A CONCERTED bid to tackle marine litter is expected amid fears that failing to enforce the law is allowing people and com-panies to escape punishment for polluting Scots seas, costing the country £17 million a year.
A CONCERTED bid to tackle marine litter is expected amid fears that failing to enforce the law is allowing people and com-panies to escape punishment for polluting Scots seas, costing the country £17 million a year.
MESS: There are concerns vital laws are not being enforced.
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Brian Donnelly
Government officials have called for a marine litter champion to be brought in to tackle the issue.
The appointment would head a department that would police a plethora of laws relating to the dumping of waste at sea.
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