Overview
- A chemical spill on the Knockando Burn in Moray killed salmon, eels, and birds along roughly two kilometres of water.
- Duncan Ferguson of the Spey Fishery Board said the stretch was destroyed and called it one of the largest incidents in his 36 years on the river.
- SEPA said it is investigating the tributary to identify the source and the scale of harm.
- Local reports point to caustic soda with a likely industrial link, which SEPA has not confirmed.
- The kill hit peak fly-fishing season and followed a white paint spill on the Burn of Carron about 10 days earlier, deepening concern as official figures show record-low salmon catches in Scotland.