Landmark Victory for Surveillance of Salmon Farms – Police Scotland apologises for wrongly protecting @scotseafarms from public access for filming & diving https://t.co/FJN8LmAX2w @policescotland pic.twitter.com/kU4IKfmGA5
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 15, 2020
Download press release and media backgrounder in full as a PDF online here
Download letter from Police Scotland dated 2 October 2020 to Scottish Salmon Watch online here
Scottish Sea Farms "sent a barge around seemingly to ram us" @Ecohustler "Then they called the police" @policescotland "tormenting sentient animals is okay but snorkeling over to witness the carnage is not" @scotseafarms https://t.co/8enYytYDRV @LeroySeafood @H_S_E @MCA_media pic.twitter.com/BBV8Hnij7i
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) July 28, 2020
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— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) July 29, 2020
As a former cop, I would like to know what Act is 'criminal'? Watching the videos I see NO H&S issues, except the fish farm boat approaching the swimmer. What is this 'exclusion-zone' referred to? New one on me! Police failure to address two complaints or give advice interesting. https://t.co/Lxd8kLL3wo
— Marine Concern (@ConcernMarine) July 29, 2020
I had thought @policescotland job was to uphold the law? Not make new laws on the hoof. The Chief Constable of @policescotland needs to investigate, why it appears to be acting as private security, when the sea is a public common. https://t.co/kQtFW3p1iF
— Howard Wood (@howardlwood) July 29, 2020
A lot of nasty and toxic things are concealed under fish farms, not least that this industry is trying to steal our land. The seabed is held in trust for all and the public have the constitutional right to be on it for purposes including navigation and recreation./1 https://t.co/lm9p6V5Fqa
— Eòghann MacUalraig (@ewangkennedy) July 29, 2020
This is the second time in less than a year that police in Argyll have interfered with those rights by harassing members of the public. Please, @policescotland , give these officers some guidance re using their time helping a private company protect its dirty secrets.
— Eòghann MacUalraig (@ewangkennedy) July 29, 2020
Police Scotland Acting as Private Security for Scottish Sea Farms? https://t.co/vwZMh0VZyw @policescotland @scotseafarms Instead of telling the public to stay out of public waterways, why doesn't the Police investigate salmon farms for breaches of welfare laws? @JohnFinnieHI
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) July 15, 2019
This is a very serious issue of @policescotland attempting to deny the public right to navigate freely. This is #Scotland moving towards #Trump politics. @HumzaYousaf @ScotGovFM @marinescotland @strathearnrose @markruskell https://t.co/hs8437gqKq
— Howard Wood (@howardlwood) July 15, 2019
@HumzaYousaf Is it Scottish Government policy for Police Scotland officers to be acting as private security for Norwegian-owned companies? Surely ushering the general public away from public waters is not the job of @policescotland? https://t.co/vwZMh0VZyw https://t.co/hyvJeYJWmj
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) July 15, 2019
The toxic #salmon industry pays @CrownEstateScot mooring dues for its sites; it does not have the right to impede safe navigation in open waters. https://t.co/WU7ioth0ok
— Russ Cheshire #ThreePointFivePercent 🇪🇺 (@RussCheshire) July 15, 2019
Why did Sergeant Johnson say members of the public needed permission from a privately owned company to be in public waters? And why did @policescotland flout health & safety laws by not wearing life-jackets? @H_S_E
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) July 16, 2019