It was a heavy lift in windy weather but Scottish Salmon Watch successfully delivered a 43,000+ petition on behalf of SumOfUs to the Scottish Government in Edinburgh. The petition calls on Marine Scotland to "conduct immediate, unannounced on-the-spot inspections of all Scottish salmon farms to assess fish welfare".
Watch a video report outside the Scottish Government's office at Victoria Quay in Leith online here
Here's some photos (thanks to photographer Vanessa Andrews):
Here's another video report outside the Scottish Parliament:
STV News featured the petition via: STV News: "Inspection call to stop 'surge of deaths' at salmon farms"
Watch STV News (22 July):
Read more via:
- STV News: "Inspection call to stop 'surge of deaths' at salmon farms"
- BBC News: "Salmon petition calls for 'emergency' fish farm inspections"
- 'Salmonwatch' Exposes Scottish Salmon's Dirty Secrets
- Shocking Video Footage from Mowi's 'Bay of the Dead Heads' (Bagh Dail nan Ceann)
- Photos of Secret Filming at Scottish & Irish Salmon Farms
- Press & Journal: "Salmon Farming Petition Tops 40,000"
- "Campaigners call for urgent investigation of all Scottish salmon farms"