Author: Rob Edwards in The Ferret |
A new safety limit on a pesticide that kills marine wildlife has been delayed by four years following pressure from the salmon farming industry. |
The Scottish Government has said it will not introduce restrictions on the toxic chemical, emamectin, until 2028 because of opposition from fish farming companies. |
Environmental groups condemned the delay as “completely unacceptable”, saying ministers should be “ashamed of themselves”. The use of emamectin had to be “drastically reduced” now to protect wildlife and the shell-fishing industry, they claimed.THE FULL EXCLUSIVE STORY IS ON THE FERRET WEBSITE |