Fish Farming Expert reported (1 July 2021):
The Definition of 'Taking the Fish' – as salmon farmers in Shetland tackled illegal dumping of diseased fish via alternatives to landfill, companies in the Western Isles extended the geographical scope to Lewis, Harris & even mainland Scotland @scotgov https://t.co/kZPwlysv8d pic.twitter.com/iUGJbwD6yf
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) July 3, 2021
"Surely the aquaculture sector must be concerned about damage from media coverage?" asked @scotgov in March. "Whiteshore are taking advantage of derogation by extending their scope or range to bring in more income. It should not be a cheap disposal route" https://t.co/kZPwlysv8d pic.twitter.com/VybZYYFuls
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) July 3, 2021
Read more via:
- Taking the Fish – Illegal Salmon Dump Caught Taking Diseased Fish from the Mainland Despite 'Derogation'!
- FOI Lifts Lid on the Stench of Scottish Salmon: Government Legal Department Target Illegal Dumping of Diseased Salmon
- Letter to Scottish Ministers on Illegal Dumping of Diseased Scottish Salmon in North Uist
- Appeal to Scottish Information Commissioner re. FOI refusal by Western Isles Council on Whiteshore Cockles
- P&J: "Lives of Western Isles residents ‘severely hampered by rotting fish dump’"
- The Times: "Fish graveyard ‘severely hampers’ life for islanders, officials claim"
- Daily Mail: "Dumped into the dunes….thousands of rotten, disease ridden salmon"
- Independent: "Scottish islanders raise a stink over vast salmon graveyard"
- Video Exposes Mass Graves of Millions of Diseased Scottish Salmon
- The Times: "Islanders raise a stink over vast salmon graveyard"
Front page @pressjournal on the stink caused by illegal dumping of diseased salmon in North Uist @ScotlandMowi @salmon_scottish & @LochDuartSalmon
"Government considering legal action" @scotgov https://t.co/cnn5xYBDvU @MairiMcAllan @MairiGougeon @_KateForbes @Ianblackford_MP pic.twitter.com/QWCe7C8VYs— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) July 3, 2021