In the absence of a full transcript of today's Scottish Parliament inquiry into the environmental impacts of salmon farming (published by 6pm Friday on 9 February), here's some Tweets from The GAAIA (Don Staniford) – click on the Tweet if you want to see more:
Note that a closer look at the data on seals killed by salmon farms during 2017 there were 18 seals killed in Q1 and 20 killed in Q2 – certainly not "single figures" as claimed by the SSPO!
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'Militant' MSPs Grill Scottish Salmon
Update: Scottish Parliament inquiry into the environmental impacts of salmon farming
The Scottish Salmon Polluters Organisation (SSPO)
Loch Duart – The (Really Not Very) Sustainable Salmon Company
Daily Mail: "Salmon crisis as 2.3m are dumped in nine months"
The National: "Environmental groups urge Scottish fish farms to scale back"
SSPO "sets the record straight"
Transcript of Scottish Parliament inquiry into the environmental impacts of salmon farming
GAAIA's written submission to the Scottish Parliament inquiry
Daily Mail: "Thousands of fish thrown in a truck – and troubling new questions for salmon farms"
The Scotsman: "Fish farms increase could lead to more seals being shot"
Press Release: "Scottish Salmon Farming 101 – Scottish Parliament inquiry opens 'in early 2018'"
Media Backgrounder: Inquiry into Salmon Farming by the Scottish Parliament
"First Minister questioned on leaking wastes from morts – call for a moratorium from Greens"
"Campaigners say 'no more salmon farms' after disease on Lewis kills 125,000 fish"
Download a copy of the House of Commons 1989-90 Agriculture Committee 4th Report Fish Farming