Get bot after that the 25,000 farmed salmon died – the Newspaper Nordland

farming company Lerøy-in the Middle of the island of Hitra has received 1.4 million in fee from the Norwegian food safety Authority after the 25,000 salmon died at a avlusingsstasjon for farmed fish in the last year.

Norwegian food safety Authority writes in its decision that the Lerøy in the Middle of not to slaughter down injured salmon in a cage at the island of Hitra, an estimated six million. Farming company is subject to maksimalgebyret the Norwegian food safety Authority has allowed for the infringement of just under 1.4 million, writes Adresseavisen.

the Company has deferred the fish for a treatment it couldn’t stand, and they have not taken the necessary consequences in retrospect when they see that the fish cannot tolerate the treatment, ” says head of department for the food safety department in Trondheim and the surrounding area, Ivar the Oak, to the Norwegian broadcasting corporation.

Lerøy has previously been reported for similar conditions, but get the fee this time.

Incident is regrettable and has led to changes in the use of fish carrying vessels to such treatment. Lerøy in the Middle do not agree in the food safety assessments and application of the legislation in this case and will therefore submit an appeal of the decision, informs the executive vice president for aquaculture in Lerøy Seafoods, Stig Nilsen.