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The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is appealing for information regarding an incidence of circa 50 dead fish across an 18 mile stretch of the River Spey since Saturday 9th September.

“Storm Agnes will bring wet and windy conditions across Scotland during the second half of today and into tomorrow morning.

On Monday 11th September, SEPA received the first of a number of notifications about multiple large dead fish along a section of the River Spey, the first sighting of which was on Thursday 7th September. The initial report included a water quality reading the notifier believed to be abnormal.

“SEPA were notified by the Spey Fishery Board on Monday 11th September that 20-30 dead fish had been recovered over a 15-mile stretch of the River Spey since the morning of Saturday 9th September.

SEPA is supporting a multi-agency response to a fire at the Valencia Waste Management Ltd site outside Dunbar, which started on Monday 28th August.

July recorded nearly double the normal amount of rainfall in some areas that were experiencing significant water scarcity in June.