Salmon

44 divers have died working on Chilean salmon farms in the past 20 years. Critics say reform is long overdue.

The mounting death toll -- including a fatality last week -- is slammed as 'unacceptable' by critics, who allege shoddy industry working practices and divers being pressured to work beyond healthy norms.

There have been 238 recorded incidents involving slight or serious injuries and deaths of divers working in the Chilean salmon industry in the past nearly 19 years.
There have been 238 recorded incidents involving slight or serious injuries and deaths of divers working in the Chilean salmon industry in the past nearly 19 years.Photo: Shutterstock
Published 1 September 2022, 06:00Updated 2 September 2022, 15:09
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