Selonda UK admits coast pollution

Owners Selonda UK, who farms sea bass in Wales, pleaded guilty to permitting the discharge of "trade effluent and chemicals" on land at Penmon, BBC News reports

Holyhead magistrates' court heard the pollution bleached a cliff face.

The company also admitted failing to comply with an environmental permit condition and the hearing was adjourned until 22 November.

The prosecution was brought by Environment Agency Wales.

After the hearing, David Edwell, the agency's north Wales area manager, told BBC News: "This caused serious pollution in a sensitive area that not only damaged wildlife but could have harmed anyone coming into contact with it.

"It would have been avoided if the company had followed the strict conditions in their environmental permit. These permits are there to protect the environment and local communities, and we will enforce them."