FOI Reveals Zero Information on Spillage Impacts of Banned Neonicotinoid – Imidacloprid Use in Scottish Salmon Farming Dead in the Water?

 

 

Following the spill of 11,000 litres of contaminated water from a wellboat in Norway, the Scottish Government and Scottish Environment Protection Agency have both admitted that they have zero information on the ecological impacts of a spill of the banned neonicotinoid Imidacloprid in Scottish waters. 

 

 

 

 

Here's $camon $cotland's FOI request dated 21 July 2022:

 

From: Don Staniford <salmonfarmingkills@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jul 21, 2022 at 10:33 AM
Subject: Imidacloprid spill in Norway – 110,000 litres of contaminated water spilled into sea in Nordland
To: <scottish.ministers@gov.scot>, <CEU@gov.scot>
Cc: <directormarinescotland@gov.scot>, Media <publicrelations@sepa.org.uk>, Pollard, Peter <peter.pollard@sepa.org.uk>, Sinclair, Douglas <douglas.sinclair@sepa.org.uk>, <nicole.paterson@sepa.org.uk>, Burgess A (Ariane), MSP <Ariane.Burgess.msp@parliament.scot>, Ruskell M (Mark), MSP <Mark.Ruskell.msp@parliament.scot>, MSP <Patrick.Harvie.msp@parliament.scot>, Johnstone A (Alison), MSP <Alison.Johnstone.msp@parliament.scot>
 
Are Scottish Ministers aware of the incident on 1 June 2022 when 110,000 litres of contaminated well boat water containing the banned neonicotinoid Imidacloprid spilled into the sea in Nordland, Norway?
 
 
$camon $cotland views the use of Imidacloprid – dubbed 'Novichok for insects' by Professor Dave Goulson of the University of Sussex) – in Scottish waters as reckless in the extreme (especially in view of information in the patent that "leakage" and "loss of agent in the environment" can occur): https://twitter.com/TheGAAIA/status/1550030529466179589
 
$camon Scotland is aware of growing public opposition against the use of Imidacloprid in salmon farms in Scotland: Press Release: "Smoked Scottish Salmon: Neonicotinoid Use Dead in the Water in Scotland?"
 
However, we are extremely concerned at the lack of public information and support from inside the Scottish Government for the use of Imidacloprid in salmon pharming:
 
 
 
 
In view of the 110,000 litre spill in Norway (as well as the increasing weight of scientific evidence against the use of Imidacloprid – including alarming new scientific research in California which is proposing to restrict use of Imidacloprid), will Scottish Ministers support a ban on the use of Imidacloprid in salmon farming in Scotland?
 
 
Finally, please provide any information on spillage, leakage and/or discharge of Imidacloprid – including the June 2022 incident in Norway – in salmon farming. 
 
For example, has Benchmark, Mowi, Scottish Sea Farms (Norskott Havbruk), Grieg Seafood, The Scottish Salmon Company/Bakkafrost Scotland, Salmon Scotland or any other parties submitted documents as part of any ecological and environmental risk assessments referring to spillage, leakage and/or discharge of Imidacloprid?
 
Has the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (copied into this email) conducted any environmental risk assessments of spillage, leakage and/or discharge of Imidacloprid in salmon farming? 
 
Please consider this a formal request for information under the relevant FOI and Environmental Information regulations.
 
Thanks,
 
 
Don Staniford
 
Director, $camon $cotland
 
 
 
 
Imidacloprid graphic Will the Minister drink it
 
 
 
 
Imidacloprid graphic Water bottle spoof
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Download letter in full online here
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Download letter in full online here
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Norwegian-owned Benchmark keep on cranking up the PR.   Fish Farming Expert reported (30 August 2022):
 
 
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