“Illegal” dumping of masses of dead fish in sand dunes on a Hebridean beauty spot is finally set to end, The Ferret can reveal @FerretScot https://t.co/ooRVbZzCS0@cne_siar @APHAgovuk @ScotGovNetZero @marinescotland @ScotlandSalmon @MairiGougeon @MowiScotlandLtd @salmon_scottish
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) January 27, 2022
The Ferret reported (27 January 2022):
A representative of Whiteshore Cockles repeatedly offered to arrange a private jet to fly three ministers & other @scotgov staff from Edinburgh to the Outer Hebrides @FerretScot https://t.co/ooRVbZzCS0 @cne_siar @ScottishEPA @APHAgovuk @ScotGovNetZero @ScotlandSalmon @WHFP1
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) January 27, 2022
“The burial of [dead farmed salmon] has been illegal since 2016,” stressed @scotgov @ScotGovNetZero @marinescotland @MairiGougeon
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) January 28, 2022
"We continue to be in discussions with Whiteshore Cockles" @ScottishEPA
Whiteshore Cockles declined to comment @FerretScot https://t.co/ooRVbZi20s
More like this via The Ferret:
Don Staniford of Scottish Salmon Watch condemned the £££s @HIEScotland: “How much money has Whiteshore Cockles made via the illegal dumping of diseased farmed salmon?” https://t.co/ooRVbZi20s @cne_siar @ScottishEPA @ScotGovNetZero @MairiGougeon @APHAgovuk @marinescotland @scotgp
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) January 27, 2022
Its landfill has long enraged environmental campaigners and locals, who have complained about the stench.
— The Ferret (@FerretScot) February 5, 2022
Western Isles Council previously cited “evidence of seepage from the side of pits” and inadequate record keeping.
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Closing the Net on Diseased Scottish Salmon - Whiteshore Cockles Finally Dumped in March!
The ‘illegal’ dumping of dead fish in Hebridean beauty spot set to end
FOI disclosure on Whiteshore Cockles by the Scottish Government (202100254831) on 8 December 2021
The Times: "Tougher curbs for island salmon graveyard in Outer Hebrides"
FOI disclosure on Whiteshore Cockles by the Scottish Government in August 2021
Scottish Government ‘exploring strategies’ for mort burial site
P&J: "Lives of Western Isles residents ‘severely hampered by rotting fish dump’"
The Times: "Fish graveyard ‘severely hampers’ life for islanders, officials claim"
Letter to Scottish Ministers on Illegal Dumping of Diseased Scottish Salmon in North Uist
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"
Sunday National: "The Millions of Dead Salmon Dumped, Burnt or Destroyed"
Revealed: Burned, Buried & Ensiled Scottish Salmon
European Commission complaint over dead fish dumping forces rule change
Where have all the dead fish gone?
Diseased fish dumping continues
Back in 2005, Bruce Sandison (aka Old Trout @PrivateEyeNews) received a tip-off about an illegal dump for diseased salmon in North Uist. He visited the site taking photos @SundayTimesScot
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) January 27, 2022
17 years later @scotgov is closing Whiteshore Cockles down! https://t.co/LL9dCWFb5n pic.twitter.com/OtizeMIkkX