Discharges from fish farms of two sea lice pesticides known to harm marine wildlife rose in 2019, reversing declines in earlier years.https://t.co/O9ujdzd5lw
— The Ferret (@FerretScot) October 7, 2020
The Ferret reported (7 October 2020):
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Thanks to @robedwards53 & @FerretScot for continuing to expose pesticide pollution by @SSPOsays - the names of the chemicals may have changed since @newscientist reported in the 1990s but the lethal legacy remains the same https://t.co/hWeVXrx5JR #Toxic #Scottish #Salmon pic.twitter.com/AMZtFb0SfF
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 7, 2020
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The Ferret's Rob Edwards has been digging the dirt about salmon farming for decades.
Did the head of the Scottish Salmon Producers' Organisation @JulieHL @SSPOsays mean to retweet one of her critics @salmonresearch characterising the industry's view as "we must have growth at all costs!" and "jobs are more important than the environment"?https://t.co/RawMuDYN4Z pic.twitter.com/XhIruxKrtp
— Rob Edwards (@robedwards53) May 23, 2019
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Read more via:
Sunday Times: "Outlawed insecticide may be used on Scottish salmon"
Petition: "Stop Toxic Salmon Farm Chemicals Polluting Scottish Lochs"
Toxic fish farm pesticide polluted ten lochs across Scotland
Under the Cloak of Coronavirus: SEPA open the floodgates to lobster-killing chemicals!
Media Backgrounder: Chemically Embalmed Scottish Salmon
The Sunday Times: "Chemical fears at Scots fish farms"
EXPOSED: Scottish Salmon's Cascading Use of Cancer-Causing Chemical
Salmon farming giant Mowi probed over chemical use
Salmon farming in crisis: 'We are seeing a chemical arms race in the seas'
The Sunday Times: "Salmon industry toxins soar by 1000 per cent"
Scottish fish farmers use record amounts of parasite pesticides
Chemicals to control salmon parasites
Toxic Scottish Salmon - here's an application @salmon_scottish for use of the shellfish-killing chemicals Azamethiphos, Cypermethrin, Deltamethrin & Hydrogen Peroxide in Loch Carron https://t.co/iFEmKlykHc @marinescotland There's a fleet of wellboats to discharge toxic chemicals pic.twitter.com/rL1ONq507d
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) June 26, 2020
Track & trace which salmon farms are applying to discharge toxic chemicals such as Azamethiphos, Cypermethrin, Deltamethrin & Hydrogen Peroxide via https://t.co/vhQm1AgnYf @marinescotland @MowiScotlandLtd @GriegShetland @scotseafarms @salmon_scottish @SSPOsays @FergusEwingMSP pic.twitter.com/ZrbDBkBbdb
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) June 26, 2020
Under the Cloak of #Coronavirus - SEPA open floodgates to lobster-killing chemicals! https://t.co/6AgXQXNlS2 @ScottishEPA Emamectin benzoate is so toxic to shellfish it should be banned not used at higher concentrations & at unlicensed sites @TerryAHearn @SSPOsays @marinescotland pic.twitter.com/4PVFfGl1NU
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) April 9, 2020
The Ferret has reported on the scandal dubbed 'Slicegate' since 2017:
Read more via Scottish Salmon Watch's 'Chemicals' online here