MSPs have demanded an urgent inquest into salmon farming in Scotland after a staggering 15million caged fish died last year. Labour, the Greens and the Tories hit out at the “horrendous” and “alarming” official figures - nearly twice the 2021 total.
Campaigners claim this could be an underestimate and that as many as one in four farmed salmon may be dying, blaming overcrowding leading to poor welfare, disease and lice. Industry insiders have instead cited swarms of micro-jellyfish for the high mortality rate in 2022.
It comes after a wide-ranging Holyrood inquiry in 2018 called for tougher regulations for the Scots salmon sector, which produces Britain’s biggest food export.
