Salmon farm cleared tonnes of dead fish before inspection, animal charity claims

Footage taken by Animal Equality UK before MSPs' visit was a daily procedure, says Scottish Sea Farms

The removal of tonnes of dead fish from a salmon farm before a Scottish parliament fact-finding mission there gave a misleading impression of conditions, an animal rights charity says.

Footage secretly filmed by Animal Equality UK shows salmon being disposed of on Monday morning before a visit to Dunstaffnage salmon farm, near Oban, later that day by committee members carrying out an inquiry into the industry. The committee said the footage raised questions about fish mortality.