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SIX fish farming companies in Scotland given government handouts of more than £10 million have made profits of £926m since 2010, The Ferret can reveal. A total of 20 aquaculture industry bodies received 104 grants amounting to nearly £20m over the last ten years from the Scottish Government, its enterprise agencies and the European Union. Critics argue that “taxpayer bailouts” should not boost profits for an industry which they claim has dumped 300,000 tonnes of pollution in lochs and harmed marine wildlife. Campaigners question whether fish farming in its current form is environmentally sustainable. Government and industry, however, point out that fish farming is worth £885m a year to the Scottish economy and contributes £94m in taxes. The industry disputes the level of pollution and says that lochs have “good” water quality.
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