Testing Hatchery Effluents for Viruses, Pathogens, Diseases & Chemical Pollution

What testing of Landcatch's Ormsary Hatchery @HGSalmonUK has @ScottishEPA & @marinescotland carried out for chemical pollutants, infectious diseases, viruses, pathogens & bacteria discharged into Loch Caolisport? https://t.co/zI94s0VXCm @Feorlean @FergusEwingMSP @strathearnrose pic.twitter.com/WgKALrJhL4

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 5, 2020

Last week (1 October 2020), I asked in a blog: "Lithgow Baron Warned by Police for Threatening Behaviour Over Filming at Hendrix Genetics"

This cowboy – James Lithgow (Chairman of Lithgows & heir to the Baronetcy of Ormsary – the son of Sir William) – was warned by @policescotland for harassment & intimidation https://t.co/9ffifnT4wz What does @HGSalmonUK have to hide? @BetterBreeding @FergusEwingMSP @Feorlean pic.twitter.com/MYDe3W4fut

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 1, 2020

What dirty secrets are hiding at the Dutch-owned Hendrix Genetics Landcatch salmon hatchery at Ormsary on the shore of Loch Caolisport in Argyll?

It seems that the Lithgow family via Hendrix Genetics and the "very private" Ormsary Estate have privatised a public beach and blocked public access of Loch Caolisport.

Not to mention polluting the beach at Ormsary on Loch Caolisport.

It seems that the public have been scared away from enjoying Loch Caolisport by "hostile signs" and the "sinister Frankenstein-sounding name" of Hendrix Genetics – here's a walking blog from Ruth Livingstone in July 2018:

Today (5 October 2020), Scottish Salmon Watch wrote to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and Marine Scotland asking if the effluents from the Ormsary Hatchery had ever been tested for pollutants, pathogens, viruses, bacteria and infectious diseases.

No wonder the seagulls camp out at the waste effluent pipes pic.twitter.com/ekJBqD1AaA

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 5, 2020

Mass mortalities, disease, deformities, antibiotics and carcinogenic chemicals at Landcatch (Hendrix Genetics)

Hendrix Boss Plays it Heavy Like Jimmy!

From: Don Staniford <salmonfarmingkills@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Oct 5, 2020 at 10:20 AM
Subject: FOI re. salmon farm hatchery effluents since 1 January 2016
To: AccesstoInformation <foi@sepa.org.uk>

Please provide information on salmon farm hatchery effluents since 1 January 2016.

Please include sampling results, testing for pollutants, photos, video footage, data and any other information such as emails, letters and correspondence.

Please certainly include the salmon farm hatcheries detailed via FOI/19/02663; namely:

As specific context to Landcatch's Ormsary Hatchery please read: Testing Hatchery Effluents for Viruses, Pathogens, Diseases & Chemical Pollution

Please consider this a formal request for information under the relevant FOI and Environmental Information regulations.

Please provide the information electronically.

Please provide a receipt for this FOI request.

Thanks,

Don Staniford

Director, Scottish Salmon Watch

From: Don Staniford <salmonfarmingkills@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Oct 5, 2020 at 10:24 AM
Subject: FOI re. testing of salmon farm hatcheries since 1 January 2016
To: <ceu@scotland.gsi.gov.uk>

Please provide information on testing of salmon farm hatcheries (including farmed salmon, ova, smolts and effluents) since 1 January 2016.

Please include sampling results; testing for pollutants; testing for pathogens, viruses, diseases and bacteria; photos; video footage; data and any other information such as emails, letters and correspondence.