▁of ▁their ▁success ▁and ▁hit ▁by ▁inf am ous ▁Norwegian ▁government ▁reg ulations , ▁many ▁critic ised ▁V old en ▁Group ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 0 s ▁as ▁being ▁dream ers ▁and ▁said ▁fish ▁far ming ▁was ▁impossible ▁task ▁to ▁be ▁accomplished ▁in ▁Al ta f j ord ▁however ▁this ▁has ▁proven ▁to ▁be ▁false ▁as ▁fish ▁far ming ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁prof itable ▁indust ries ▁in ▁Norway ▁today . ▁ ▁Fish ▁far ming ▁usually ▁dest ro ys ▁most ▁sea ▁life ▁directly ▁under ▁the ▁fish ▁far ming ▁pens ▁as ▁fish ▁waste , ▁food ▁and ▁more ▁cont amin ates ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁se af loor ▁causing ▁long ▁last ing ▁effects , ▁V old en ▁Group ▁has ▁come ▁under ▁fire ▁multiple ▁times ▁to ▁solve ▁this ▁issue ▁however ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁failed ▁to ▁take ▁V old en ▁Group ▁to ▁court ▁as ▁the ▁costs ▁would ▁be ▁too ▁large ▁and ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁equally ▁enfor ced ▁nation wide . ▁There ▁were ▁other ▁smaller ▁inc idents ▁of ▁V old en ▁Group ▁dump ing ▁dead ▁fish ▁remains ▁and ▁b ones ▁into ▁the ▁ocean ▁and ▁also ▁unknown ▁amount ▁of ▁acid ▁sol vent ▁used ▁for ▁dispos ing ▁fish ▁have ▁been ▁dump ed ▁into ▁the ▁sea ▁throughout ▁the ▁years ▁before ▁t ough er ▁reg ulations ▁came ▁into ▁place . ▁However ▁V old en ▁Group ▁is ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁many ▁who ▁broke ▁mult itude ▁of ▁environmental ▁poll uting ▁reg ulations ▁throughout ▁the ▁years ▁but ▁most ▁goes ▁un not iced . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁V