STV News featured shocking video footage from Scottish Salmon Watch on the 6pm evening news (19 June 2019) – watch online now
Scottish Salmon Watch's complaint enclosed photos and video evidence and detailed how a Volt de-louser (and other boats) were at The Scottish Salmon Company's salmon farm in Loch Shieldaig.
The Scottish Salmon Company issued the following statement to STV News.
Scottish Salmon Watch has published photos and made available video footage via Google Drive.
Janene Waudby, a potter whose home overlooks the loch, told STV News (19 June 2019): "This isn't a campaign against fish farming generally. The community's concern has been about the fact that it's not suitable site for further expansion and the community's concerns have been limited to that, until now.
"This footage has come out which shows some welfare issues on fish. Some photos show some serious welfare issues."
John Robins of Animal Concern told STV News (19 June 2019): "They want to double the number of farms within two years. They can't cope with the number they've got. There's been extreme cruelty, terrible pollution and it's not economic. Millions, tens of millions of fish, are dying a cruel death every year."
Watch online via STV iplayer (only available for 24 hours) online here (news report starts at 7 minutes 13 seconds)
Watch via You Tube (outside Scotland viewers) online now
Read more via:
- STV News: "'Abuse' video sparks major investigation at fish farm"
- Channel 5 News on "furious" locals opposed to Arran expansion
- Scottish Salmon Exposed – Photos from Secret Filming on Arran & in Shieldaig
- Gotcha: Wild Fish Caught on Camera Inside Scottish Salmon Farm
- The Ferret: "‘Sick’ salmon film prompts government probe into Scottish fish farm"
- Frankenfish Video – The Ugly Face of Lousy Scottish Salmon