Scientists have called for a temporary stop to dredging for a new freeport - which they say could be poisoning crabs and lobsters. The government says deaths of crustaceans in the area last year was due primarily to natural causes. AlexTomo reports.
Dredging to create a new freeport at Teesside should be stopped pending an independent scientific assessment, that’s from a letter by a senior Government scientist seen by Channel 4 News.
Last month this programme revealed that new scientific research showed toxic pollution could be to blame for the mass mortality of sea life along the coast of North East England. The Government had always insisted that the crabs, lobsters and other creatures had died primarily from natural causes. They say investigations are ongoing.