A HOLYROOD committee has slammed SNP Scottish government inaction to clean up the salmon farming industry, despite a six-year wait.

The rural affairs and island committee made 65 recommendations in 2018 to reform the sector including research into the environmental impact of chemical use on fish farms and simplifying the planning process to allow farms to relocate from unsuitable sites in a bid to reduce impact on the marine environment.

Now its updated report argues that a lack of progress on the recommendation risked being “detrimental to the long-term viability” of the sector.