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Pollution incident in Moray kills fish and wildlife in River Spey tributary

A major pollution incident in Moray, Scotland, has killed significant numbers of fish including salmon, eels and birds in the Knockando burn, a tributary of the River Spey. The pollutant, thought to be caustic soda, has affected a 2km stretch of the waterway. Fly fishers say the salmon population has been wiped out and could take years to recover. The incident is being investigated by SEPA.