal and organic waste pollution in surrounding seas.
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