Consultation input to the Aquaculture Communication 2025
Here, Long-Term follows its consultation input to Meld. St. 24 on the Future of Aquaculture, where we support the proposal for a loss tax for farmed fish.
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The government proposes in Chapter 10 of the Aquaculture Report to introduce a loss charge: breeders should pay every time a fish dies, escapes or is discarded. The think-tank Long Term expressly supports the proposal. The levy is a powerful tool to solve Norway's biggest animal welfare crisis. The world's first targeted tax on fish suffering could make Norway a pioneer in animal welfare.
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