Green Around the Gills

The Spy Who Loved 'Scottish' Salmon - from Russia, Ukraine, Switzerland, Norway & the Faroes with Love for Salmoney!

 

From "global hero" in 2016 @IoD_Scotland to caught spying for @salmon_scottish by @FerretScot
Meet Craig Anderson: The Spy Who Loved 'Scottish' Salmon - from Russia with Love for Salmoney!! https://t.co/hARbao5svk @ScotlandSalmon @Folketrygdfond @Try_Lochlander @tavishscott pic.twitter.com/aam3Tn6jnF

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 28, 2021

 

When The Ferret and The Herald reported yesterday on spying by a former Chief Executive of The Scottish Salmon Company on Corin Smith and another unnamed critic of salmon farming, it seems fishy why didn't they name the person who requested an ‘intelligence report’.

 

A leading Scottish salmon producer hired a private investigator to snoop on a key critic of the fish farming industry, internal industry documents reveal. https://t.co/2cG6KkFhS1

— The Ferret (@FerretScot) November 27, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

The Ferret article does attach this document (online via Original Document) referring to "the request of a former Chief Executive of The Scottish Salmon Company":

 

 

 

An ‘intelligence report’ @salmon_scottish recommends surveillance of Smith and the other individual - whose name is redacted - for 48 hours before and after fish farming events https://t.co/Ei3CjzPPHQ @FerretScot pic.twitter.com/LeoHy06VBv

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 28, 2021

 

 

 

And this email (online via Original Document) which appears to be from the private investigator hired by the former Chief Executive of The Scottish Salmon Company dated 24 September 2018:

 

 

 

The Chief Executive of The Scottish Salmon Company in 2018 - and until he left in December 2019 - was Craig Anderson.     "‘It’s unprofessional, it’s possibly illegal and we’ll look into it further," said Craig Anderson in August 2018 after Corin Smith had filmed inside The Scottish Salmon Company's disease-ridden salmon farm at Vacasay in Loch Roag (although he did not say that "we'll look into it further" actually meant hiring a private investigator!):  

 

 

 

 

"It’s unprofessional, it’s possibly illegal & we’ll look into it further" said Craig Anderson (boss @salmon_scottish) in 2018 after Corin Smith filmed inside a disease-ridden salmon farm https://t.co/NGOxIOeDXV
Then he hired a private investigator to look into it further!! pic.twitter.com/bMSWC6rht2

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 28, 2021

 

 

 

Fish Farming Expert reported (4 September 2018):

 

 

 

The scale of the tragedy in Loch Roag and The Scottish Salmon Company's "own goal" led to a backlash by Salmon Business:

 

 

 

Craig Anderson's services for apparently spying on behalf of Scottish salmon have not gone unrewarded.   In fact, to some he has been described as a "global hero":

 

 

 

Hope he’s enjoying his £1million and the big prize for being wonderful that the IOD gave him. It’s funny that these people accuse the activists of being in league with big money. https://t.co/JM02JZnE1P pic.twitter.com/o5mgHSlgtR

— Eòghann MacUalraig (@ewangkennedy) November 28, 2021

 

 

 

In March 2018, The Scottish Salmon Company reported in a press release:

 

 

 

 

 

Fish Farming Expert reported in December 2019:

 

 

 

 

The Scotsman reported in May 2017 that Anderson worked for 20 years in Russia (a country with a history of spying):

 

 

 

 

 

Whilst working in Russia, Craig Anderson may have encountered Ukrainian property tycoon and investment banker Yuri Lopatinsky (the controlling shareholder in The Scottish Salmon Company before selling out to Bakkafrost in 2019).  Salmon Business reported in September 2019:

 

 

 

The Scotsman reported on "the publicity-shy businessman" Yuriy Lopatinskyy in 2010 relaing to his property interests in Edinburgh including the buildings in Charlotte Square either side of the First Minister of Scotland (perfect for any bugging).  

 

 

 

 

It's not known if the former owner of The Scottish Salmon Company was home earlier this month during COP26 when protestors shone 'Salmon Farming Kills Wild Salmon' on the front of Bute House in Charlotte Square:

 

 

 

Undercurrent News reported in November 2013 that Craig Anderson became boss of The Scottish Salmon Company on 1 January 2014:

 

 

 

Craig Anderson was still the boss of The Scottish Salmon Company when in June 2019 lawyers representing The Scottish Salmon Company's controlling shareholder Yuri Lopatynsky threatened legal action for publishing information via 'Scottish Scamon'.    Here's the legal threat which was served at my house (I wonder if a private investigator tracked down my home address?):

 

 

 

Despite the legal threat, the offending report on The Scottish Salmon Company is still online here along with other reports on the six companies which control 99% of 'Scottish' salmon farming:

 

 

I wrote about this - and other things about The 'Scottish' Salmon Company - in a blog published in November 2020:

 

Anyone for 'Scottish' salmon? Imported as eggs from Norway & Iceland and bankrolled by £££$$€€s in #Norway, #Faroes, #USA, #Denmark & #Belgium
'Exclusively from Scotland' claims @salmon_scottish "Provenance guaranteed" @waitrose @wjhm93 @Folketrygdfond https://t.co/NusyErqUWk pic.twitter.com/H2CZUVJEjD

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 13, 2020

 

 

 

Craig Anderson is an honarary black belt in judo so I best be on guard.

 

 

 

Just taken the rubbish out and I think I saw a private investigator spying on me! https://t.co/Ei3CjzPPHQ pic.twitter.com/zFZD0h3gNU

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 27, 2021

 

 

Like Corin Smith, I've filmed inside many salmon farms operated by The Scottish Salmon Company.  Here's some shocking video footage from inside The Scottish Salmon Company's salmon farm in Loch Shieldaig in June 2019 - along with other video footage including The Scottish Salmon Company's West Strome salmon farm in September 2021, The Scottish Salmon Company's Meall Mhor salmon farm in June 2021 and The Scottish Salmon Company's Vacasay salmon farm in August 2018:

 

 

 

 

Earlier this month (21 November 2021), French TV also featured The Scottish Salmon Company's disease-ridden operations in Loch Carron:

 

 

 

 

 

Netflix's 'Seaspiracy' also features The Scottish Salmon Company and Corin Smith:

 

 

 

 

 

And the Kate Winslet-narrated film 'Eating Our Way to Extinction' features The Scottish Salmon Company's disease-ridden operations:

 

 

 

Read more via:

• Corin Smith - interview with the man who is being spied upon by 'Scottish' salmon!
• Herald/Ferret: "Scottish Salmon Company chief hired investigator to 'snoop' on fish farming critic"

 

 

"This Big Brother level of corporate snooping is frankly disturbing" @williemackenzie @GreenpeaceUK "Not being able to win the argument by fair means, a part of the fish farming industry seems to be resorting to these shady tactics" https://t.co/Ei3CjzPPHQ @FerretScot

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 27, 2021

 

Corin Smith - interview with the man who is being spied upon by 'Scottish' salmon!

 

If 'Scottish' salmon farming want to get the inside track on Corin Smith of Inside Scottish Salmon Feedlots they should read Trout & Salmon magazine (rather than putting a GPS tracking device under his car)! @TroutSalmonMag https://t.co/GVpFjEi09w @salmon_scottish @ScotlandSalmon pic.twitter.com/hwo0Hrya6i

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 28, 2021

 

Trout & Salmon featured an interview with Corin Smith of Inside Scottish Salmon Feedlots in August 2020:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's the text of the Trout & Salmon article published in August 2020:

 

WINNING OVER THE PUBLIC

Jim Coates talks to Corin Smith, a man dedicated to halting the devastating environmental impacts of the salmon farming industry

• Trout & Salmon (UK)
• 1 Aug 2020
•  

CORIN SMITH GREW UP ON A HILL sheep farm in Perthshire and from an early age he loved the outdoors and nature. Working life proper began in London where Corin joined a start-up called Betfair. Somewhat unwittingly he found himself in the midst of the dotcom boom. By 24 he’d earned himself a seat at the top table of a rapidly growing international business. An affinity for analytics and strategy proved to be a perfect match for the boom in online betting. Corin attended London Business School and after leaving Betfair consulted for a number of major organisations.

Today, Corin is dedicated to driving change in the damaging salmon farming industry. Above all, he’s a man with strong personal views about what needs to be done and a hunger for tangible results. Corin’s efforts have helped to attract the attention of the BBC Panorama programme and a host of national newspapers, dragging salmon farming into the public spotlight.

We first met on the River Tay and I remember being struck by the depth and intensity of his views about the collective effort to protect and enhance wild salmon and sea-trout stocks.

He’s anything but bland.

“Well intentioned but naïve just isn’t working, we have to professionalise and we have to go beyond the limits of our own audience”

JIM You’ve previously argued that we need to rethink what salmon conservation can and should encompass.

CORIN Conservation and conserving salmon fishing are different things. Truly wild salmon are the product of large-scale healthy ecosystems. Conservation of wild salmon has to mean big picture conservation. In today’s world, it’s also a political issue, not only a matter of science. Conserving salmon fishing could, in theory, be achieved through intensive artificial stocking and the elimination of other species that diminish those stocks. But then, how could we claim to be conservationists?

JIM You’re saying that we need to be more tuned into political positioning and public sentiment?

CORIN I think so. For decades, the management of wild salmon numbers in Scotland has been led by scientists. That’s been a failure of strategy, leading to the terminal decline of wild salmon stocks.

Scientists failed to recognise that wild salmon relied on the recreational salmon fishing industry delivering an argument for their abundance. That argument needs to include broad socio-economic benefits. Instead, what we’ve got are papers documenting their downfall.

JIM You’re very focused on salmon farms. To what extent do you think we are capable of “playing the game” and getting the wider public to demand change?

CORIN The case against salmon farms should be commercial and legal, with some supporting science. An organisation that wants to make progress will need to reflect that. It’s extraordinarily naive to think that presenting unfiltered science on its own to politicians and the public will yield results. Narratives need to be carefully managed.

JIM You think we should focus on salmon farms first, don’t you? But some might argue that’s a west coast issue, and not their fight?

CORIN For now, open-cage salmon farming in Scotland is the only game in town as far as the conservation of wild salmon in Scotland is concerned. Even for those rivers that may be affected by other issues.

“If we can’t deliver a meaningful win on salmon farming, you can forget about anything else”

JIM

It’s far from the only issue, though.

CORIN It’s the pivotal one. There’s an overwhelming body of evidence pointing to the damage being caused by salmon farms — two parliamentary inquiries have concluded the same. A number of prime-time television exposés and endless negative press are moving broader public opposition to open-cage salmon farming. No other campaign against an impact on wild salmon has anything like that level of support. If we can’t deliver a meaningful win on salmon farming, you can forget about anything else.

JIM

So we need to pick a big but winnable fight?

CORIN When we campaign successfully on something like salmon farming, demonstrate the ability to construct effective strategy, build a mandate, navigate political processes and ruthlessly deliver on policy, then we earn the respect, and fear, of politicians and industries that we will need to challenge in the future.

JIM You make an interesting point about fear and credibility. Is being more politically astute a big part of the change that you want to see?

people or effort, it’s about outcomes. Demonstrably, it’s the case that fishery management is failing. Salmon numbers have declined hugely and many of the organisations are nearly out of money.

JIM Within what you’ve said, some may agree that anyone leading an organisation should be continually identifying challenges and adapting their organisation to meet them effectively.

CORIN Yes, effectively — not just managing decline. I keep coming back to the necessity for wild salmon conservation to find its voice in a much broader public appetite for conservation and wider benefit. Some have done good work in this area, many haven’t.

JIM In terms of fitting into a broader public interest conservation scene, piscivorous birds are a thorny subject. Clearly, the birds are eating fish — I watch them on my local river most days. It’s frustrating when I extrapolate what I’m looking at.

CORIN People are desperate, angry — I get that. But great care needs to be taken about the way we approach this. Every time I listen to someone in salmon-fishing talking about shooting birds or seals and complaining about dolphins, I hear the industry hammering nails into its own coffin.

JIM It would be easier to think about the war and not the battle. If we had some wins, some sense of progress. I think in part that’s where the anger comes from.

CORIN The spirits of Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein could produce a report that says predators are responsible for wild salmon decline, but shooting them isn’t going to fly with the public. It’s not a core message of a winning conservation strategy.

JIM There are a lot of sensible people among us who just want to see some balance, the ability to exercise modest pest control.

CORIN It’s going to take care and expertise. Where there are invasive species — which could be defined as those arriving from marine habitats into rivers — that may be predating excessively on a native species such as juvenile wild salmon, then there’s a conversation to be had. But it would be better broadened out — for example, by explaining that the “invasive” is taking prey from otters, kingfishers and ospreys, too. It’s all about positioning. Public opinion may live with that version.

JIM Yes, a neat job was done in positioning grey squirrels versus red squirrels. Recently, you’ve been involved with the American brand Patagonia, working on its Artifishal campaign. What did you learn from the way the branding, PR and marketing professionals approached the challenge?

“The conservation of wild salmon in today’s world should be commercially led”

CORIN They’re professional, well-funded, organised and well led.

JIM We have various organisations at loggerheads with each other. Patagonia does well to engage

customers with a small number of causes, it builds lots of small wins. Each win creates buzz, optimism and energy. That momentum pulls in more support. To me that also carries a fear factor. It raises a question about the required mix of professional skills on the wild fisheries side as well.

CORIN As I said before, science has a role to play in fisheries management, but at the moment the mix is wrong. The conservation of wild salmon in today’s world should be commercially led, in possession of some legal armoury and founded on solid scientific observations. We’ve not got the skills mix right.

JIM Patagonia certainly has a very professional approach to branding and business strategy. Competitors would love to discredit a big worthy brand; they have to be considered. The age of business only needing to make a profit and not break, or get caught breaking, the law is closing. We’ve seen investment giants such as Blackrock making it clear it expects firms to make a positive societal contribution if they want to be in specific

Blackrock funds. It doesn’t get much more hardnosed than Blackrock — a few years ago we might have joked about that being a sign of an approaching apocalypse. It’s a gamechanger when it comes to issues like sustainability and the environment. Public opinion drives legislation and it’s becoming less acceptable to break or get close to the line in many industries.

CORIN We absolutely need to tune into that reality. Big firms can’t expect to act as badly as a number of salmon farms do and not see public opinion move against them and maybe their investors. That’s why I’m so focused on calling them out. I took a radical campaign to Patagonia and its million or so followers. It centred around restoring wild salmon populations through eradicating the impacts of salmon farming. Of course, this benefits fishermen, but crucially it delivers benefits far beyond that. Ending the pollution, welfare issues and unsustainable use of resources associated with salmon farming delivers broad public benefits, way beyond the limitations of fishing.

 

 

 

An ‘intelligence report’ @salmon_scottish recommends surveillance of Smith and the other individual - whose name is redacted - for 48 hours before and after fish farming events https://t.co/Ei3CjzPPHQ @FerretScot pic.twitter.com/LeoHy06VBv

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 28, 2021

 

 

 

Read more via:

Herald/Ferret: "Scottish Salmon Company chief hired investigator to 'snoop' on fish farming critic"

 

 

 

 

"Smith has shown The Ferret photographs of a GPS tracker allegedly found on the underside of his car in June 2021. Police Scotland confirmed it had received a report from Smith about the tracking device and the TSSC ‘intelligence report’ and that “enquiries remain ongoing” pic.twitter.com/B6N6QSzam8

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 27, 2021

 

Press Statement: Ban All Ova Imports to Protect 'Scottish' Salmon!

 

"The @scotgov must immediately stop all imports of salmon eggs (ova) to prevent the spread of deadly Infectious Salmon Anaemia. Importing ova from countries with disease risks such as Norway and Iceland is a recipe for ruin" https://t.co/IadbzTUbD9 @ScotlandSalmon @DefraGovUK pic.twitter.com/xbvseP1rPF

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 27, 2021

 

"The Scottish Government must immediately stop all imports of salmon eggs (ova) to prevent the spread of deadly Infectious Salmon Anaemia," cautioned Don Staniford, Director of Scottish Salmon Watch.  "If the Covid-19 crisis has taught us nothing else it is the need to close borders and introduce quarantine measures to stop the spread of diseases, viruses and pathogens.  Importing ova from countries with disease risks such as Norway and Iceland is a recipe for ruin.   How on earth is 'Scottish' salmon farming still permitted to import tens of millions of potentially virus-laden ova without any testing for Infectious Salmon Anaemia, Piscine Reovirus and other infectious agents?"

 

 

 

Now that pathogenic Infectious Salmon Anaemia is suspected in Iceland will Scotland close the border to ova imports to stop the risk of disease transfer? @MairiGougeon @marinescotland @ScotlandSalmon @WeAreBenchmark @fms_scotland @SalmonTroutCons https://t.co/3d7SGEVAb5 https://t.co/HMxIA5pCD8

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 26, 2021

 

 

 

Intrafish reported (26 November 2021):

 

 

 

First ever case of pathogenic ISA suspected in farmed salmon in Iceland @IntraFish https://t.co/cDiBHoiVyc
Is ISA already lurking in Scotland via imported ova from Iceland? @MairiGougeon @marinescotland @ScotlandSalmon @WeAreBenchmark pic.twitter.com/YBqUTW9OZV

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 26, 2021

 

 

 

Data published by the Scottish Government in September 2021 via the 'Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey 2020' detailed imports of ova from Iceland flooding 'Scottish' salmon farms following the ban on ova imports from Norway due to ISA risks in 2019:

 

 

Game Ova for Iceland?
Last year, 'Scottish' salmon farming imported 42 million salmon eggs (ova) from Iceland - how many were infected with Infectious Salmon Anaemia? @scotgov @MairiGougeon @marinescotlandhttps://t.co/SupjI0ROMP @EFTAsecretariat @Iceland_Review #Iceland #ISA pic.twitter.com/VtJk2POf8m

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 27, 2021

 

 

In July 2021, I Tweeted: "Replacing imports of salmon eggs from Norway (where Infectious Salmon Anaemia is ravaging farms) with imports from Iceland (fingered in the spread of Piscine reovirus to USA) is like leaping out of the frying pan into the fire!"

 

 

Replacing imports of salmon eggs from Norway (where Infectious Salmon Anaemia is ravaging farms) with imports from Iceland (fingered in the spread of Piscine reovirus to USA) is like leaping out of the frying pan into the fire! https://t.co/ybGKdLWR9B @WeAreBenchmark @scotgov pic.twitter.com/wsmnKodIAp

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) July 7, 2021

 

 

 

Scottish Salmon Watch reported in July 2021:

 

A Freedom of Information (FOI) disclosure by the Scottish Government published online in April 2021 reveals that 'Scottish' salmon is now sourced predominantly from imported ova (eggs) from Iceland and Ireland substituting Norway (due to ongoing risks of the spread of Infectious Salmon Anaemia). 

 

 

 

Here's all the ova imports since July 2020 (as disclosed by the Scottish Government via FOI in March 2021):

 

 

 

 

 

A further FOI disclosure by the Scottish Government in August 2021 revealed further ova imports from Iceland and Ireland after February 2021 (although the data does not provide information on the import consignor as with previous FOI disclosures):

 

 

And another FOI disclousre by the Scottish Government in August 2020 detailed ova imports from January to July 2020:

 

 

 

 

Another FOI disclosure by the Scottish Government in February 2020 detailed ova imports during 2019:

 

 

 

The FOI disclosure by the Scottish Government in February 2020 detailed ova imports in 2018:

 

 

 

 

A FOI disclosure by the Scottish Government in July 2018 detailing ova imports in 2017 was originally redacted as it was deemed 'commercially damaging':

 

 

 

However, following a FOI victory with a ruling by the Scottish Information Commissioner, ova import data for 2017 was finally disclosed in full in December 2019:

 

 

Ova import data for 2016 was disclosed via FOI by the Scottish Government in February 2020:

 

 

 

Scottish Salmon Watch asked in May 2021:

 

What viruses have been imported via infected ova from Norway, Iceland & Ireland into salmon farms in Scotland? @WeAreBenchmark @marinescotland @scotseafarms @LeroySeafood @MairiGougeon @MairiMcAllan @GreenerScotland @FergusEwingSNP @GriegShetland @salmobreed @ScotlandMowi https://t.co/DIqTXEAQu3

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 29, 2021

 

 

 

Scottish Salmon Watch wrote to Scottish Ministers in August 2021 following a report of ISA at Scottish Sea Farms in Loch Spelve:

 

Letter to Scottish Ministers: "What action is the Scottish Government taking to stop the spread of deadly ISA? What other salmon farms are affected and how many other positive cases have been detected?" https://t.co/d0hFOve4pg @scotgov @ScotGovNetZero @MairiGougeon @MairiMcAllan

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 30, 2021

 

 

"The Scottish Government should immediately quarantine @scotseafarms & test all salmon farms in Scotland for Infectious Salmon Anaemia" https://t.co/d0hFOve4pg @scotgov @ScotGovNetZero @MairiGougeon @MairiMcAllan @marinescotland @SSPOsays @APHAgovuk @rspcaassured @salmon_scottish pic.twitter.com/V2NEPx4Rst

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 30, 2021

 

 

"The ISA virus is a ticking time-bomb with the risk of spreading the deadly disease all too real. RSPCA Assured @scotseafarms in Loch Spelve could be ground zero in another ISA disease outbreak" https://t.co/d0hFOve4pg @scotgov @SSPOsays @rspcaassured @obantimes @scotgp pic.twitter.com/JguXT9RgkG

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 30, 2021

 

 

 

A Freedom of Information reply from the Scottish Government earlier this month (2 April 2020) revealed an abject lack of testing of viruses, pathogens and infectious diseases. 

 

In April 2020 @GreenerScotland admitted that imported salmon eggs (ova) are not tested for Infectious Salmon Anaemia or Piscine Reovirus https://t.co/pllpGndiXN Is 'Scottish' salmon infected with deadly viruses? @DefraGovUK @marinescotland @FergusEwingMSP @strathearnrose @scotgp https://t.co/mFWoXWy7Eq pic.twitter.com/ZLDlLGUBoS

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 20, 2020

 

 

 

In February 2020, Scottish Salmon Watch wrote to Scottish Ministers with respect to bio-security protocols and safety precautions of imported ova. 

 

What bio-security protocols & safety precautions are Scottish Ministers taking re. imports of ova for use on 'Scottish' salmon farms? https://t.co/uUvCg7mKfq @FergusEwingMSP @strathearnrose @KateForbesMSP @MairiGougeon @GreenerScotland @marinescotland @WeAreBenchmark @HGSalmonUK pic.twitter.com/YFjGUiaNlt

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 26, 2020

 

 

 

In February 2020, Scottish Salmon Watch and The Ferret revealed that imports of salmon eggs (ova) from Norway were banned in May 2019 following fears of the spread of Infectious Salmon Anaemia with Iceland replacing Norway as the primary source of 'Scottish' salmon. 

 

Norwegian Salmon Egg Exports Banned Due to Disease Risks https://t.co/rEeHFKqewt @EFTAsecretariat @InfoMattilsynet @marinescotland @fiskeridir @NFdep @WeAreBenchmark @scotseafarms @MowiScotlandLtd @HGSalmonUK @FergusEwingMSP @DefraGovUK @SSPOsays #ISA #Norway #ScottishScamon pic.twitter.com/XmW4SaPYG2

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 24, 2020

 

 

Following a critical inspection by @EFTAsecretariat in May 2019 imports of Norwegian eggs were banned from Scotland due to the perceived risk of spreading Infectious Salmon Anemia @undercur https://t.co/r371khiJlW @InfoMattilsynet @WeAreBenchmark @fiskeridir @NFdep @SSPOsays

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 25, 2020

 

 

 

Vertical transmission of PRV via infected ova has been reported from Iceland to the United States.  The Seattle Times reported in May 2018:

 

 

 

The Seattle Times reported in December 2018:

 

 

 

Salmon Business reported in December 2018:

 

 

 

 

Scottish Salmon Watch warned in a press release published in August 2020:

 

 

 

The press release (25 August 2020) included:

 

 

 

#COVID19 has taught us that closing borders is vital in stemming the spread of infectious diseases, viruses & pathogens https://t.co/MAShiQlkpw Salmon farms using imported eggs should be quarantined until they can prove they're free of deadly viruses! @GreenerScotland #ISA #PRV pic.twitter.com/2pazJ07x9U

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 26, 2020

 

 

 

Back in April 2019, Scottish Salmon Watch called for a ban on imports of ova from Norway and Iceland!

 

 

 

 

Read more via:

ISA in Iceland - will Scotland ban ova imports to prevent disease risks as with Norway?

Breaking News: ISA reported at RSPCA Assured Scottish Sea Farms on the Isle of Mull

Letter to Scottish Ministers re. ISA in Scottish Salmon

Media Backgrounder: Scottish Salmon’s Recurring ISA Nightmare

Media Backgrounder: Norway’s Infectious Salmon Aquacalypse – Going Global Since 1984!

Eggsclusive: FOI Reveals 'Scottish' Salmon Imported As Ova from Iceland & Ireland - Norway eggs-pelled due to disease risks!

Massive Attack on "Rotten Edifice" of 'Scottish' Salmon

Norwegian Salmon Ova Slip Back Into Scotland (as Infectious Salmon Anaemia plagues salmon farms in Norway)

Norway's Infectious Salmon "Horror Show" Secretly Playing Now In Scotland?

EFTA disclose documents on disease-ridden Norwegian salmon farming but refuse more citing commercial confidentiality

'Scottish' salmon resumes imports of "ISA-free" eggs from Norway?

Undercurrent News: "Iceland replaces Norway as main source of Scottish salmon eggs following import ban"

Letter to Scottish Ministers: "Bio-security Protocols & Safety Precautions re. Ova Imports"

The Ferret: "Imports of Norwegian salmon eggs banned over deadly virus"

Norwegian Salmon Egg Exports Banned Due to Disease Risks

Game Ova for Scottish Salmon - Deadly disease delays egg imports from AquaGen in Norway

Deadly virus outbreak prompted fears over import of fish farm eggs to Scotland

Mail On Sunday: "90% of Scottish salmon 'ISN'T' from Scotland' - 66m eggs shipped in from abroad"

Salmon Eggsclusive: Scotland's 'King of Fish' is Now Viking Not Scottish!

Easter Egg Ban for 'Scottish' Salmon?

The Ferret: "Deadly virus outbreak prompted fears over import of fish farm eggs to Scotland"

Game Ova for Scottish Salmon - Deadly disease delays egg imports from AquaGen in Norway

Virus-Laden Farmed Salmon

Concerns raised over Scottish salmon roe imports

'Secret' Scottish Salmon - Norwegian-owned Scottish Sea Farms refuse to disclose information for ova imports as it would "cause substantial harm to their commercial interests"

Government 'failing to protect Scottish salmon'

Complete Mockery of the Brand 'Scottish Salmon': Norway bans import of Scottish salmon eggs citing disease risks & genetic impacts under the Nature Diversity Act

Imported eggs ruling 'makes a mockery of Scottish salmon'

Norway keeps ban on import of Scottish roe

Tartan imposters’ charge as fish egg imports hit 90%

Invasion of the Viking salmon

Fish farms are ‘wiping out Scotland’s wild salmon’

Escaped farmed salmon impacts

'Norwegian' genes found in wild salmon populations in Wester Ross

 

 

"The ISA virus is a ticking time-bomb with the risk of spreading the deadly disease all too real. RSPCA Assured @scotseafarms in Loch Spelve could be ground zero in another ISA disease outbreak" https://t.co/d0hFOve4pg @scotgov @SSPOsays @rspcaassured @obantimes @scotgp pic.twitter.com/JguXT9RgkG

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 30, 2021

 

Herald/Ferret: "Scottish Salmon Company chief hired investigator to 'snoop' on fish farming critic"

 

"This Big Brother level of corporate snooping is frankly disturbing" @williemackenzie @GreenpeaceUK "Not being able to win the argument by fair means, a part of the fish farming industry seems to be resorting to these shady tactics" https://t.co/Ei3CjzPPHQ @FerretScot

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 27, 2021

 

 

 

The Ferret reported (27 November 2021):

 

 

 

"Smith has shown The Ferret photographs of a GPS tracker allegedly found on the underside of his car in June 2021. Police Scotland confirmed it had received a report from Smith about the tracking device and the TSSC ‘intelligence report’ and that “enquiries remain ongoing” pic.twitter.com/B6N6QSzam8

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 27, 2021

 

 

Download the source documents via The Ferret:

 

 

 

 

An ‘intelligence report’ @salmon_scottish recommends surveillance of Smith and the other individual - whose name is redacted - for 48 hours before and after fish farming events https://t.co/Ei3CjzPPHQ @FerretScot pic.twitter.com/LeoHy06VBv

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 28, 2021

 

Here's video footage from by Corin Smith at The Scottish Salmon Company's Vacasay salmon farm in Loch Roag in August 2018 which triggered the surveillance:

 

 

 

 

The Herald reported (27 November 2021):

 

The front page of today's Herald newspaper reports on how "Salmon chief spied on salmon critic" with the exclusive story on how Corin Smith of Inside Scottish Salmon Feedlots was spied on by @salmon_scottish @ScotlandSalmon https://t.co/7h7cKbnm62 @PaulDobson95 @heraldscotland pic.twitter.com/fDSydtSZ2w

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 27, 2021

 

Here's the newspaper version via PressReader:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front page exclusive in today's @heraldscotland @PaulDobson95 @FerretScot "Internal industry documents show that a former chief executive of The Scottish Salmon Company requested an intelligence report on the fish farming campaigner Corin Smith" @salmon_scottish @ScotlandSalmon pic.twitter.com/gh7DvIxNyE

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 27, 2021

 

 

Just off out with the family for a lovely drive in the country - but first I better check in case @salmon_scottish @MowiScotlandLtd @scotseafarms @GriegShetland @ScotlandSalmon @kamesfishfarm @Folketrygdfond have fitted a GPS tracking device to my car! https://t.co/Ei3CjzPPHQ pic.twitter.com/ROVPu7nFK5

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 28, 2021

 

ISA in Iceland - will Scotland ban ova imports to prevent disease risks as with Norway?

 

Now that pathogenic Infectious Salmon Anaemia is suspected in Iceland will Scotland close the border to ova imports to stop the risk of disease transfer? @MairiGougeon @marinescotland @ScotlandSalmon @WeAreBenchmark @fms_scotland @SalmonTroutCons https://t.co/3d7SGEVAb5 https://t.co/HMxIA5pCD8

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 26, 2021

 

 

 

Undercurrent News reported (26 November 2021):

 

 

 

Ups!
Spreading diseases, parasites, pollution,destruction and death. All in one exportable package!
Nice move salmon farmers! 🤯💀💔🤮 pic.twitter.com/MfgqPyNzSG

— conscienciacomún (@benonagual) November 26, 2021

 

 

 

Intrafish reported (26 November 2021):

 

 

 

First ever case of pathogenic ISA suspected in farmed salmon in Iceland @IntraFish https://t.co/cDiBHoiVyc
Is ISA already lurking in Scotland via imported ova from Iceland? @MairiGougeon @marinescotland @ScotlandSalmon @WeAreBenchmark pic.twitter.com/YBqUTW9OZV

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 26, 2021

 

 

 

Salmon Business reported (26 November 2021) that the suspected case of ISA was at Norwegian-owned Laxar who is understood to source salmon eggs (ova) from Stofnfiskur:

 

 

Salmon Business reports that the suspected case of Infectious Salmon Anaemia in Iceland is at Norwegian-owned Laxar who is understood to source salmon eggs (ova) from Stofnfiskur (Benchmark) https://t.co/UxtlKVVuhW @WeAreBenchmark @EFTAsecretariat @Iceland_Review @MFAIceland pic.twitter.com/VcZ87Hep3E

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 27, 2021

 

 

News of ISA in Iceland dominated the Icelandic media yesterday (26 November 2021) with the wild fishing association calling for all ISA infected farmed salmon to be slaughtered:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's the official statement from the Icelandic Government (26 November 2021) which cited the first ISA outbreak in Scotland in 1998:

 

 

 

 

Data published by the Scottish Government in September 2021 via the 'Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey 2020' detailed imports of ova from Iceland flooding 'Scottish' salmon farms following the ban on ova imports from Norway due to ISA risks in 2019:

 

 

 

 

Here's video footage shot inside Iceland's disease-ridden salmon farms in August 2021:

 

Nothing to see here - just a farmed salmon missing half its face. All perfectly normal in the world of "responsibly sourced" salmon. Move along now #SalMar #Arnarlax #ArcticFish #NorwayRoyalSalmon #Iceland https://t.co/X0oVELF61d pic.twitter.com/vyyofcaJzu

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scottish Salmon Watch reported in August 2021 that ISA had been found at a salmon farm in Loch Spelve operated by Norwegian-owned Scottish Sea Farms:

 

Infectious Salmon Anaemia comes back to haunt Scottish salmon - positive test reported by @marinescotland @rspcaassured @scotseafarms on Isle of Mull. Buy your fresh virus-laden Scottish salmon @marksandspencer - how many more farms are infected? @MowiScotlandLtd @salmon_scottish pic.twitter.com/JUjMS335xa

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 30, 2021

 

 

Letter to Scottish Ministers: "What action is the Scottish Government taking to stop the spread of deadly ISA? What other salmon farms are affected and how many other positive cases have been detected?" https://t.co/d0hFOve4pg @scotgov @ScotGovNetZero @MairiGougeon @MairiMcAllan

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 30, 2021

 

 

"The Scottish Government should immediately quarantine @scotseafarms & test all salmon farms in Scotland for Infectious Salmon Anaemia" https://t.co/d0hFOve4pg @scotgov @ScotGovNetZero @MairiGougeon @MairiMcAllan @marinescotland @SSPOsays @APHAgovuk @rspcaassured @salmon_scottish pic.twitter.com/V2NEPx4Rst

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 30, 2021

 

 

 

Scottish Salmon Watch reported in July 2021:

 

Replacing imports of salmon eggs from Norway (where Infectious Salmon Anaemia is ravaging farms) with imports from Iceland (fingered in the spread of Piscine reovirus to USA) is like leaping out of the frying pan into the fire! https://t.co/ybGKdLWR9B @WeAreBenchmark @scotgov pic.twitter.com/wsmnKodIAp

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) July 7, 2021

 

 

 

Scottish Salmon Watch asked in May 2021:

 

What viruses have been imported via infected ova from Norway, Iceland & Ireland into salmon farms in Scotland? @WeAreBenchmark @marinescotland @scotseafarms @LeroySeafood @MairiGougeon @MairiMcAllan @GreenerScotland @FergusEwingSNP @GriegShetland @salmobreed @ScotlandMowi https://t.co/DIqTXEAQu3

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 29, 2021

 

 

A Freedom of Information reply from the Scottish Government earlier this month (2 April 2020) revealed an abject lack of testing of viruses, pathogens and infectious diseases. 

 

In April 2020 @GreenerScotland admitted that imported salmon eggs (ova) are not tested for Infectious Salmon Anaemia or Piscine Reovirus https://t.co/pllpGndiXN Is 'Scottish' salmon infected with deadly viruses? @DefraGovUK @marinescotland @FergusEwingMSP @strathearnrose @scotgp https://t.co/mFWoXWy7Eq pic.twitter.com/ZLDlLGUBoS

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 20, 2020

 

 

 

 

In February 2020, Scottish Salmon Watch wrote to Scottish Ministers with respect to bio-security protocols and safety precautions of imported ova. 

 

What bio-security protocols & safety precautions are Scottish Ministers taking re. imports of ova for use on 'Scottish' salmon farms? https://t.co/uUvCg7mKfq @FergusEwingMSP @strathearnrose @KateForbesMSP @MairiGougeon @GreenerScotland @marinescotland @WeAreBenchmark @HGSalmonUK pic.twitter.com/YFjGUiaNlt

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 26, 2020

 

 

 

In February 2020, Scottish Salmon Watch and The Ferret revealed that imports of salmon eggs (ova) from Norway were banned in May 2019 following fears of the spread of Infectious Salmon Anaemia with Iceland replacing Norway as the primary source of 'Scottish' salmon. 

 

Norwegian Salmon Egg Exports Banned Due to Disease Risks https://t.co/rEeHFKqewt @EFTAsecretariat @InfoMattilsynet @marinescotland @fiskeridir @NFdep @WeAreBenchmark @scotseafarms @MowiScotlandLtd @HGSalmonUK @FergusEwingMSP @DefraGovUK @SSPOsays #ISA #Norway #ScottishScamon pic.twitter.com/XmW4SaPYG2

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 24, 2020

 

 

Following a critical inspection by @EFTAsecretariat in May 2019 imports of Norwegian eggs were banned from Scotland due to the perceived risk of spreading Infectious Salmon Anemia @undercur https://t.co/r371khiJlW @InfoMattilsynet @WeAreBenchmark @fiskeridir @NFdep @SSPOsays

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 25, 2020

 

 

Vertical transmission of PRV via infected ova has been reported from Iceland to the United States.  The Seattle Times reported in May 2018:

 

 

 

 

The Seattle Times reported in December 2018:

 

 

 

Salmon Business reported in December 2018:

 

 

 

Scottish Salmon Watch warned in a press release published in August 2020:

 

 

 

The press release (25 August 2020) included:

 

 

 

#COVID19 has taught us that closing borders is vital in stemming the spread of infectious diseases, viruses & pathogens https://t.co/MAShiQlkpw Salmon farms using imported eggs should be quarantined until they can prove they're free of deadly viruses! @GreenerScotland #ISA #PRV pic.twitter.com/2pazJ07x9U

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 26, 2020

 

 

 

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Letter to Scottish Ministers: "Bio-security Protocols & Safety Precautions re. Ova Imports"

The Ferret: "Imports of Norwegian salmon eggs banned over deadly virus"

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Escaped farmed salmon impacts

'Norwegian' genes found in wild salmon populations in Wester Ross

 

 

 

"Biosecurity is of crucial importance, not just on farms, but in hatcheries & in other sites" claims @HamishMacdonell @SSPOsays https://t.co/McyBMlhykq So why are imported ova from #Norway & #Iceland not tested for diseases & viruses? @marinescotland https://t.co/pllpGndiXN pic.twitter.com/hOSiGm16N4

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 25, 2020

 

 

 

"The ISA virus is a ticking time-bomb with the risk of spreading the deadly disease all too real. RSPCA Assured @scotseafarms in Loch Spelve could be ground zero in another ISA disease outbreak" https://t.co/d0hFOve4pg @scotgov @SSPOsays @rspcaassured @obantimes @scotgp pic.twitter.com/JguXT9RgkG

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 30, 2021

 

The Case Against Scottish Salmon, Trout & Cleaner Fish (Wrasse & Lumpsuckers)!

 

New data published by @marinescotland details infectious diseases, mass mortalities, use of carcinogenic chemicals & welfare abuse at fish farms across Scotland! @ScotlandSalmon @MowiScotlandLtd @scotseafarms @HGSalmonUK https://t.co/Yvt4OcFz3R
Please boycott Scottish salmon! pic.twitter.com/rZ19BdCAYt

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 26, 2021

 

 

The Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate recently published (16 November 2021) 'Case Information' sourced from inspections of salmon and trout farms across Scotland in September 2021.

 

 

 

Whilst some cases for September 2021 have been published others are still awaiting publication - including an inspection of West Strome salmon farm (a site Scottish Salmon Watch visited with French TV on 6 September 2021):

 

 

 

 

 

The Fish Health Inspectorate's 'Case Information' for September 2021 (Cases 20210252-20210357) includes details of the use of the carcinogenic chemical Formalin (Formaldehyde) by Mowi in Loch Ness; import of smolts from Mowi's Pettigo hatchery in Ireland as well as fungus, Costia, Saprolgeniasis, mortalities due to vaccinations and the use of the chemical Cress (Bronopol):

 

 

 

 

 

Is Scottish salmon still 'Scottish' if it is sourced from imported fish from Ireland? @MowiScotlandLtd @SalmonScotland @ScotlandSalmon @FishtheNess@ChrisDNessDSFB @fms_scotland @AST_Salmon @SalmonTroutCons @marinescotland https://t.co/Yvt4OcFz3R pic.twitter.com/TJpvoxDtiu

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 26, 2021

 

 

In July 2021, Scottish Salmon Watch reported:

 

I love all things Irish but why is Mowi importing 'organic' salmon smolts from Altan in Ireland to on-grow on Skye as 'Scottish' salmon? Were the smolts quarantined? https://t.co/jeTujWIArt
I read that Mowi breached their licence in Lough Altan in 2019 https://t.co/9p6iXdECr0 pic.twitter.com/zF7SR3D9Ed

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) July 7, 2021

 

 

'Case Information' slipped out recently by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate raises alarm bells about the import of smolts by Mowi from Ireland to their Sconser salmon farm on the Isle of Skye.

 

 

 

 

The Fish Health Inspectorate's 'Case Information' for September 2021 (Cases 20210252-20210357) includes details of 1.2 million Ballan wrasse larvae exported from Mowi's larval rearing unit at Machrihanish near Campbeltown in Argyll to Norway:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another Fish Health Inspectorate visit a week later (Cases 20210252-20210357) detailed another 1.3 million Ballan wrasse (26 boxes) for export to Norway:

 

 

 

 

Another shipment of 1 million Ballan wrasse from Mowi's larval rearing unit to Norway was reported by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate in August 2021 (Cases 20210116-20210315):

 

 

 

 

Why is Norway importing millions of wrasse from Scotland @MowiScotlandLtd when a report in 2019 by the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food & Environment @VKMmatogmiljo identified genetic & disease risks? @fiskeridir @InfoMattilsynet @kldep https://t.co/Yvt4OcFz3R pic.twitter.com/sWGXIUP4a7

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 26, 2021

 

 

The Fish Health Inspectorate's 'Case Information' for September 2021 (Cases 20210252-20210357) includes details of mass mortalities of lumpsuckers (used as 'cleaner fish') with the entire site being treated with the antibiotic Florfenicol due to Yersiniosis and elevated lice levels requiring a Hydrolicer treatment:

 

 

 

 

Cross-referencing with lice data published by the Scottish Government it's clear that Mowi's Caolas A Deas salmon farm on the Isle of Lewis has a lice infestation problem:

 

 

 

 

 

The Fish Health Inspectorate's 'Case Information' for September 2021 (Cases 20210252-20210357) includes details of Mowi's North Moine rainbow trout farm in Loch Craignish where there had been "increased mortalities" (e.g. 62,200 morts in September 2020 described as "failed fish") and chemical treatments for sea lice (Emamectin benzoate/SLICE and Azamethiphos/Salmosan):

 

 

 

 

 

Scottish Salmon Watch visited the site in July and September 2020:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

French TV featured video footage shot at Mowi's Port Na Moine land-base in 'Sur Le Front' broadcast on France 5 on Sunday (21 November 2021):

 

 

 

 

The Fish Health Inspectorate's 'Case Information' for September 2021 (Cases 20210252-20210357) includes:

 

 

 

In June 2021, The Ferret reported:

 

Police Scotland is investigating an incident in March when a seal was allegedly shot at a fish farm off a west coast island. https://t.co/5lUApkTIdK

— The Ferret (@FerretScot) June 8, 2021

 

 

Was a seal killed illegally at your @rspcaassured salmon farm in Loch Spelve on 17 March 2021? @scotseafarms
A complaint has been submitted @policescotland including details how a pup was orphaned outside the cage - what did you do with the dead body? @strandings @marinescotland https://t.co/8NzYsWLOpF

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) June 8, 2021

 

 

 

In April 2021, Scottish Salmon Watch reported:

 

It seems that salmon farming companies are aware of APHA 'inspections' in advance.   In another case disclosed by APHA via FOI, it seems that the head veterinarian at Scottish Sea Farms (who was appointed chair of the SSPCA in 2018) was aware of a "possible APHA visit" to his Scallastle Bay salmon farm beforehand.

 

 

 

And it seems that by the time APHA did visit Scallastle Bay all the farmed salmon had been harvested out!

 

 

 

 

Reading between the redacted lines, it appears that APHA's 'inspection' of Scallastle Bay was prompted by a complaint in October 2020 which attached ca. 19 photos.

 

 

 

And it appears that APHA tipped Scottish Sea Farms off regarding the outcome of their 'investigation' (Scottish Salmon Watch will be following this up with DEFRA).

 

 

 

Is it just me or does this case smell of collusion if not corruption?

 

 

Whitewashing Welfare Abuse of Scottish Salmon!
Read the inside story - sourced via FOI - into how @APHAgovuk 'inspect' millions of farmed fish & turn a blind eye to welfare abuse @SSPOsays @scotseafarms @kamesfishfarm @rspcaassured @marksandspencer https://t.co/vgp2qsSSsQ pic.twitter.com/APUPVisONy

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) April 15, 2021

 

 

 

When Scottish Salmon Watch filmed inside the salmon cages at Scallastle Bay in August 2018 we found wild fish swimming amongst the farmed salmon:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Fish Health Inspectorate's 'Case Information' for September 2021 (Cases 20210252-20210357) includes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formalin (Formaldehyde), despite being carcinogenic and toxic, is used in vast quantities across Scottish salmon farms:

 

More than 22 tonnes of formaldehyde, which causes cancer, were poured into cages to disinfect salmon in Loch Ness, Loch Sheil, Loch Lochy and seven other lochs over nine months in 2019.https://t.co/qQ3vFdEiIA

— The Ferret (@FerretScot) May 24, 2020

 

 

 

When Scottish Salmon Watch visited Ormsary in September 2020 we were assaulted, harassed and intimidated and Police Scotland was called out (twice)!

 

Hendrix boss Jarl van den Berg plays it heavy like Jimmy! https://t.co/0M4VvZGbaB When filming at Landcatch's salmon hatchery at Ormsary I was assaulted by @HGSalmonUK & @policescotland issued a warning @BetterBreeding Is Jarl the son of Hendrix CEO Antoon van den Berg? pic.twitter.com/yvx3ZQ4TLw

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) September 18, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

'Case Information' published by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate in 2020 perhaps explains why Landcatch (Hendrix) did not want Scottish Salmon Watch sniffing around their disease-ridden and chemically-embalmed operations:

 

 

 

Anyone for disease-ridden Scottish salmon fresh from Landcatch marinaded in antibiotic & cancer-causing Formalin? https://t.co/rSvO6Hz6V7 @HGSalmonUK @salmon_scottish New 'Case Information' published today @marinescotland The horror of #Scottish #Salmon @ciwf @PETAUK @APHAgovuk pic.twitter.com/NWDVRGdb4Y

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) April 6, 2020

 

 

 

 

'Case Information' published by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate for August 2021 (Cases 20210116-20210315) reveals further import of farmed salmon from Ireland to be on-grown in Scotland as 'Scottish' salmon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scottish Salmon Watch reported in July 2021:

 

A Freedom of Information (FOI) disclosure by the Scottish Government published online in April 2021 reveals that 'Scottish' salmon is now sourced predominantly from imported ova (eggs) from Iceland and Ireland substituting Norway (due to ongoing risks of the spread of Infectious Salmon Anaemia). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Case Information' published by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate for August 2021 (Cases 20210116-20210315) reveals disease and mortality problems at Mowi's Invasion Bay salmon farm in Loch Sunart including "wounds and fin damage", pseudomonas (one of the most common bacterial infectious agents of cultured fish) and the use of Alphamax (Deltamethrin) - a known lobster-killing toxic chemical:

 

 

 

 

 

'Case Information' published by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate for August 2021 (Cases 20210116-20210315) details problems at Mowi's Camas Glas salmon farm in Loch Sunart including mass mortalities of cleaner fish due to "decomp and wounds" and 9.54% mortality of farmed salmon in Week 42 with reports of physical damage of farmed salmon due to concussion in "hamster wheels":

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Case Information' published by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate for July 2021 (Cases 20210245-20210278) details an inspection of Mowi's Loch Duich salmon farm (a contentious site which Mowi offered to close down in 2019) - including elevated mortality of lumpfish (27,000 morts at 37% mortality) due to Flavivirus; a fungal infection in the farmed salmon and the use of the toxic chemical Alphamax (Deltamethrin):

 

 

 

 

Move it Mowi - stop polluting Loch Duich 'Special Area of Conservation' & take your disease-ridden mortalities back home to Norway! https://t.co/L5zpSRNK1a pic.twitter.com/dvJvGWW3y9

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 18, 2019

 

 

 

Further 'Case Information' for December 2019 published by the Scottish Government on 7 February 2020 details a mass mortality of 25,966 dead salmon due to the Thermolicer at Mowi's farm in Loch Duich (a contentious site which Mowi has pledged to close down).

 

 

 

This was reported via the Scottish Government's mortality data for December 2019 published online on 7 February 2020:

 

 

 

Oops: Mowi did it again - 25,966 fish Thermoliced to death https://t.co/0Bd1OfvwAB "Malfunction with mechanical lice treatment boat resulting in treatment mortality" @marinescotland Farmed salmon infected with Anaemia, Rickettsia & Piscine Reovirus @MowiScotlandLtd @SSPOsays pic.twitter.com/ce378Irax5

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 12, 2020

 

 

 

 

'Case Information' published by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate for July 2021 (Cases 20210245-20210278) includes an inspection of Mowi's Ardintoul salmon farm in Loch Alsh which reported mass mortalities of lumpfish (22% mortality with 48,499 morts) leading to the use of the antibiotic Florfenicol to treat Pseudomonas infection:

 

 

 

 

 

When Scottish Salmon Watch visited Mowi's Ardintoul salmon farm in November 2019 we found morts piled up in bins and a encountered a hostile reception from workers which prompted a complaint to the Health & Safety Executive and Maritime & Coastguard Agency:

 

 

 

Caught on Camera - Mowi's Reckless Breaches of Health & Safety in Loch Alsh! https://t.co/0nvWGe0MkQ Complaint vs @MowiScotlandLtd filed with @H_S_E & @MCA_media Who's policing salmon farms? @policescotland @marinescotland @APHAgovuk @CrownEstateScot @ScottishEPA @HumzaYousaf pic.twitter.com/f4oClqkpiA

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 15, 2019

 

 

 

"At the time of the visit moribund fish and some floating mortalities were observed in all cages" stated a Fish Health Inspectorate report dated 18 December 2019.   The FHI inspection report also detailed "3,221 morts due to concussions due to increased Caligus [lice] burdens" with 73,459 morts (dead salmon) between 9 September and 13 October 2019.   Here's the Fish Health Inspectorate's 'Case Information' relating to an inspection of Mowi's Ardintoul salmon farm on 17 October 2019.  

 

Moribund Mowi: "At the time of the visit moribund fish & some floating mortalities were observed in all cages" @marinescotland https://t.co/qr0tO3BMVR 73,459 morts (3,221 due to concussions from increased Caligus burdens), Salmon Gill Poxvirus, AGD & Anaemia @MowiScotlandLtd pic.twitter.com/GulKfO5p5z

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) January 27, 2020

 

 

Here's photos of the FHI inspection dated 17 October 2019 (only five samples of salmon were taken and one lumpfish):

 

 

 

 

 

First official photos of lumpfish on salmon farms published by @marinescotland Infected with Aeromonas salmonicida (Furunculosis), Vibrio & Shewanella @MowiScotlandLtd https://t.co/qr0tO3BMVR 17,000 dead leading to treatment with antibiotic (Aquatet/Oxytetracycline) @APHAgovuk pic.twitter.com/nYXDBnWfkx

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) January 27, 2020

 

 

 

Scottish Salmon Watch's visit to Mowi's Ardintoul salmon farm - along with other visits - prompted Mowi to launch legal action in September 2021. 

 

Salmon farm firm takes legal action against animal welfare campaigner. https://t.co/WvAYizqTSJ

— STV News (@STVNews) October 11, 2021

 

 

STV News: "Given the gruesome nature of welfare abuse, mass mortalities & lice infestations it is not surprising that this Norwegian-owned behemoth wants to stop the public from finding out the ugly truth about Scottish salmon" https://t.co/HlRWu4RmVO @STVNews @giannilmarini pic.twitter.com/o8kveENGsj

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 11, 2021

 

 

 

Mowi is embroiled in another lawsuit following the death of Mowi worker Clive Hendry who died at the Ardintoul salmon farm in February 2020. 

 

The Times: "I want justice and an apology. I truly believe that Clive would be here today if Mowi had done what they were meant to" https://t.co/9JCg1KyiX9 @thetimes @MowiScotlandLtd @ScottishHazards @maibgovuk @H_S_E @WHFP1 @Rossnews @Folketrygdfond @ScotlandSalmon

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 23, 2021

 

 

 

Leaked video shows Mowi acting recklessly & dangerously - three months after this video was shot, Mowi worker Clive Hendry (seen in the footage) was crushed to death at the same @MowiScotlandLtd salmon farm in Loch Alsh https://t.co/oLOASoyiH1@maibgovuk @H_S_E @SSPOsays

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 10, 2021

 

 

 

 

Read more via:

Irresponsibly Farmed Scottish Salmon - Complaints Filed Vs Supermarkets with Advertising & Trading Standards!

Mowi's Mortality Nigthmare - Farmed Salmon is Dead in the Water!

Damning disease report for Scottish Sea Farms in Loch Spelve

The Case Against Scottish Salmon - An Update on Diseases & Mass Mortalities!

The Case Against Scottish Salmon Continued - new data for January 2020

2019 Salmon Farming Data Now Online!

The Killing Farms - Scottish Salmon's Horror Story Continues!

Photo Dossier of Diseased, Deformed & Abused Scottish Salmon

'Moribund' Mowi: Salmon Gill Poxvirus, Amoebic Gill Disease & Anaemia at Ardintoul

Update: Mass Mortalities Piling Up at Scottish Salmon

The Case Against Scottish Salmon

Revealed: Mowi's Nightmare in Loch Linnhe - 55% Mortality & Infectious Diseases

New Report - "The State of Scottish Salmon Farming in 2018"

 

Mmm Mowi's @rspcaassured farmed salmon from Loch Torridon comes marinaded in diseases & viruses including salmon gill poxvirus, amoebic gill disease & epitheliocystis @ScotlandMowi @marinescotland @SSPOsays @sainsburys @AldiUK @LidlGB @coopuk @waitrose @Tesco @Morrisons @ASC_aqua pic.twitter.com/EbGosMFv56

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 9, 2021

 

 

Fresh from Scottish Salmon's Plocropol salmon farm on the Isle of Harris - their "eyes had burst" reported @marinescotland with lesions, physical damage, Piscine Reovirus, lice infestation, torn fins & 80,000+ mortalitieshttps://t.co/1ZYSFmwryO @salmon_scottish @Try_Lochlander pic.twitter.com/VtLxqYulXW

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 10, 2021

 

 

Norwegian isolate of Piscine Myocarditis Virus - 99.36% identity - reported in Scottish farmed salmon @salmon_scottish at Plocropol on the Isle of Harris https://t.co/1ZYSFmwryO@MilenaMMonte @vetinst_no @marinescotland
Imported via infected eggs? @WeAreBenchmark @SSPOsays pic.twitter.com/CcL2nQVdNz

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 10, 2021

 

 

Piscirickettsia reported @ScotlandMowi @rspcaassured salmon farms at Port Na Cro & Bay of the Dead Heads @marinescotland @SSPOsays https://t.co/1ZYSFmwryO
Mowi's bacteria-laden Scottish salmon (treated with Oxytetracycline) is available @sainsburys @LidlGB @AldiUK pic.twitter.com/TSCcuDM98T

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 10, 2021

 

Gotcha: Mowi's "Responsibly Farmed" Scottish Salmon Caught in Advertising Standards Net!

 

Catch of the Day: Mowi's "responsibly farmed" salmon @MowiScotlandLtd on sale @Tesco sandwiched between "responsibly sourced" 'organic' scamon @SoilAssociation & Leap "free not farmed" wild salmon. Please boycott all farmed salmon! #SalmonPledge https://t.co/eqAW7ccrTv pic.twitter.com/ziRkA3Wa7b

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 25, 2021

 

 

The Advertising Standards Authority is investigating a complaint filed against Mowi's "responsibly farmed" Scottish salmon as advertised by Tesco and Sainsbury's.

 

From: Celia Howarth <celiah@asa.org.uk>
Date: Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 8:58 AM
Subject: RE: [External] Complaint Vs "Responsibly Farmed" Mowi Scottish salmon sold by Tesco & Sainsbury's
To: Don Staniford <salmonfarmingkills@gmail.com>, David Barber <davidb@asa.org.uk>

Dear Mr Staniford

Thank you for your emails.   I have forwarded both your emails to our Operations Team and asked them to raise a new complaint for you (I note you may have already passed a complaint through our system, so I will ensure they don’t duplicate this).

Your complaint will then be allocated to a Complaints Executive for their consideration.

Yours sincerely

Celia

Celia Howarth

Senior Complaints Executive

Direct Line: 020 7492 2119

Advertising Standards Authority

Castle House, 37-45 Paul Street

London EC2A 4LS
Telephone 020 7492 2222

www.asa.org.uk

Legal, honest, decent and truthful

 

 

 

 

 

Here's the complaint filed by Scottish Salmon Watch and Animal Concern last week (19 November 2021):

 

From: Don Staniford <salmonfarmingkills@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 7:31 PM
Subject: Complaint Vs "Responsibly Farmed" Mowi Scottish salmon sold by Tesco & Sainsbury's
To: <celiah@asa.org.uk>, <davidb@asa.org.uk>

 

Celia/David,

 

Since you've dealt previously with complaints relating to Scottish salmon (cited in the attached complaint) I am writing to you personally but a complaint will also be filed online via the ASA website later this evening.

 

Here's a complaint filed by Scottish Salmon Watch and Animal Concern which includes 'hard evidence' against Mowi's "responsibly farmed" Scottish salmon:

 

Complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority Vs ‘Responsibly Farmed’ Mowi Scottish salmon as advertised by Tesco & Sainsbury’s (19 November 2021)

 

 

Hopefully you can take enforcement action against Tesco and Sainsbury's and work with CMA and Trading Standards to address the issue of deceptive marketing and misleading advertising of "responsibly farmed" and "responsibly sourced" Scottish salmon. 

 

The Competition and Markets Authority report ‘Green Claims Code’ (20 September 2021) gives scope for coordinated action to address false environmental claims in relation to Scottish salmon.  

 

There is certainly overlap in our complaints and the ASA is copied into:

 

Complaint to the Competition & Markets Authority and Trading Standards Vs Supermarkets (Aldi, ASDA, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco & Waitrose) for deceptive marketing of ‘Responsibly Farmed’ & ‘Responsibly Sourced’ Scottish Salmon (19 November 2021)

 

Hard Evidence Submitted with CMA & Trading Standards Complaint (19 November 2021)

 

 

 

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me. 

 

Please provide a receipt for this complaint. 

 

Thanks,

 

 

Don Staniford

 

Director, Scottish Salmon Watch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scottish Salmon Watch also filed an additional complaint against Tesco's "responsibly sourced" salmon farmed in Norway:

 

 

From: Don Staniford <salmonfarmingkills@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: [External] Complaint Vs "Responsibly Farmed" Mowi Scottish salmon sold by Tesco & Sainsbury's
To: Celia Howarth <celiah@asa.org.uk>
Cc: David Barber <davidb@asa.org.uk>

 

Celia/David,

 

Thanks - on Saturday (20 November) I visited the Tesco store in Bidston on the Wirral and saw a display claiming that "All our fish is responsibly sourced".

 

 

There was MSC certified wild caught cod or haddock and MSC certified kippers I think but most of the fish in the display were farmed salmon from Norway (with no welfare accreditation mark or ASC-certification):

 

 

How can Tesco justify this advertising display?  Please consider this an additional complaint. 

 

I can provide substantive evidence, if required, that farmed salmon in Norway (like Scotland) are subjected to welfare abuse, toxic chemicals (including the banned neonicotinoid Imidacloprid), torture via Thermolicers and Hydrolicers, mass mortalities, infectious diseases, escapes and there is benthic and environmental pollution associated with Norwegian salmon farming operations. 

 

Tesco is misleading customers. 

 

Thanks,

 

Don Staniford

 

Director, Scottish Salmon Watch

 

 

 

 

From: Celia Howarth <celiah@asa.org.uk>
Date: Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 9:45 AM
Subject: RE: [External] Complaint Vs "Responsibly Farmed" Mowi Scottish salmon sold by Tesco & Sainsbury's
To: Don Staniford <salmonfarmingkills@gmail.com>
Cc: David Barber <davidb@asa.org.uk>

Dear Mr Staniford

Thank you for this email, I have also forwarded this to the operations team who will add it to your case when allocated to an Executive.

Celia

Celia Howarth

Senior Complaints Executive

Direct Line: 020 7492 2119

Advertising Standards Authority

Castle House, 37-45 Paul Street

London EC2A 4LS
Telephone 020 7492 2222

www.asa.org.uk

Legal, honest, decent and truthful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's the offending packaging:

 

Mowi's "Responsibly Farmed" Scottish Salmon sold by Tesco & Sainsbury's - download high res image online here

 

 

 

Sainsbury's "Responsibly Sourced" and "Responsibly Farmed" Scottish salmon - download high res image online here

 

 

 

Tesco's "Responsibly Sourced" and "Responsibly Farmed" Scottish salmon - download high res image online here

 

 

 

 

Mowi's "responsibly farmed" Scottish salmon sold by @tesco & @sainsburys is subject of a complaint filed by campaigners with advertising & trading standards @ASA_UK @CMAgovUK @TSScot @SSC_seafood https://t.co/XjkuDA7WsB
Scottish salmon is irresponsibly farmed! @ScotlandSalmon pic.twitter.com/PzmQeFu5D3

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 22, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read more via: 

• Supermarkets Investigated by Competition and Markets Authority - "Responsibly Farmed/Sourced" Green Claims Questioned!
• Bullshit Called on M&S's "Responsibly Sourced" Scottish Salmon!
• Media Backgrounder: Irresponsibly Farmed Scottish Salmon
• Irresponsibly Farmed Scottish Salmon - Complaints Filed Vs Supermarkets with Advertising & Trading Standards!
• Video of France 5s 'The Truth About Salmon' featuring Mowi & The Scottish Salmon Company
• Ecohustler sticks it to "responsibly sourced" Scottish salmon sold by M&S!
• New Report: "Floundering Around: An assessment of where European retailers stand on the sourcing of farmed fish"

 

 

 

Irresponsibly Farmed Scottish Salmon - Complaints Filed Vs Supermarkets with Advertising & Trading Standards! @ASA_UK @CMAgovUK @TSScot @NTSscamsteam @wirraltsd @CEC_TS @GlasgowCC @SalmonScotland @ScotlandSalmon @Ecohustler @animal_concern @ClientEarth https://t.co/XjkuDA7WsB pic.twitter.com/d4dp6VURvU

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 22, 2021

 

Greenwashing 'Sustainable' Salmon - how supermarkets brand themselves as "responsible" via ClientEarth!

 

 

Greenwashing 'Sustainable' Salmon - how supermarkets brand themselves as "responsible" via ClientEarth! https://t.co/aTzLjczZcp @SSC_seafood @ClientEarth @rspcaassured @ASC_aqua @SoilAssociation @GSA_Seafood @ourGSSI @ScotlandSalmon @SalmonTroutCons @Ecohustler @ASA_UK @CMAgovUK pic.twitter.com/rAWoDpGjRH

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 25, 2021

 

 

I've campaigned against salmon farming for over two decades and have written extensively on the greenwashing of toxic farmed salmon.  But it wasn't until I read a report in Which magazine last month that I began to uncover the full extent of the scam of 'sustainable' seafood.    Which magazine reported (6 October 2021):

 

 

 

 

 

Pardon my ignorance but this was the first time I'd even heard of the 'Sustainable Seafood Coalition'.  I knew that a complaint filed by Fishy Business in 2019 had forced US-owned Loch Duart to drop the use of the word 'sustainable' in their advertising of Scottish salmon but I didn't appreciate the key role of the 'Sustainable Seafood Coalition' whose members include a who's who of supermarkets and who is brokered by ClientEarth.

 

 

 

 

In July 2021, the Sustainable Seafood Coalition published a 'Strategic Plan' which advanced the vision that "all seafood sold in the UK is from sustainable sources" (a laudable goal but not one that can ever happen if farmed salmon is included):

 

 

 

 

In view of the Advertising Standards Authority's position against the use of word "sustainable" in relation to Scottish salmon, you would be forgiven for thinking that the Sustainable Seafood Coalition would therefore be supporting a supermarket boycott of farmed salmon.

 

 

 

 

 

I did some digging around the operations of the 'Sustainable Seafood Coalition' which ended up in the complaint filed last week with the Advertising Standards Authority (19 November 2021): 

 

 

The minutes of the meeting on 25 July 2011 included:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another meeting of the 'Sustainable Seafood Coalition' in June 2012 included:

 

 

 

 

 

The distinction between 'sustainable' and 'responsible' appears to be something which supermarkets are still struggling to grapple with a decade later.   Animal Concern Advice Line News reported in May 2019 how the Coop (a member of the 'Sustainable Seafood Coalition') had stopped using "sustainable" to describe Scottish salmon but changed it to "responsible":

 

 

 

An email to the Coop from John Robins of Animal Concern Advice Line dated 3 May 2019 concluded:

 

 

 

 

The Coop replied on 15 May 2019 pledging to remove the "sustainable" description from Scottish salmon:

 

 

 

 

Here's the reply on 15 May 2019 from John Robins at Animal Concern Advice Line:

 

 

 

 

When I contacted the 'Sustainable Seafood Coalition' this week I was pleasantly surprised to get a positive response - here's the email correspondence:

 

From: Don Staniford <salmonfarmingkills@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 12:03 PM
Subject: "Responsibility" claims by SSC - any update?
To: <ssc@clientearth.org>

 

Re: https://www.sustainableseafoodcoalition.org/codes-of-conduct/

 

 

 

Do you have an update?

 

Thanks and best fishes,

 

Don

 

 

From: Oliver Tanqueray <OTanqueray@clientearth.org>
Date: Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 12:40 PM
Subject: RE: "Responsibility" claims by SSC - any update?
To: Don Staniford <salmonfarmingkills@gmail.com>
Cc: ssc <ssc@clientearth.org>

Hi Don

Thanks for your interest. The sections of the SSC Codes you’ve shared below are still current. You can see them in context in the most recently updated Codes here, on pages 10-11 and 17.

I did notice that the URL you sent is for a page containing a link to an older version of the Codes – I’ve now updated this to make sure the website directs visitors to the latest version of that document.

If SSC work on aquaculture is of interest to you, you might also like to look into our ongoing Feed Working Group – minutes for all those meetings are here. We also have responsible sourcing guidance for businesses buying farmed seafood here (particularly pages 18-26 and 29-30).

Please let me know if you have any other queries or feedback on the work of the SSC.

All the best,

Oliver

Oliver Tanqueray

Sustainable Seafood Coalition Coordinator

t. +44 (0)20 3030 5958 Pronouns: he/his

ClientEarth, The Joinery, 34 Drayton Park, London, N5 1PB

 

 

 

From: Don Staniford <salmonfarmingkills@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 12:53 PM
Subject: Re: "Responsibility" claims by SSC - any update?
To: Oliver Tanqueray <OTanqueray@clientearth.org>

 

Oliver,

 

Thanks - Scottish Salmon Watch believes that marketing and advertising Scottish salmon as "responsibly sourced" and "responsibly farmed" is illegal and in breach of The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 with respect to Regulation 5 (Misleading Actions) and Regulation 6 (Misleading Omissions).

 

Details via: Irresponsibly Farmed Scottish Salmon - Complaints Filed Vs Supermarkets with Advertising & Trading Standards!

 

Do you have a view on this?

 

Best fishes,

 

Don

 

 

 

From: Oliver Tanqueray <OTanqueray@clientearth.org>
Date: Wed, Nov 24, 2021 at 4:37 PM
Subject: RE: "Responsibility" claims by SSC - any update?
To: Don Staniford <salmonfarmingkills@gmail.com>

Hi Don

Thanks for your email, and for bringing the complaints you’ve filed to our attention.

With regard to an SSC position on the complaint, I hope the following context and information is helpful:

• The SSC was established in 2011 with the specific intention of ensuring that environmental claims on seafood products are clear, consistent and credible. Like yourself, we had concerns that consumers were being misled by the language used on seafood packaging. At the time, ClientEarth published a labelling report which exposed the inconsistent and misleading labelling practices adopted by many UK supermarkets. In the absence of robust laws controlling environmental claims, we then supported seafood businesses in developing aligned voluntary commitments around responsible sourcing practices and harmonised environmental claims. As part of this process, businesses decided to simplify the types of claims made from seven broad categories (set out in the report linked above) to two – ‘responsibility’ and ‘sustainability’. Members then made public commitments to these Codes, and encouraged their competitors to do so too.
• As highlighted in your complaint, there were discussions around whether it would be appropriate to assign the claim of ‘sustainable’ to any aquaculture sources. Given that credible third-party certification programmes will assess to a level of ‘responsibility’ rather than ‘sustainability’, it was agreed that our voluntary Codes should not exceed those claims. SSC members do not, therefore, make claims of ‘sustainably sourced’ on aquaculture products.
• ‘Responsibly sourced’ can be an indicator of a business’ behaviour & influence on a supply chain, rather than an ecological assessment of the source itself. For example, this claim is often used in wild-capture supply chains where a fishery is not yet sustainable, but where the buyer is supporting a credible improvement project which puts the fishery on a timeline within which it will become sustainable. An SSC member can therefore claim that their aquaculture product is ‘responsibly sourced’ in the following scenarios:
  • the source is certified to a third-party responsibility standard OR
  • the source is audited to and compliant with a good aquaculture standard or code of practice OR
  • the source is audited and this audit identifies necessary improvement actions, and these are communicated with an agreed timescale for completion.
  • NB: we set out best-practice criteria for aquaculture third party certification standards on page 21 of the Guidance.
• The SSC isn’t an ecolabel or an assessment body, so our role is not to verify claims or audit specific supply chains. It is the responsibility of individual businesses to justify the claims they make, and we expect members to be transparent around their sourcing and labelling decisions. As per p.16 of the Codes, SSC members agree to provide “sufficient assurance… on request to support any claim”. If you find this not to be the case, please let me know and I will remind specific members of this commitment.

We welcome the perspectives of the ASA, CMA and Trading Standards and will provide any information as needed in their inquiries into your complaints. We appreciate any scrutiny which helps to advance and strengthen the responsibility of seafood supply chains.

All the best

Oliver

Oliver Tanqueray

Sustainable Seafood Coalition Coordinator

t. +44 (0)20 3030 5958 Pronouns: he/his

ClientEarth, The Joinery, 34 Drayton Park, London, N5 1PB

 

 

 

ClientEarth's response in June 2021 to the Competition and Markets Authority's consultation on 'Misleading environmental claims' is also available online here - it includes:

 

 

No further correspondence is attached publicly but ClientEarth's consultation response included an 'Explainer':

 

 

 

 

 

Look online and you will be able to download the 'Sustainable Seafood Coalition' voluntary 'Codes of Conduct' (July 2021) which includes:

 

 

 

 

Another document headed 'Guidance: voluntary codes of conduct' published by the 'Sustainable Seafood Coalition' dated July 2021 includes:

 

 

 

 

Without a hint of irony, Client Earth have a section of their website on 'Greenwashing':

 

 

ClientEarth claims to be challenging supermarkets on fish sourcing:

 

We’re now more aware of issues around meat consumption, but our knowledge of fish is less clear. Can we limit commercial fishing’s negative impacts through how we buy seafood? We spoke to Oliver Tanqueray, our SSC coordinator, to find out. https://t.co/7sDeIEiOy0 #WorldOceansDay pic.twitter.com/c6Ly6rZnxW

— ClientEarth (@ClientEarth) June 8, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

The greenwashing of seafood via dubious certification systems such as the Aquaculture Stewardship Council has plunged new depths.   

 

 

 

 

Here's an op-ed by Adam Daddino of accredited certification assessment provider SCS Global Services published yesterday (24 November 2021) by Seafood Source:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expect even more greenwashing of farmed salmon from the ASC in the years to come: Ally Dingwall (he previously worked for Marine Harvest - now called Mowi) has just left Sainsbury's to join the ASC as 'Senior Director of Operations'. 

 

 

 

 

Great view to Glencoe from Marine Harvest Loch Leven farm. Scotland's 1st ASC certified salmon farm. pic.twitter.com/YFwjvJIDzG

— Ally Dingwall (@AllyD_JS) May 1, 2015

 

 

 

 

Last month (17 October 2021), The Sunday Times reported:

 

 

Greenwashed scottish salmon @SundayTimesScot https://t.co/h3jLWn2Mch @SalmonTroutCons @SSPOsays @MairiGougeon @MairiMcAllan

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 17, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

Salmon & Trout Conservation reported in September 2021:

 

 

Our team in Scotland call for Scottish Government to substantiate its claim that #salmonfarming is "sustainable". Their failure to do so will mean that Scottish Government is guilty of blatant greenwash.

Read more here 👉 https://t.co/vxKS5Df4Up

— Salmon & Trout Conservation (@SalmonTroutCons) September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Geographic reported (24 September 2021):

 

 

 

National Geographic: “It’s a toxic industry” says Don Staniford, director of the environmental activism group Scottish Salmon Watch, who regularly sneaks onto Scottish salmon farms, including some owned by Mowi, to record video of dead and dying salmon" https://t.co/McmY9IY6nM pic.twitter.com/yJrTarmFG2

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) September 24, 2021

 

 

 

 

Intrafish reported (1 July 2021):

 

 

 

 

 

Scottish Salmon Watch reported in March 2021:

 

 

Looking forward to more honest advertising by Mowi following their class action lawsuit settlement which outlaws "sustainably sourced" & "all natural" marketing messages @DucktrapRiver @mowisalmon_us https://t.co/Kvw5DI49iy@MowiCanadaWest @ScotlandMowi @TheCounter @natlawreview pic.twitter.com/mFC5c3d5Gr

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 22, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

Fish Farming Expert reported (19 March 2021):

 

 

 

Intrafish reported (18 March 2021):

 

 

 

Intrafish's Drew Cherry wrote (18 March 2021):

 

 

 

 

 

The hardest job in the world - Fish Health Director for Mowi! Meritxell Diez-Padrisa has taken on an impossible challenge @rspcaassured @ScotlandMowi https://t.co/6ZuI6uw2aM
"Mowi is Goodness" claims Mowi's marketing - yet more deceptive advertising! https://t.co/Kvw5DI49iy pic.twitter.com/mgwbCIpzzR

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 23, 2021

 

 

 

Watch out for the new report - "Greenwashing Scottish Salmon" - which will be published in early 2022!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read more via:

Sunday Times: "Greenwashing claim over effect of fish farming"

Rest Assured - the RSPCA has been captured, co-opted & corrupted by the Salmafia

Result - Applecross Smokehouse deletes "sustainable fisheries" claim following complaint!

Trading Standards Victory: "Our salmon is farm reared" admit Belhaven Smokehouse after complaint!

Complaint re. 'Wild' Shetland Salmon Filed with Trading Standards in East Lothian

BBC News: "Rick Stein's shop changes description of smoked salmon after complaint"

Victory: Rick Stein Forced to Advertise Faroese Farmed Salmon After Trading Standards Investigation

Mowi Settles Class Action Lawsuit for $1.3 million - prohibited from using phrases "sustainably sourced" & "all natural"

Mowi Moves Goalposts on ASC Certification

Norwegian Government Asked to Divest from 'Unethical' & 'Irresponsible' Scottish Salmon! 

ASC-Certified Scottish Salmon Dead in the Water!

Anyone for ASC-Certified Scottish Salmon Doused in Carcinogenic Formaldehyde?

ASC-Certified Shellfish Killers (not to mention seals, diseases, lice, pollution etc)

EXPOSED: Scottish Salmon's Sustainability Scam 

Lipstick on a Pig - WWF's Makeover At Marine Harvest

WWF Greenwashes Marine Harvest

The Abominable Salmon Council - Buyer Beware!

Pepé Le Pew Loves Farmed Salmon!

 

  

 

Meet 'Ethics Man' (tobacco billionaire Johan Andresen), Chair of Norway's Council on Ethics which polices 'ethical' investment @FerdOwner @Folketrygdfond https://t.co/4P1m3g2CvT
He is a shareholder in salmon farming companies & via @WeAreBenchmark wants to use neonicotinoids! pic.twitter.com/yDq7CeSDvu

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 30, 2020

 

Supermarkets Investigated by Competition and Markets Authority - "Responsibly Farmed/Sourced" Green Claims Questioned!

 

The Competition and Marketing Authority is now investigating complaints filed against Aldi, ASDA, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco & Waitrose for deceptive marketing that Scottish salmon is "responsibly farmed" & "responsibly sourced"https://t.co/FYNbjjKaBv @CMAgovUK pic.twitter.com/vxFrfXCmVj

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 25, 2021

 

The Competition and Marketing Authority is now investigating complaints filed against supermarkets for deceptive marketing claiming Scottish salmon on sale in Aldi, ASDA, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose is "responsibly farmed" and "responsibly sourced".   The Competition and Markets Authority wrote to Scottish Salmon Watch this morning (25 November 2021):

 

From: General Enquiries <general.enquiries@cma.gov.uk>
Date: Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 6:51 AM
Subject: [Official] CMA213680 - Response from Competition and Markets Authority
To: Don Staniford <salmonfarmingkills@gmail.com>

 

Our ref: CMA213680

Dear Mr Staniford

Thank you for your email

We are grateful for any information and often depend on this to help with our current or future work.

What happens next?

I have sent your correspondence to the investigation team which will review the information you have provided and consider it in relation to the work it is doing. However, we cannot normally comment on the investigation beyond what has been said in our public statements on our website. You can stay up to date with the case by visiting the case page at: https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/misleading-environmental-claims.

What you have sent us will help us consider whether we should make more detailed enquiries. We will get in touch with you if we need more information, but as I am sure you will understand, we cannot engage in further correspondence with everyone who contacts us.

For further help

Thank you again for contacting us.

Yours Sincerely

General Enquiries Team 
Competition and Markets Authority 
General Enquiries | Competition and Markets Authority | The Cabot | 25 Cabot Square | E14 4QZ | 020 3738 6000 | general.enquiries@cma.gov.uk   http://www.gov.uk/cma  | @CMAgovUK 

 

 

 

Here's Scottish Salmon Watch's complaint filed on Friday (19 November 2021):

 

From: Don Staniford <salmonfarmingkills@gmail.com>;
Received: Fri Nov 19 2021 22:03:29 GMT+0000 (Greenwich Mean Time)
To: General Enquiries <general.enquiries@cma.gov.uk>; General Enquiries <general.enquiries@cma.gov.uk>; nationaltradingstandards@actso.org.uk;
Cc: davidb@asa.org.uk; celiah@asa.org.uk; enquiries@asa.org.uk; ts.enquiries@glasgow.gov.uk; tradingstandards@cheshire.gov.uk; tradingstandards@wirral.gov.uk;
Subject: Complaint Vs Supermarkets (Aldi, ASDA, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco & Waitrose) for deceptive marketing of ‘Responsibly Farmed’ & ‘Responsibly Sourced’ Scottish Salmon

Scottish Salmon Watch believes that supermarkets across the UK – namely Aldi, ASDA, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose – are in breach of The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 with respect to Regulation 5 (Misleading Actions) and Regulation 6 (Misleading Omissions). 

 

Scottish Salmon Watch has consulted the Competition and Markets Authority’s ‘Green Claims Code’ (20 September 2021) and does not believe that supermarkets are being truthful or accurate to consumers in marketing Scottish salmon as “responsibly farmed” or “responsibly sourced”.  Nor have supermarkets substantiated such claims. 

 

Scottish Salmon Watch notes via the 'Green Claims Code' that the CMA and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) share certain functions and that is why we’ve copied the ASA into this complaint and have copied the CMA and Trading Standards into our complaint to the ASA.   We note that enforcement action can be taken against supermarkets and that the ASA can take action against misleading advertisements too.  Scottish Salmon Watch would consider taking legal action against supermarkets but asks that the CMA, Trading Standards and the ASA take enforcement action to stop misleading environmental claims of “responsibly farmed” and “responsibly sourced” Scottish salmon. 

 

Please download a letter and hard evidence to substantiate and corroborate our complaint:

 

Complaint to the Competition & Markets Authority and Trading Standards Vs Supermarkets (Aldi, ASDA, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco & Waitrose) for deceptive marketing of ‘Responsibly Farmed’ & ‘Responsibly Sourced’ Scottish Salmon (19 November 2021)

 

Hard Evidence Submitted with CMA & Trading Standards Complaint (19 November 2021)

 

 

The offending Scottish salmon products - marketed and advertised as "responsibly farmed" and "responsibly sourced" - can be found via:

 

 

Mowi's "Responsibly Farmed" Scottish Salmon sold by Tesco & Sainsbury's - download high res image online here

 

Sainsbury's "Responsibly Sourced" and "Responsibly Farmed" Scottish salmon - download high res image online here

 

Tesco's "Responsibly Sourced" and "Responsibly Farmed" Scottish salmon - download high res image online here

 

Aldi's "Responsibly Sourced" Scottish salmon - download high res image online here

 

ASDA's "Responsibly Farmed" Scottish salmon - download high res image online here

 

Lidl's "Responsibly Sourced" Scottish salmon - download high res image online here

M&S's "Responsibly Sourced" Scottish salmon - download high image online here

Morrisons's "Responsibly Farmed" Scottish salmon - download high res image online here

Waitrose's "Responsibly Sourced" Scottish salmon - download high res image online here

 

The Scottish salmon products detailed above were bought in supermarkets on the Wirral (except Waitrose in Chester) in October and November 2021 and in Glasgow in November 2021.  The product lines are believed to be standard in-store merchandise which can be found in other branches of Aldi, ASDA, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose.  They are certainly not viewed as special to supermarkets on the Wirral or in Glasgow. 

 

 

Our complaint to the ASA (in conjunction with Animal Concern) - which also includes hard evidence - is online via:

Complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority Vs ‘Responsibly Farmed’ Mowi Scottish salmon as advertised by Tesco & Sainsbury’s (19 November 2021)

 

 

In conclusion, we urge the CMA and Trading Standards – in collaboration with the ASA – to take enforcement action against Aldi, ASDA, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose.

 

I have copied Wirral, Cheshire and Glasgow Trading Standards into this complaint. 

 

Please provide a receipt for this complaint.

 

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

Thanks,

 

 

Don Staniford

 

Director, Scottish Salmon Watch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read more via: 

• Bullshit Called on M&S's "Responsibly Sourced" Scottish Salmon!
• Media Backgrounder: Irresponsibly Farmed Scottish Salmon
• Irresponsibly Farmed Scottish Salmon - Complaints Filed Vs Supermarkets with Advertising & Trading Standards!
• Video of France 5s 'The Truth About Salmon' featuring Mowi & The Scottish Salmon Company
• Ecohustler sticks it to "responsibly sourced" Scottish salmon sold by M&S!
• New Report: "Floundering Around: An assessment of where European retailers stand on the sourcing of farmed fish"

 

 

 

Irresponsibly Farmed Scottish Salmon - Complaints Filed Vs Supermarkets with Advertising & Trading Standards! @ASA_UK @CMAgovUK @TSScot @NTSscamsteam @wirraltsd @CEC_TS @GlasgowCC @SalmonScotland @ScotlandSalmon @Ecohustler @animal_concern @ClientEarth https://t.co/XjkuDA7WsB pic.twitter.com/d4dp6VURvU

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 22, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

Bullshit Called on M&S's "Responsibly Sourced" Scottish Salmon!

 

2/ You can check out our petition - which is hosted on @38_degrees here.

We want M&S to be honest about the impacts that these products have so that customers are empowered to make good choices.https://t.co/r2j0pXuWnb

— Ecohustler (@Ecohustler) November 23, 2021

 

 

 

Find out more via Ecohustler online here

 

 

 

 

"If corporations are going to make immense profits whilst harming nature we have to step up and become vigilante consumers. It is not enough to just avoid these products - we have to actively alert our friends, families and communities to avoid these products as well" @ecohustler pic.twitter.com/ofBVkgUFlT

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 23, 2021

 

 

 

 

Yesterday (22 November 2021), Scottish Salmon Watch filed complaints with advertising and trading Standards - including against M&S's "responsibly sourced" Scottish salmon:

 

 

 

 

 

Bullshit Called on M&S's "Responsibly Sourced" Scottish Salmon! @marksandspencer @scotseafarms @LeroySeafood @Folketrygdfond @ScotlandSalmon @CMAgovUK @ASA_UK @TSScot @Ecohustler https://t.co/xw85ROAlM8 pic.twitter.com/qx1JoGZbg1

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 23, 2021

 

 

Read more via:

• Media Backgrounder: Irresponsibly Farmed Scottish Salmon
• Irresponsibly Farmed Scottish Salmon - Complaints Filed Vs Supermarkets with Advertising & Trading Standards!
• Video of France 5s 'The Truth About Salmon' featuring Mowi & The Scottish Salmon Company
• Ecohustler sticks it to "responsibly sourced" Scottish salmon sold by M&S!
• Preview of French TV's Exposé of Scottish Salmon - A Sunday Night Shocker in Store!
• French TV Exposé of Scottish Salmon - Sur Le Front's 'La vérité sur le saumon' (the truth about salmon) airs on France 5 on Sunday!
• New Report: "Floundering Around: An assessment of where European retailers stand on the sourcing of farmed fish"

 

 

 

 

The Times: "Woman suing fish farm after partner was crushed"

 

The Times: "I want justice and an apology. I truly believe that Clive would be here today if Mowi had done what they were meant to" https://t.co/9JCg1KyiX9 @thetimes @MowiScotlandLtd @ScottishHazards @maibgovuk @H_S_E @WHFP1 @Rossnews @Folketrygdfond @ScotlandSalmon

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 23, 2021

 

 

The Times reported (23 November 2021):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's the newspaper version - download as a PDF online here

 

 

 

The Times on @MowiScotlandLtd being sued by the widow of worker Clive Hendry who was killed at a salmon farm in Loch Alsh (Mowi were found negligent by a damning @maibgovuk report) @thetimes https://t.co/iNemRUqcBy @ScottishHazards @MCA_media @H_S_E @_KateForbes @ScotlandSalmon pic.twitter.com/WYRzhLCT1b

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 23, 2021

 

 

Fish Farming Expert reported (23 November 2021):

 

 

 

Mowi in Court over death of worker Clive Hendry in Loch Alsh @MowiScotlandLtd @Folketrygdfond https://t.co/P0uneuDQim @ScottishHazards @maibgovuk @H_S_E @ScotlandSalmon @WHFP1

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 23, 2021

 

 

 

 

Salmon Business reported (23 November 2021):

 

 

 

Salmon Business: "Woman to sue Mowi after partner crushed to death - Investigators said Mowi did not have an effective marine safety management system in place" https://t.co/nViUUfjiug @MowiScotlandLtd @maibgovuk @Ianblackford_MP @_KateForbes @H_S_E @ScottishHazards @tavishscott pic.twitter.com/y739k06RA8

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 24, 2021

 

 

The West Highland Free Press reported (26 November 2021):

 

 

 

BBC News reported (26 May 2021):

 

"It is just devastating to me to think he had the most horrific death" @ScotlandMowi @BBCNews @BBCScotlandNews @MowiScotlandLtd @maibgovuk https://t.co/Ty2a3Vnt7q @SSPOsays
How much will Mowi be fined for their negligence & lack of safety? @GreenerScotland @marinescotland

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 26, 2021

 

 

 

Watch a report from the BBC's Isla Todd featuring Catriona Lockhart (broadcast on BBC Scotland on 26 May 2021):

 

 

BBC News reporting on Mowi's Safety Failures over Death of Clive Hendry at a salmon farm in Loch Alsh @BBCScotlandNews @ScottishHazards @ScotlandMowi @IslaTodd @WHFP1 @maibgovuk @_KateForbes @Ianblackford_MP @GreenerScotland @MCA_media @H_S_E @SSPOsays https://t.co/Xomv98TVBo

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 26, 2021

 

 

 

The death of Clive Henry in February 2020 is not the first time Mowi (renamed from Marine Harvest in 2019 due to "negative consumer perception") has been criticised following a fatality at one of its salmon farms.  BBC News reported in 2007:

 

 

 

BBC News reported in 2006:

 

 

 

BBC News reported in 2006:

 

 

 

The price of the life of a worker is apparently negotiable and judged by previous fines handed out to salmon farming companies Mowi could expect a fine anywhere between £300,000 to £166,667. 

 

https://t.co/X8AK2PMRS8 pic.twitter.com/ZlP9lXz4wJ

— Salmoncon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦🇨🇱🇳🇴🇫🇴 (@Salmoncon) February 12, 2020

 

 

 

BBC News reported in January 2012:

 

 

 

In Chile, the price of a dead salmon farm worker appears higher.  In 2009, the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet reported on deaths of workers in Chile at Cermaq and Marine Harvest (before 1 January 2019, Mowi was named Marine Harvest).

 

 

 

 

Scottish Salmon Watch reported in February 2020:

 

 

 

 

Mowi can afford to pay any fine.  In 2020, the Norwegian-owned company had a turnover of EUR 3.8 billion.  Mowi's owner is John Fredriksen - nicknamed 'Big Wolf', the 'Viking Raider' and McFreddy - and he is worth ca. $10 billion.

 

 

 

 

Read more about the Norwegian salmoney behind Mowi's salmonopoly via 'Scottish Scamon'.

 

 

 

Mowi's Ben Hadfield - who is personally responsible for the lethal operations of Mowi Scotland - earned $1 million in 2019.

 

 

 

 

Mowi's money men rake in million$ as tens of million$ of farmed $almon die a cruel death https://t.co/2ivoCyccKX Ben Hadfield @MowiScotlandLtd is fast catching up with Steve Austin coining in a cool $1 million in 2019 #Salmoney #Salmonopoly #Salmafia @IntraFishNorge pic.twitter.com/QuYumDLUCa

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 26, 2020

 

 

 

Intrafish reported (25 March 2021):

 

 

Revealed: Mowi Scotland's Ben Hadfield earned €962,000 (that's a staggering $1.1 million or £831,000) in 2020! https://t.co/y59RCkPITn @Salmon_Business @ScotlandMowi @MowiScotlandLtd #Salmoney #Salmonopoly #Salmafia
The 'Polluter Gets Paid Principle' in action! @ScottishEPA pic.twitter.com/wp5wSUcOqX

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 24, 2021

 

 

 

Read more via:

Mowi Legal Battle Vs Widow of Dead Worker Clive Hendry Looms in Scotttish Court of Session!

Video Shows Mowi Acting Recklessly & Dangerously - a licence to kill?

Mowi has blood on its hands over horrific death of Clive Hendry - how much will Mowi be fined for negligence?

Complaint re. MOWI's reckless behaviour & subsequent fatality in Loch Alsh

Deadly Mowi - the Horror Story Continues!

Probe launched following death of Highland fish farm worker

"Leave Our Farms Alone" Demand Mowi. Here's What They're Hiding & Why Mowi Want the Public to Keep Away!

Fighting Mowi's Legal Action Over Filming at Salmon Farms

Caught on Camera - Mowi's Reckless Breaches of Health & Safety in Loch Alsh

 

 

Interesting case looming in the Scottish Court of Session: "Catriona Lockhart v Mowi Scotland Ltd" @SCTScourtstribs @MowiScotlandLtd https://t.co/6bDLob0g3J @ScotlandSalmon @maibgovuk @pressjournal @WHFP1 @STVNews @IslaTodd @ScottishHazards @H_S_E @MCA_media @BBCScotlandNews pic.twitter.com/h3qUX7Azki

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 21, 2021

 

 

 

Mowi Legal Battle Vs Widow of Dead Worker Clive Hendry Looms in Scotttish Court of Session!

 

Interesting case looming in the Scottish Court of Session: "Catriona Lockhart v Mowi Scotland Ltd" @SCTScourtstribs @MowiScotlandLtd https://t.co/6bDLob0g3J @ScotlandSalmon @maibgovuk @pressjournal @WHFP1 @STVNews @IslaTodd @ScottishHazards @H_S_E @MCA_media @BBCScotlandNews pic.twitter.com/h3qUX7Azki

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 21, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scottish Salmon Watch reported in May 2021:

 

 

Mowi has blood on its hands over the horrific death of Clive Hendry - how much will Mowi be fined for negligence? @ScotlandMowi @MowiScotlandLtd https://t.co/55xO0wiiy3 @maibgovuk @H_S_E @GreenerScotland @WHFP1 @pressjournal @IntraFishNorge @_KateForbes @Ianblackford_MP #Mowi pic.twitter.com/nfpEboInpn

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 26, 2021

 

 

 

Cheap Scottish salmon comes at a huge price - to seals (who are killed by salmon farms), shellfish (who are killed by toxic chemicals used by salmon farms), cetaceans (who are scared away by Acoustic Deterrent Devices), wild fish (who are killed by lice infestations and infectious diseases emanating from salmon farms) and even workers such as Clive Hendry.

 

 

Mowi blamed @maibgovuk for horrific death in Loch Alsh: "investigation concluded that the conduct of the boat transfer had not been properly planned or briefed and was not adequately supervised or controlled" @ScotlandMowi @MowiScotlandLtd https://t.co/3Efr9KkrpP#Reckless #Mowi pic.twitter.com/XBEYV8wOIa

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 26, 2021

 

 

 

BBC News reported (26 May 2021):

 

"It is just devastating to me to think he had the most horrific death" @ScotlandMowi @BBCNews @BBCScotlandNews @MowiScotlandLtd @maibgovuk https://t.co/Ty2a3Vnt7q @SSPOsays
How much will Mowi be fined for their negligence & lack of safety? @GreenerScotland @marinescotland

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 26, 2021

 

 

 

Watch a report from BBCScotland featuring Clive Hendry's widow Catriona Lockhart broadcast on 26 May 2021:

 

 

 

 

 

Scottish Hazards posted on Facebook (26 May 2021):

 

 

 

 

Scottish Salmon Watch reported in October 2021:

 

 

Leaked video shows Mowi acting recklessly & dangerously - three months after this video was shot, Mowi worker Clive Hendry (seen in the footage) was crushed to death at the same @MowiScotlandLtd salmon farm in Loch Alsh https://t.co/oLOASoyiH1@maibgovuk @H_S_E @SSPOsays

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 10, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

Adrenaline fuelled Mowi skipper calmly lights a cigarette after almost killing or injuring observers. pic.twitter.com/XhzbnQljIP

— Andrew Holder (@andrholder) October 10, 2021

 

 

 

In May 2020, Scottish Salmon Watch filed a complaint to the Maritime & Coastguard Agency:

 

 

Complaint re. MOWI's reckless behaviour & subsequent fatality in Loch Alsh @MCA_media @transportgovuk @grantshapps https://t.co/dxUXoYiK90 @MowiScotlandLtd @H_S_E @HumzaYousaf @marinescotland @policescotland @maibgovuk @COPFS @ScotGovJustice @GaelForceGroup @SSPOsays pic.twitter.com/org6QksDau

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 1, 2020

 

 

 

Scottish Salmon Watch reported in February 2020:

 

Norwegian-owned Marine Harvest renamed itself Mowi on 1 January 2019 due to negative consumer perception https://t.co/UM7XEnEmLZ With all the dead bodies piling up @MowiScotlandLtd it may have to think about re-branding itself again @MCA_media @H_S_E @MowiCanadaWest @FWMowinckel pic.twitter.com/Vv0aYu6cSj

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 26, 2020

 

 

 

In September 2021, Mowi launched legal action against myself for filming inside their salmon farms:

 

Everyone should be able to go to work and expect not to be killed https://t.co/Ty2a3Vnt7q @maibgovuk https://t.co/N2vl9PGMV9

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 8, 2021

 

 

Mowi: "the basis for these court proceedings is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our employees, our fish & Mr Staniford" @MowiScotlandLtd https://t.co/vEEgjixVvn
Absolutely nothing to do with not wanting people to see horrific welfare abuse inside @rspcaassured cages! pic.twitter.com/0BS0z1rD5H

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 8, 2021

 

 

Mowi's legal action to stop "dangerous" visits to salmon farms and prevent risks to employees & animals would hold more water if @MowiScotlandLtd was not responsible for millions of dead salmon, dozens of dead seals & even a dead worker https://t.co/55xO0wiiy3 @SSPOsays pic.twitter.com/Xe18exnrM9

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 8, 2021

 

 

 

French TV last night (21 November 2021) broadcast shocking video footage shot inside Mowi's salmon farms:

 

 

Video of French TV's 'The Truth About Salmon' featuring Mowi & The Scottish Salmon Company https://t.co/PIwqhztqhu @France5tv @hugoclement @MowiScotlandLtd @salmon_scottish @ScotlandSalmon @Folketrygdfond @Try_Lochlander @waitrose @sainsburys @Tesco @LidlGB @AldiUK @SaumonLabel pic.twitter.com/u16uaGZ97K

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 21, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read more via:

Video Shows Mowi Acting Recklessly & Dangerously - a licence to kill?

Mowi has blood on its hands over horrific death of Clive Hendry - how much will Mowi be fined for negligence?

Complaint re. MOWI's reckless behaviour & subsequent fatality in Loch Alsh

Deadly Mowi - the Horror Story Continues!

Probe launched following death of Highland fish farm worker

"Leave Our Farms Alone" Demand Mowi. Here's What They're Hiding & Why Mowi Want the Public to Keep Away!

Fighting Mowi's Legal Action Over Filming at Salmon Farms

Caught on Camera - Mowi's Reckless Breaches of Health & Safety in Loch Alsh

 

 

Mowi fish farm at Ardintoul. It wasn't a safe place for workers or observers.@marinescotland @scotgov @MCA_media pic.twitter.com/5b1Ui6bZT1

— Andrew Holder (@andrholder) May 26, 2021

 

 

 

 

Media Backgrounder: Irresponsibly Farmed Scottish Salmon

 

 

Download in full online here

 

 

 

Irresponsibly Farmed Scottish Salmon - Complaints Filed Vs Supermarkets with Advertising & Trading Standards! @ASA_UK @CMAgovUK @TSScot @NTSscamsteam @wirraltsd @CEC_TS @GlasgowCC @SalmonScotland @ScotlandSalmon @Ecohustler @animal_concern @ClientEarth https://t.co/XjkuDA7WsB pic.twitter.com/d4dp6VURvU

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 22, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mowi's "responsibly farmed" Scottish salmon sold by @tesco & @sainsburys is subject of a complaint filed by campaigners with advertising & trading standards @ASA_UK @CMAgovUK @TSScot @SSC_seafood https://t.co/XjkuDA7WsB
Scottish salmon is irresponsibly farmed! @ScotlandSalmon pic.twitter.com/PzmQeFu5D3

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 22, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read more via:

• Irresponsibly Farmed Scottish Salmon - Complaints Filed Vs Supermarkets with Advertising & Trading Standards!
• Video of France 5s 'The Truth About Salmon' featuring Mowi & The Scottish Salmon Company
• Ecohustler sticks it to "responsibly sourced" Scottish salmon sold by M&S!
• Preview of French TV's Exposé of Scottish Salmon - A Sunday Night Shocker in Store!
• French TV Exposé of Scottish Salmon - Sur Le Front's 'La vérité sur le saumon' (the truth about salmon) airs on France 5 on Sunday!
• New Report: "Floundering Around: An assessment of where European retailers stand on the sourcing of farmed fish"
• Lousy 'Scottish' Salmon - the most lice-infested salmon farms named & shamed!
• Salmon Pledges During COP26 - please join the global boycott against farmed salmon!

 

 

 

Irresponsibly Farmed Scottish Salmon - Complaints Filed Vs Supermarkets with Advertising & Trading Standards!

 

Irresponsibly Farmed Scottish Salmon - Complaints Filed Vs Supermarkets with Advertising & Trading Standards! @ASA_UK @CMAgovUK @TSScot @NTSscamsteam @wirraltsd @CEC_TS @GlasgowCC @SalmonScotland @ScotlandSalmon @Ecohustler @animal_concern @ClientEarth https://t.co/XjkuDA7WsB pic.twitter.com/d4dp6VURvU

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 22, 2021

 

 

 

Download press release in full online here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key documents:

Trading Standards & CMA Letter of Complaint Vs Supermarkets (19 November 2021)

Hard Evidence Vs 'Responsibly Farmed' & 'Responsibly Sourced' Scottish Salmon (submitted to Trading Standards & the CMA on 19 November 2021)

Advertising Standards Authority Complaint & Hard Evidence Vs 'Responsibly Farmed' Mowi salmon sold by Tesco & Sainsbury's (19 November 2021)

 

 

Photos:

 

Mowi's "Responsibly Farmed" Scottish Salmon sold by Tesco & Sainsbury's - download high res image online here

 

 

Sainsbury's "Responsibly Sourced" and "Responsibly Farmed" Scottish salmon - download high res image online here

 

 

Tesco's "Responsibly Sourced" and "Responsibly Farmed" Scottish salmon - download high res image online here

 

 

Aldi's "Responsibly Sourced" Scottish salmon - download high res image online here

 

 

ASDA's "Responsibly Farmed" Scottish salmon - download high res image online here

 

 

Lidl's "Responsibly Sourced" Scottish salmon - download high res image online here

 

 

M&S's "Responsibly Sourced" Scottish salmon - download high image online here

 

 

 

Morrisons's "Responsibly Farmed" Scottish salmon - download high res image online here

 

 

 

Waitrose's "Responsibly Sourced" Scottish salmon - download high res image online here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: Don Staniford <salmonfarmingkills@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 7:31 PM
Subject: Complaint Vs "Responsibly Farmed" Mowi Scottish salmon sold by Tesco & Sainsbury's
To: <celiah@asa.org.uk>, <davidb@asa.org.uk>

 

Celia/David,

 

Since you've dealt previously with complaints relating to Scottish salmon (cited in the attached complaint) I am writing to you personally but a complaint will also be filed online via the ASA website later this evening.

 

Here's a complaint filed by Scottish Salmon Watch and Animal Concern which includes 'hard evidence' against Mowi's "responsibly farmed" Scottish salmon:

 

Complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority Vs ‘Responsibly Farmed’ Mowi Scottish salmon as advertised by Tesco & Sainsbury’s (19 November 2021)

 

 

Hopefully you can take enforcement action against Tesco and Sainsbury's and work with CMA and Trading Standards to address the issue of deceptive marketing and misleading advertising of "responsibly farmed" and "responsibly sourced" Scottish salmon. 

 

The Competition and Markets Authority report ‘Green Claims Code’ (20 September 2021) gives scope for coordinated action to address false environmental claims in relation to Scottish salmon.  

 

There is certainly overlap in our complaints and the ASA is copied into:

 

Complaint to the Competition & Markets Authority and Trading Standards Vs Supermarkets (Aldi, ASDA, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco & Waitrose) for deceptive marketing of ‘Responsibly Farmed’ & ‘Responsibly Sourced’ Scottish Salmon (19 November 2021)

 

Hard Evidence Submitted with CMA & Trading Standards Complaint (19 November 2021)

 

 

 

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me. 

 

Please provide a receipt for this complaint. 

 

Thanks,

 

 

Don Staniford

 

Director, Scottish Salmon Watch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: no-reply@asa.org.uk <no-reply@asa.org.uk>
Date: Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 7:56 PM
Subject: Thank you for your enquiry - reference no. A21-1135025
To: Staniford, Don <salmonfarmingkills@gmail.com>

Thank you for contacting the ASA.  Your unique case reference number is …

 

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From: Don Staniford <salmonfarmingkills@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 10:03 PM
Subject: Complaint Vs Supermarkets (Aldi, ASDA, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco & Waitrose) for deceptive marketing of ‘Responsibly Farmed’ & ‘Responsibly Sourced’ Scottish Salmon
To: <general.enquiries@cma.gov.uk>, <nationaltradingstandards@actso.org.uk>
Cc: Trading Standards <tradingstandards@wirral.gov.uk>, <tradingstandards@cheshire.gov.uk>, <ts.enquiries@glasgow.gov.uk>, <enquiries@asa.org.uk>, <celiah@asa.org.uk>, <davidb@asa.org.uk>

Scottish Salmon Watch believes that supermarkets across the UK – namely Aldi, ASDA, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose – are in breach of The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 with respect to Regulation 5 (Misleading Actions) and Regulation 6 (Misleading Omissions). 

 

Scottish Salmon Watch has consulted the Competition and Markets Authority’s ‘Green Claims Code’ (20 September 2021) and does not believe that supermarkets are being truthful or accurate to consumers in marketing Scottish salmon as “responsibly farmed” or “responsibly sourced”.  Nor have supermarkets substantiated such claims. 

 

Scottish Salmon Watch notes via the 'Green Claims Code' that the CMA and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) share certain functions and that is why we’ve copied the ASA into this complaint and have copied the CMA and Trading Standards into our complaint to the ASA.   We note that enforcement action can be taken against supermarkets and that the ASA can take action against misleading advertisements too.  Scottish Salmon Watch would consider taking legal action against supermarkets but asks that the CMA, Trading Standards and the ASA take enforcement action to stop misleading environmental claims of “responsibly farmed” and “responsibly sourced” Scottish salmon. 

 

Please download a letter and hard evidence to substantiate and corroborate our complaint:

 

Complaint to the Competition & Markets Authority and Trading Standards Vs Supermarkets (Aldi, ASDA, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco & Waitrose) for deceptive marketing of ‘Responsibly Farmed’ & ‘Responsibly Sourced’ Scottish Salmon (19 November 2021)

 

Hard Evidence Submitted with CMA & Trading Standards Complaint (19 November 2021)

 

 

The offending Scottish salmon products - marketed and advertised as "responsibly farmed" and "responsibly sourced" - can be found via:

 

 

Mowi's "Responsibly Farmed" Scottish Salmon sold by Tesco & Sainsbury's - download high res image online here

 

Sainsbury's "Responsibly Sourced" and "Responsibly Farmed" Scottish salmon - download high res image online here

 

Tesco's "Responsibly Sourced" and "Responsibly Farmed" Scottish salmon - download high res image online here

 

Aldi's "Responsibly Sourced" Scottish salmon - download high res image online here

 

ASDA's "Responsibly Farmed" Scottish salmon - download high res image online here

 

Lidl's "Responsibly Sourced" Scottish salmon - download high res image online here

M&S's "Responsibly Sourced" Scottish salmon - download high image online here

Morrisons's "Responsibly Farmed" Scottish salmon - download high res image online here

Waitrose's "Responsibly Sourced" Scottish salmon - download high res image online here

 

The Scottish salmon products detailed above were bought in supermarkets on the Wirral (except Waitrose in Chester) in October and November 2021 and in Glasgow in November 2021.  The product lines are believed to be standard in-store merchandise which can be found in other branches of Aldi, ASDA, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose.  They are certainly not viewed as special to supermarkets on the Wirral or in Glasgow. 

 

 

Our complaint to the ASA (in conjunction with Animal Concern) - which also includes hard evidence - is online via:

Complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority Vs ‘Responsibly Farmed’ Mowi Scottish salmon as advertised by Tesco & Sainsbury’s (19 November 2021)

 

 

In conclusion, we urge the CMA and Trading Standards – in collaboration with the ASA – to take enforcement action against Aldi, ASDA, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose.

 

I have copied Wirral, Cheshire and Glasgow Trading Standards into this complaint. 

 

Please provide a receipt for this complaint.

 

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

Thanks,

 

 

Don Staniford

 

Director, Scottish Salmon Watch

 

 

 

From: General Enquiries <general.enquiries@cma.gov.uk>
Date: Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 10:03 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: Complaint Vs Supermarkets (Aldi, ASDA, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco & Waitrose) for deceptive marketing of ‘Responsibly Farmed’ & ‘Responsibly Sourced’ Scottish Salmon
To: Don Staniford <salmonfarmingkills@gmail.com>

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From: Celia Howarth <celiah@asa.org.uk>
Date: Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 8:58 AM
Subject: RE: [External] Complaint Vs "Responsibly Farmed" Mowi Scottish salmon sold by Tesco & Sainsbury's
To: Don Staniford <salmonfarmingkills@gmail.com>, David Barber <davidb@asa.org.uk>

Dear Mr Staniford

Thank you for your emails.   I have forwarded both your emails to our Operations Team and asked them to raise a new complaint for you (I note you may have already passed a complaint through our system, so I will ensure they don’t duplicate this).

Your complaint will then be allocated to a Complaints Executive for their consideration.

Yours sincerely

Celia

Celia Howarth

Senior Complaints Executive

Direct Line: 020 7492 2119

Advertising Standards Authority

Castle House, 37-45 Paul Street

London EC2A 4LS
Telephone 020 7492 2222

www.asa.org.uk

Legal, honest, decent and truthful

 

 

 

From: Don Staniford <salmonfarmingkills@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: [External] Complaint Vs "Responsibly Farmed" Mowi Scottish salmon sold by Tesco & Sainsbury's
To: Celia Howarth <celiah@asa.org.uk>
Cc: David Barber <davidb@asa.org.uk>

 

Celia/David,

 

Thanks - on Saturday (20 November) I visited the Tesco store in Bidston on the Wirral and saw a display claiming that "All our fish is responsibly sourced".

 

 

There was MSC certified wild caught cod or haddock and MSC certified kippers I think but most of the fish in the display were farmed salmon from Norway (with no welfare accreditation mark or ASC-certification):

 

 

How can Tesco justify this advertising display?  Please consider this an additional complaint. 

 

I can provide substantive evidence, if required, that farmed salmon in Norway (like Scotland) are subjected to welfare abuse, toxic chemicals (including the banned neonicotinoid Imidacloprid), torture via Thermolicers and Hydrolicers, mass mortalities, infectious diseases, escapes and there is benthic and environmental pollution associated with Norwegian salmon farming operations. 

 

Tesco is misleading customers. 

 

Thanks,

 

Don Staniford

 

Director, Scottish Salmon Watch

 

 

 

 

From: Celia Howarth <celiah@asa.org.uk>
Date: Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 9:45 AM
Subject: RE: [External] Complaint Vs "Responsibly Farmed" Mowi Scottish salmon sold by Tesco & Sainsbury's
To: Don Staniford <salmonfarmingkills@gmail.com>
Cc: David Barber <davidb@asa.org.uk>

Dear Mr Staniford

Thank you for this email, I have also forwarded this to the operations team who will add it to your case when allocated to an Executive.

Celia

Celia Howarth

Senior Complaints Executive

Direct Line: 020 7492 2119

Advertising Standards Authority

Castle House, 37-45 Paul Street

London EC2A 4LS
Telephone 020 7492 2222

www.asa.org.uk

Legal, honest, decent and truthful

Video of France 5s 'The Truth About Salmon' featuring Mowi & The Scottish Salmon Company

 

 

 

 

Video of French TV's 'The Truth About Salmon' featuring Mowi & The Scottish Salmon Company https://t.co/PIwqhztqhu @France5tv @hugoclement @MowiScotlandLtd @salmon_scottish @ScotlandSalmon @Folketrygdfond @Try_Lochlander @waitrose @sainsburys @Tesco @LidlGB @AldiUK @SaumonLabel pic.twitter.com/u16uaGZ97K

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 21, 2021

 

 

 

 

Watch the Scottish section online here

 

 

 

 

 

We took @TheGAAIA Don Staniford and @hugoclement from French TV out on the boat in the summer as part of their investigation into the dreadful state of the Scottish fish farming industry on the West Coast. https://t.co/CwRLtftaGv pic.twitter.com/KqYuDL4ltA

— Andrew Holder (@andrholder) November 21, 2021

 

 

 

 

Here's photo stills from France 5's broadcast on 21 November 2021:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read more via:

• Preview of French TV's Exposé of Scottish Salmon - A Sunday Night Shocker in Store!
• French TV Exposé of Scottish Salmon - Sur Le Front's 'La vérité sur le saumon' (the truth about salmon) airs on France 5 on Sunday!

 

 

 

2 of 2 vids taster of what’s to come. pic.twitter.com/BFuM0ID1fp

— Salmon Scotland (@SalmonScotland) November 19, 2021

 

 

 

Hugo Clément of France 5 posted on Instagram (18 November 2021):

 

 

 

Ecohustler sticks it to "responsibly sourced" Scottish salmon sold by M&S!

 

Matt Mellen of @Ecohustler sticks it to "responsibly sourced" @scotseafarms as sold by @marksandspencer - Warning: this product causes serious environmental damage! @ScotlandSalmon @Folketrygdfond @LeroySeafood @TheGrocer @JoannaBlythman @SalmonScotland https://t.co/rKYeHPCGBn pic.twitter.com/wil3BOXhIT

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 19, 2021

 

 

 

Ecohustler posted on Instagram (19 November 2021):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read more via:

Stick it to Tesco's 'Irresponsibly Sourced' Mowi Salmon!

Irresponsible Scottish Salmon Exposed: 'Scotland's Aquaculture' Publishes Data on Toxic Chemicals Use, Morts & Biomass Breaches 

Sunday Times: "Greenwashing claim over effect of fish farming" 

 

 

Who would like some stickers to add to Tesco's latest farmed Scottish salmon range? @Tesco @MowiScotlandLtd @ScotlandSalmon https://t.co/nY1VMv6La2 pic.twitter.com/Zrepzy4rf2

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 2, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watch out for a new report - 'Greenwashing Scottish Salmon' - out in early 2022:

 

 

Watch out for a new report - 'Greenwashing Scottish Salmon' - out in early 2022:

 

Preview of French TV's Exposé of Scottish Salmon - A Sunday Night Shocker in Store!

 

 

 

2 of 2 vids taster of what’s to come. pic.twitter.com/BFuM0ID1fp

— Salmon Scotland (@SalmonScotland) November 19, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hugo Clément of France 5 posted on Instagram (18 November 2021):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

French public television channel, France5, will air the documentary "La verite sur le saumon" (the truth about salmon) on Sunday evening (Nov. 21) @France5tv @hugoclement @salmon_scottish @ScotlandSalmon https://t.co/Auygal3hLY

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 19, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Le Figaro reported (19 November 2021):

 

"Some marketing campaigns are false advertisements" said @hugoclement "On packages of Scottish salmon, we see the fish jumping in rivers in the open air, when in reality they are crammed into cages by the hundreds of thousands" https://t.co/2fWFm6HoWH @TVMAG @France5tv

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 19, 2021

 

 

 

 

French TV's @hugoclement paddles out to a salmon farm in Scotland https://t.co/2fWFm6HoWH @SaumonLabel @salmon_scottish @MowiScotlandLtd @ScotlandSalmon @SalmonScotland
Watch what he discovers on Sunday on Sur Le Front's 'La vérité sur le saumon' #SurLeFront @France5tv pic.twitter.com/vIytDGVkd3

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 19, 2021

 

 

Gala featured an interview with Hugo Clement (19 November 2021):

 

Gala: "You infiltrated a salmon farm in Scotland, how did it go?" @GALAfr
Hugo Clément: "We took a canoe to be discreet and to film the cages from inside. It is important to show these images" @hugoclement https://t.co/UVfYhiTTLT@ScotlandSalmon @salmon_scottish @France5tv pic.twitter.com/4f8INjCBLy

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 20, 2021

 

 

 

 

Le Monde reported (21 November 2021):

 

 

Le Monde: "Hugo Clément et son équipe sont ainsi allés chercher des images édifiantes dans des lochs écossais, guidés par Don Staniford à bord de son kayak. Ce militant dénonce depuis une vingtaine d’années les conditions d’élevage épouvantables apparemment tolérées" @lemondefr pic.twitter.com/6vREnUHRbo

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 21, 2021

 

 

 

 

Huffington Post reported (21 November 2021):

 

 

 

French TV's @hugoclement tackles the salmon crisis @ScotlandSalmon @MowiScotlandLtd @salmon_scottish https://t.co/6hOYI77AzH @HuffPost @France5tv

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 21, 2021

 

 

 

 

Read more via:

French TV Exposé of Scottish Salmon - Sur Le Front's 'La vérité sur le saumon' (the truth about salmon) airs on France 5 on Sunday!

 

 

 

French TV Exposé of Scottish Salmon - Sur Le Front's 'La vérité sur le saumon' (the truth about salmon) airs on France 5 on Sunday! @France5tv @Francetele @hugoclement @servicePresseF5 #SurLeFront
Guess which salmon farm I'm standing on with a Go Pro camera? @ScotlandSalmon pic.twitter.com/rxq38ktz8l

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 19, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

French TV Exposé of Scottish Salmon - Sur Le Front's 'La vérité sur le saumon' (the truth about salmon) airs on France 5 on Sunday!

 

 

 

French TV Exposé of Scottish Salmon - Sur Le Front's 'La vérité sur le saumon' (the truth about salmon) airs on France 5 on Sunday! @France5tv @Francetele @hugoclement @servicePresseF5 #SurLeFront
Guess which salmon farm I'm standing on with a Go Pro camera? @ScotlandSalmon pic.twitter.com/rxq38ktz8l

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 19, 2021

 

 

 

France 5 will broadcast an exposé of Scottish salmon on Sunday (21 November 2021) via Sur Le Front's 'La vérité sur le saumon' (the truth about salmon) - here's a France TV preview which features a photo of me standing on a salmon farm:

 

 

 

A rough English translation (via Google Translate) of the article includes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

French TV presenter Hugo Clément posted a video preview on Instagram (18 November 2021):

 

 

 

 

 

Sneak preview of French TV's exposé of Scottish salmon - tune in on Sunday for the ugly truth! https://t.co/2SMzuUFCyn @France5tv @hugoclement #SurLeFront @salmon_scottish @Try_Lochlander @Folketrygdfond @waitrose @coop @ScotlandSalmon @DSM @roche @MowiScotlandLtd @scotseafarms

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 19, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A press preview via France TV dated 2 November 2021 included:

 

 

 

 

 

An English translation (via Google Translate) of the latter reads:

 

 

 

 

France Blue reported (17 November 2021):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The latter translates (via Google Translate) as:

 

 

 

French TV presenter Hugo Clément Tweeted (7 November 2021): 

 

 

La vérité sur le saumon, c’est dimanche 21 novembre à 20h55 dans #SurLeFront sur @France5tv ! pic.twitter.com/23xiuS5wFP

— Hugo Clément (@hugoclement) November 7, 2021

 

 

 

And posted on Instagram (7 November 2021):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read more via:

 

French & Latvian TV coverage of Scottish salmon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Report: "Floundering Around: An assessment of where European retailers stand on the sourcing of farmed fish"

 

Floundering Around: Our NEW REPORT📚backed by a coalition of NGOs finds that 76% of Europe's leading retailers are failing to address the sustainability of their farmed fish supply chains #FishingtheFeed https://t.co/2ETW2PeMGu pic.twitter.com/pP1GKbpyx1

— Changing Markets Foundation (@ChangingMarkets) November 18, 2021

 

 

 

A new report published by Changing Markets is a must read for anyone still ignorant enough to eat farmed salmon - read online here

 

 

 

 

 

The Executive Summary includes:

 

 

 

 

"Over half a million tonnes of salmon – worth US$3.7 billion – died or escaped between 2010 and 2019. Mowi’s fish mortality rates accounted for almost half of this loss" @ChangingMarkets https://t.co/Yf1C5y6dSE @MowiScotlandLtd @ciwf @onekindtweet @Folketrygdfond @ScotlandSalmon pic.twitter.com/cD1rC4tpUR

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 18, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blacklisting Deadly Scottish Salmon! "Waitrose has detailed procedures in place for suppliers to report on mortality and escape rates, and told us that it would blacklist farms with high mortality rates if no improvement was forthcoming" @ChangingMarkets @waitrose @ScotlandSalmon pic.twitter.com/sNcNbGfiWE

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 18, 2021

 

 

The Fish Site reported (18 November 2021):

 

 

 

 

"Left unchecked, this unsustainable, unmonitored and unfair industry will cause irreversible environmental and societal impacts" @feedbackorg https://t.co/n75yUo3kLI @thefishsite @ChangingMarkets @BioMarGroup @SkrettingGroup @ScotlandSalmon @Cargill @ciwf #FishingtheFeed

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 18, 2021

 

 

 

Read more via:

New report: "Investing in troubled waters: the material risks of fish mortality and the use of wild-caught fish in feed for the aquaculture sector"

Mmmm, anyone for soldier flies with their factory farmed salmon?

Feeding a Monster: How European aquaculture and animal industries are stealing food from West African communities

The Hidden Cost of Farmed Salmon: Exploring why Sainsbury’s farmed salmon supplier Mowi doesn’t live up to
its sustainable image and what Sainsbury’s needs to do about it

Caught Out: How UK retailers are tackling the use of wild fish in their aquaculture supply chains

Cut ‘wasteful’ Scottish farmed salmon and eat a more diverse range of fish for a sustainable seafood diet

Off the Menu: The Scottish salmon industry’s failure to deliver sustainable nutrition

On the Hook: Certification’s failure to protect wild fish populations from the appetite of the Scottish salmon industry

Can we have our farmed salmon and eat it too?

WATCH: Salmonopoly [Marine Harvest & WWF, Chile]

Geldof Drinks the Kool-Aid, Not Feeds the World

Lipstick on a Pig - WWF's Makeover At Marine Harvest

WWF Greenwashes Marine Harvest!

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall tackles farmed salmon feed controversy

The Greed of Feed – the hidden cost of your cheap farmed salmon

 

 

Warning to investors over aquaculture issues: New report - "Investing in troubled waters: the material risks of fish mortality and the use of wild-caught fish in feed for the aquaculture sector" https://t.co/qyzvZ2bctr @fishfarmermag @ChangingMarkets @feedbackorg @capecffa @wsrw pic.twitter.com/0im1h59uxS

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) July 29, 2021

 

 

 

Lousy 'Scottish' Salmon - the most lice-infested salmon farms named & shamed!

 

Lousy 'Scottish' Salmon - here's official @scotgov data showing the most lice-infested salmon farms in 2021. Faroes/Norwegian @salmon_scottish heads the list of shame followed by US-owned @LochDuartSalmon & Norwegian @MowiScotlandLtd @ScotlandSalmon https://t.co/61NMSzsEQP pic.twitter.com/leiHalF2Ft

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 15, 2021

 

 

 

Sea lice data published online by the Scottish Government is worth a read - here's the most lice-infested salmon farms so far during 2021 (data up to the end of October):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scottish Salmon Watch reported last month (18 October 2021):

 

Lousy Scottish Salmon - check out which farms have the highest lice-infestation. Loch Duart top the September chart (i.e. worst) racking up an 'enforcement notice' @marinescotland @LochDuartSalmon with @MowiScotlandLtd @salmon_scottish & @GriegShetland https://t.co/sepjr13xkD pic.twitter.com/OEhZqmOmuI

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 18, 2021

 

 

 

Read more via:

• COP26 caterers sourcing farmed salmon from company with appalling environmental record
• Lousy 'Scottish' Salmon - Hydrolicer Wages War in Lice-Infested Loch Carron!
• Video Nasty: Scottish Salmon's Toxic Soup in Loch Carron!
• "Campaigners bring fresh abuse claims" (Fish Farmer)
• Press Release: "Secret Filming Exposes Welfare Abuse Inside Salmon Cages in Iceland & Scotland"
• Update on welfare inspection at The Scottish Salmon Company in Loch Carron?
• Winslet Film Exposes Salmon Farming's Titanic-Sized Secrets - in cinemas now!
• Videos of Mort Disposal by The Scottish Salmon Company - like a serial killer disposing of dead bodies before the police arrive!
• Breaking News: "Horror Videos Reveal Welfare Abuse Inside Scottish Salmon & Trout Cages"
• Videos of Welfare Abuse at The Scottish Salmon Company in Loch Carron (West Strome salmon farm)
• Photos of Welfare Abuse at The Scottish Salmon Company in Loch Carron (West Strome salmon farm)

 

 

Another lousy day in Loch Carron - a Marine Protected Area - as a Hydrolicer arrives from Norway to torture thousands more lice-infested 'Scottish' salmon @salmon_scottish @Folketrygdfond @SSPOsays @MairiGougeon @nature_scot @ScottishEPA @MairiMcAllan https://t.co/h2Ej1rN1x6 pic.twitter.com/R305kksnA1

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 18, 2021

 

Salmon Pledges During COP26 - please join the global boycott against farmed salmon!

 

 

Salmon Pledges During #COP26 - please join the global boycott against farmed salmon! https://t.co/qh52OoH4JV #COP26Glasgow @COP26 pic.twitter.com/oQIqxdWMU7

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 13, 2021

 

 

As COP26 was wrapping up in Glasgow, delegates from all over the world were taking the pledge not to eat farmed salmon!

 

 

Please take the pledge not to eat farmed salmon! #COP26 @COP26 https://t.co/WPY3V2LnJS pic.twitter.com/CHFCmyARcf

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 9, 2021

 

Bob Elliot, Director @onekindtweet, pledges not to eat farmed salmon!https://t.co/c1xpbsIdOy@rspcaassured @ChrisGPackham@Animallawyersuk @FishEG4A

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 9, 2021

 

 

Jenny in the rain during #COP26 in Glasgow pledges to think more carefuly about the salmon she buys - and probably won't eat farmed salmon ever again! https://t.co/3eWvuzaKoN #SalmonPledge #COP26Glasgow

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 12, 2021

 

 

Glasgow leads the boycott against farmed salmon! #COP26Glasgow #COP26 https://t.co/WPY3V2LnJS pic.twitter.com/KCZLQBPJ50

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 6, 2021

 

 

 

Good weather for the fish here at #COP26Glasgow - any day is a good day to take the pledge not to eat farmed salmon! #COP26 https://t.co/WPY3V2LnJS pic.twitter.com/yYXUn1JIA8

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 6, 2021

 

 

 

Nuchatlaht Tyee Ha’wilth Jordan Michael pledges not to eat farmed salmon - please join the global boycott! https://t.co/6GJ1UDL6YC @OrcaCedarbough @alex4salmon @wildfirstcanada @1Bob_Chamberlin @UBCIC @AFN_Updates @HaShilthSa #COP26

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 14, 2021

 

 

Here's more video pledges made during COP26:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Find out more reasons to boycott farmed salmon online here

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read more via:

"Make the pledge to not buy, consume, or sell farmed salmon from open-net salmon farms"!

Stick it to Tesco's 'Irresponsibly Sourced' Mowi Salmon!

COP26 caterers sourcing farmed salmon from company with appalling environmental record!

Climavore spawns boycott of farmed salmon across the UK - take the pledge today!

Make a Video Pledge to Boycott Farmed Salmon Today!

RSPCA Assured Scottish Salmon is a Welfare Nightmare - Don't Fall for the Scam!

Joanna Blythman in The Herald: "Why I can no longer stomach Scottish farmed salmon"

Take the Salmon Pledge - please join the boycott against farmed salmon!

Salmon Pledge Goes Wild Around the World! 

5 shocking reasons not to buy farmed salmon 

25 Reasons to Boycott Scottish Salmon

 

 

 

Friends don't let friends eat farmed salmon - please make a video pledge today! https://t.co/4aHyVQVGGA#SalmonPledge #Boycott #Farmed #Salmon pic.twitter.com/cuPmMCXLlW

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) April 5, 2021

 

 

 

 

'Scottish' Salmon Company Lose €600 million

 

"The share price of the Faroese fish farming company has fallen by 13.2% or €600 million....The company has also reduced the guidance in Scotland from 40,000 to 30,000 tonnes, which is disappointing" @salmon_scottish @Folketrygdfond @ScotlandSalmon https://t.co/Su85eWxYqZ

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 10, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Result: 'Scottish' Salmon Company Lose Arran Appeal!

 

Scottish Salmon Company loses Arran appeal - woop woop! @ArranCoast @RussCheshire @chandlerfish https://t.co/up5jCjGVUQ via @fishfarmermag @salmon_scottish @ScotlandSalmon

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 10, 2021

 

 

 

 

RESULT!@salmon_scottish lose their appeal to install a new 12 cage feedlot at Arran.

Victory for locally & nationally valued areas of the Scottish environment.https://t.co/zeh7lhyuMP…@MairiGougeon @MairiMcAllan @ScotlandSalmon @mathesonmichael @COP26 https://t.co/vchc2FXUfB pic.twitter.com/4ol2qUUcRS

— Salmon Scotland (@SalmonScotland) November 9, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

📣Salmon planning appeal DISMISSED!📣
The appeals process requested by the Scottish Salmon Company (SSC), against the unanimous rejection for a mega-farm at Millstone Point, has concluded and the reporter has UPHELD the Planning Committees decision!https://t.co/QgeSXWe0X2 pic.twitter.com/SqGcfR3vBg

— Arran Coast (@ArranCoast) November 11, 2021

 

 

 

"Scottish Salmon Co denied expansion on Isle of Arran" @undercur @salmon_scottish @ScotlandSalmon @ArranCoast @howardlwood @chandlerfish @RussCheshire @SalmonTroutCons @CreelScff https://t.co/CaeqnYFpBI

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 10, 2021

 

 

"I find the proposal is an unacceptable incursion into an isolated, locally and national valued area of landscape and seascape" @scotgov @ScotGovNetZero https://t.co/ag45LGMk0U @salmon_scottish @ScotlandSalmon @ArranCoast @chandlerfish @howardlwood @RussCheshire

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 10, 2021

 

 

Unacceptable 'Scottish' Salmon @heraldscotland @Martin1Williams https://t.co/9vCRvBwRD2 @scotgov @ArranCoast @salmon_scottish @ScotlandSalmon @howardlwood @RussCheshire @chandlerfish @arranbanner @ScotGovNetZero @AyrshireRT

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 14, 2021

 

 

 

Read more via:

Objection to The Scottish Salmon Company's Expansion Plans off Arran

 

 

Toxic Trash Fish - Please Boycott Irresponsibly Farmed Salmon!

 

Please boycott irresponsibly farmed salmon - Scottish salmon belongs in the bin not in your shopping basket!https://t.co/7K0L6cMUOp @ScotlandSalmon @sainsburys @Tesco @LidlGB @AldiUK @Morrisons @waitrose @marksandspencer @asda @coopuk @ciwf @SalmonTroutCons @seashepherd

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 4, 2021

 

 

Please boycott irresponsibly farmed salmon - Scottish salmon belongs in the bin not in your shopping basket!

 

 

 

 

 

Take the salmon pledge today and please make a video pledge:

 

 

 

Friends don't let friends eat farmed salmon - please make a video pledge today! https://t.co/4aHyVQVGGA#SalmonPledge #Boycott #Farmed #Salmon pic.twitter.com/cuPmMCXLlW

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) April 5, 2021

 

 

Join the global backlash against farmed salmon!

 

Some good news to start the week! 22 museums (including the V&A, the Tate group, Manchester Art Gallery) are removing farmed salmon from their menus. 🐟👏

This is all happening as part of a collaboration with Turner Prize 2021 nominated @CookingSections pic.twitter.com/BElcVhtHOS

— Compassion in World Farming (@ciwf) October 11, 2021

 

 

 

Follow on my Facebook page

 

 

 

 

Read more via:

• Telegraph: "Cop26 organisers roasted for serving ‘environmentally unfriendly’ salmon"
• "Make the pledge to not buy, consume, or sell farmed salmon from open-net salmon farms"!
• Stick it to Tesco's 'Irresponsibly Sourced' Mowi Salmon!
• COP26 caterers sourcing farmed salmon from company with appalling environmental record!
• Irresponsible Scottish Salmon Exposed: 'Scotland's Aquaculture' Publishes Data on Toxic Chemicals Use, Morts & Biomass Breaches 
• Climavore spawns boycott of farmed salmon across the UK - take the pledge today!
• Make a Video Pledge to Boycott Farmed Salmon Today!
• RSPCA Assured Scottish Salmon is a Welfare Nightmare - Don't Fall for the Scam!
• Joanna Blythman in The Herald: "Why I can no longer stomach Scottish farmed salmon"
• Take the Salmon Pledge - please join the boycott against farmed salmon!
• Salmon Pledge Goes Wild Around the World! 
• 25 Reasons to Boycott Scottish Salmon

 

 

 

 

 

Who would like some stickers to add to Tesco's latest farmed Scottish salmon range? @Tesco @MowiScotlandLtd @ScotlandSalmon https://t.co/nY1VMv6La2 pic.twitter.com/Zrepzy4rf2

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 2, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watch out for a new report - 'Greenwashing Scottish Salmon' - out in early 2022:

 

 

Watch out for a new report - 'Greenwashing Scottish Salmon' - out in early 2022:

 

Blood Salmoney: Bonnie the Seal Mascot for COP26 is Dead in the Water!

 

Bonnie Scotland? Bloody hell more like! #COP26Glasgow
Bonnie the Seal is being used to promote #COP26 but many delegates in Glasgow will not realise the bloody history of seal slaughter in Scotland @ScotlandSalmon https://t.co/YNLKPWUpDr @GlasgowCC @ScotGovNetZero @MairiGougeon pic.twitter.com/b2a70DKhBY

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 4, 2021

 

 

Bonnie the Seal is being used to promote COP26 but many delegates in Glasgow will not realise the bloody history of seal slaughter in Scotland. 

 

#COP26 volunteers have started collecting their uniforms ahead of the Climate Summit starting 🌍

Bonnie the Seal was also on hand to collect her special COP26 outfit, which she’ll wear when she visits volunteers across the city.

How seal-liously cute does Bonnie look 😍 pic.twitter.com/bFjmnIzpJI

— Glasgow City Council (@GlasgowCC) October 22, 2021

 

 

 

Official Scottish Government data - forced out via Freedom of Information - reveals that over 1,000 seals have been killed by salmon farms across Scotland with trigger-happy Scottish Sea Farms, Mowi, The Scottish Salmon Company, Grieg Seafood and Loch Duart leading the slaughter. 

 

 

 

Next time you see Scottish salmon in the supermarket please think of 1,000+ seals killed on salmon farms since 2011. If you buy Scottish salmon you have blood on your hands! https://t.co/88Kn1lZwpx @salmon_scottish @SSPOsays @Try_Lochlander @coopuk @ciwf @PETAUK @onekindtweet pic.twitter.com/0IJ7kz67Rb

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 8, 2021

 

 

"Her role during COP26 is to help explain climate change to children and engage our 1,000 volunteers," said a Glasgow City Council spokesperson in The Sun (26 October 2021).  "As is tradition, mascots often embody local customs and traits of a host city. Scotland is home to at least 36% of the total harbour seal population, with Bonnie swimming up, all the way from Argyll, up the Clyde to once more welcome people to the exciting city of Glasgow."

 

 

 

 

What Glasgow City Council fail to mention is how seals have been tortured and massacred by salmon farms - with illegal killing still suspected following the ban on seal killing in February 2021.   Scottish Salmon Watch reported in March 2021:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo Exclusive: Seals 'Executed' by Scottish Salmon https://t.co/88Kn1lZwpx@SSPOsays @salmon_scottish @scotseafarms @strandings @marinescotland @NOAA @RuralPolicySRUC @SRUC @rspcaassured @SSPCA_Mike @SSPCA_Kirsteen @RSPCAChris @Try_Lochlander @coopuk @marksandspencer @Tesco pic.twitter.com/XDimhpTbXi

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 8, 2021

 

 

 

In July 2021, salmon farmers claimed that seals like Bonnie were "spooking" farmed salmon so must be shot!

 

Professor Callum Roberts, of Exeter Uni, said: “These animals are friendly. The salmon farms are trying to put a spin on their indefensible practice of shooting seals” @Daily_Record https://t.co/byC8ot3Xqh @tavishscott @SSPOsays @marinescotland @HamishMacdonell @SealScotland

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) July 4, 2021

 

 

 

Bonnie the Seal is on Twitter under her previous guise as mascot for the 2019 European swimming championships:

 

 

 

 

But Bonnie has not Tweeted yet about how her seal brothers, sisters, mums, dads and family members have been killed by salmon farms.

 

Photo Exclusive: Juvenile harbour seal killed by @ScotlandMowi in Loch Ewe - authorised by the SSPCA & certified via @rspcaassured but reported by @marinescotland to @policescotland for being killed without licence https://t.co/OlIMhcxoBJ@SealScotland @SOSealsFund @SSPCA_Mike pic.twitter.com/8xOsxTEYzS

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 25, 2021

 

 

Whistleblower on RSPCA Assured salmon farmer killing seals illegally: "I know an insider at Mowi who confirms the company shoots a lot more seals than what they report" @ScotlandMowi "Plenty goes unreported" @MowiScotlandLtd @marinescotland @rspcaassured https://t.co/Y3kY2D6BoI pic.twitter.com/c8aKR6iz28

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 26, 2021

 

 

 

The Ferret reported in June 2021:

 

Police Scotland is investigating an incident in March when a seal was allegedly shot at a fish farm off a west coast island. https://t.co/5lUApkTIdK

— The Ferret (@FerretScot) June 8, 2021

 

 

 

Bonnie has been around the block a few times already.  Inside the Games reported in August 2017:

 

 

 

 

Lizzie Daly reported in August 2018 on dead seals killed by salmon farms in Shetland.

 

 

 

I’m not going to stand by and do nothing while seals in the UK are being shot. They’re natural predators. We are in their environment. Enough is enough. If you also want the shooting of seals in Scotland to be STOPPED then share this video https://t.co/Xe3fnjqYyi #SilentSlaughter pic.twitter.com/hig9e8fDl6

— Lizzie Daly (@LizzieDalyWild) August 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

It's not just salmon farmers killing seals - The Daily Express reported in 2015:

 

 

 

 

The Mirror reported in 2015:

 

 

 

 

The Evening Standard reported (26 October 2021):

 

 

 

 

The Daily Record reported (27 October 2021):

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Sun reported in August 2021:

 

 

 

 

Metro reported (31 October 2021):

 

 

 

Have I Got News for You Tweeted (26 October 2021):

 

Tragically Bonnie the seal died 😢
Bonnie's Tale - Richard Briers narrates this moving short film about seals https://t.co/LvgBEy8hAW 🎥 created 12 years ago by Advocates for Animals now known as @onekindtweet #salmonfarms #COP26 pic.twitter.com/AbaqYKpsrV

— SealScotland (@SealScotland) October 26, 2021

 

 

 

Read more via:

• Seals Blamed as Scapegoats by Bloodthirsty Scottish Salmon!
• Sunday Mail: "Ex-MSP ridiculed for claiming seals are dangerous to humans"
• FOI Exposes Lobbying by 'Scottish' Salmon on Killing of Seals & Use of ADDs
• The Ferret: "Police investigate allegation seal was illegally shot by fish farm"
• RSPCA Sponsored Seal Killing Continues Despite US Ban?
• The Ferret: "£10,000 reward for information on illegal seal killing after police asked to investigate deaths"
• £10,000 Reward Offered - Illegal Killing of Seals by Scottish Salmon Farms in the Cross Hairs!
• FOI Disclosure: Seal Licence Breaches by Salmon Farms (reply by Scottish Government on 1 April 2021)
• Photo Exclusive: Seals 'Executed' by Scottish Salmon
• FOI disclosure from Scottish Marine Animal Strandings Scheme
• Police Scotland refuse to name 112 marksmen licenced to kill seals!
• Sunday Times: "Sharp rise in seal shootings blew hole in permit scheme - Officials were warned that salmon farmers ‘had no willingness or intention’ to collect detailed data"
• Parliamentary Report: "ADD Use in the Aquaculture Sector"
• Scientific Study into Impact of Low Frequency ADDs Silenced!
• Calling All Whistleblowers - Please pass on photos of dead seals killed at salmon farms!
• Daily Mirror: "'Nearly 80 seals were legally shot in Scotland in 2020 – highest number in seven years'"
• Scottish Salmon's #1 Seal Killer - Norway's 'Scottish' Sea Farms Named & Shamed!
• Official Data: 1,000+ seals killed by salmon farms since 2011!
• The Ferret: "Salmon companies rapped for breaking rules on shooting seals"
• Caught in the Cross-Hairs: Illegal Killing of Seals by Scottish Salmon Farms!
• FOI opens sealed documents on killing by salmon farms
• Pulling the Plug on ADD on salmon farms - is turning down the volume enough to comply with the law?
• Greedy Salmon Farmers Demand £13 Million Compensation for Seal Attacks!
• £5,000 reward offered for information on illegal shooting of seals
• Victory Sealed After 50-Year Campaign - But the Battle to Save Marine Mammals from Salmon Farms Continues!
• The Guardian: "Scottish salmon farmers to be banned from shooting seals"
• Photo Gallery: Seals Against Salmon Farms!
• Caught Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea
• The Ferret: "Seal scarers used by fish farms branded 'sonic torture'"
• GenusWave 'Targeted Acoustic Startle Technology' - in compliance with the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act??
• Seal shooting at salmon farms doubles before ban
• Ban on seal shooting must be watertight
• Greens want ban on seal scarers
• Fergus Ewing - Minister for the Promotion of Norwegian Salmon Farming
• Seals in the Cross-Hairs of the Scottish Parliament
• Scottish Salmon's Slaughter of Seals Has Not Stopped!
• Sunday Herald: "Revealed: Scottish Government bid to exempt salmon farming from US seal-killing ban"
• RSPCA in firing line over Marine Harvest's seal-killing spree in Scotland - 118 seals killed by Marine Harvest's RSPCA Assured farms since 2011
• Marine Harvest: Scotland's #1 Seal Killer
• All At Sea: Seal-Killing Salmon Farms
• Scottish Salmon Blinded by Seal Killing
• The Two Billion Dollar Salmon Ban
• Closing the Net On 'Seal-Friendly' Scottish Salmon - last orders on the RSPCA's abuse of 'last resort' killing of seals?
• Seal shooting by fish farms to be banned to save exports to US
• Cecil the Seal Killers Named & Shamed in Scotland - Call for Boycott of "Seal Unfriendly" Scottish Salmon
• Media Splash for Seal-Killing Salmon Farms!
• VICTORY: Disclosure of Seal-Killing Salmon Farm Data Ordered by 21 August
• Scottish Salmon's Secret Seal Killers! - FOI refusal prompts call for boycott of farmed salmon
• Lethal Scottish Farmed Salmon: Serial Seal Killers Named & Shamed!
• Scottish Salmon's Seal Killers Named & Shamed!

 

 

 

Scottish salmon served with a side of dead seal anyone? https://t.co/88Kn1lZwpx @salmon_scottish @Try_Lochlander @coopuk @SSPOsays @Sygazette @WHFP1 @pressjournal @BBCScotlandNews @HebridesNews @strandings @marinescotland pic.twitter.com/doOXwCeKAy

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 8, 2021

 

 

 

Named & Shamed: Salmon farmers killed over 1,000 seals since 2011. Don't buy Scottish salmon stained with the blood of Scotland's seals! https://t.co/Y3kY2D6BoI@SSPOsays @scotseafarms @salmon_scottish @ScotlandMowi @LochDuartSalmon @CookeScotland @GriegShetland @rspcaassured pic.twitter.com/BWOFSl1mTa

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 27, 2021

 

Ocean Rebellion Shine "Scottish Salmon Farming Kills Wild Salmon" on First Minister's Residence!

 

"Salmon farming is destroying Scotland’s coastline, loch by loch, and with it the jobs of countless local people who depend for their livelihood on clean and living seas" says Roc Sandford of @oceanrebellion in today's Scotsman @TheScotsman #COP26 https://t.co/n1nBV27Cue pic.twitter.com/l1rNNXk3qp

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 4, 2021

 

 

Read today's Scotsman (including a video interview with Roc and Blue Sandford of Ocean Rebellion) online here

 

 

 

 

Watch a video report featuring Roc and Blue Sandford online here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video report from last night's @oceanrebellion protest against fishing and salmon farming outside the First Minister's residence at Bute House @NicolaSturgeon https://t.co/mwfJTr8Bio #COP26 @ScotlandSalmon @SalmonScotland @ScotGovNetZero pic.twitter.com/KX0KJUWHwY

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 4, 2021

 

 

 

 

The Sun reported (3 November 2021):

 

 

 

 

 

The First Minister of Scotland is a "slave to fish farms" - as projected onto Bute House @NicolaSturgeon last night by @oceanrebellion in Edinburgh @TheSun https://t.co/G8fpJS5Wf7 @ScotlandSalmon @tavishscott @scotgp @markruskell @patrickharvie @_KateForbes @MairiGougeon pic.twitter.com/GaSgxjkxRO

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 4, 2021

 

 

 

Ocean Rebellion reported (3 November 2021):

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is not sure if the First Minister's neighbours - which include the former owner of The Scottish Salmon Company - were looking on.

 

 

 

 

Anyone for 'Scottish' salmon? Imported as eggs from Norway & Iceland and bankrolled by £££$$€€s in #Norway, #Faroes, #USA, #Denmark & #Belgium
'Exclusively from Scotland' claims @salmon_scottish "Provenance guaranteed" @waitrose @wjhm93 @Folketrygdfond https://t.co/NusyErqUWk pic.twitter.com/H2CZUVJEjD

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 13, 2020

 

Over 5 Million Dead 'Scottish' Salmon Since 2017 @salmon_scottish - sponsored by investors from Norway, Sweden, Faroes, USA, Denmark, Belgium & Luxembourg! @Folketrygdfond @NorwayMFA @fiskeridir @NFdep @Try_Lochlander @SSPOsays @FergusEwingMSP @strathearnrose @marinescotland pic.twitter.com/37ehamHX24

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 13, 2020

 

 

 

 

In June 2019, lawyers representing The Scottish Salmon Company's controlling shareholder Yuriy Lopatynskyy threatened legal action against Scottish Salmon Watch for publishing information via 'Scottish Scamon'.   Here's the legal threat served in June 2019:

 

 

 

 

Read the section of the report on The Scottish Salmon Company which lawyers for Yuri Lopatinsky objected to (Scottish Salmon Watch did not remove the offending report and stands by the published information).    

 

 

 

 

Insider reported in June 2019:

 

 

 

 

The Scotsman reported in March 2010:

Telegraph: "Cop26 organisers roasted for serving ‘environmentally unfriendly’ salmon"

 

Cop26 organisers roasted for serving ‘environmentally unfriendly’ salmon https://t.co/bC9UtNUo5S @Telegraph @SalmonTroutCons @LochDuartSalmon @ScotlandSalmon @SalmonScotland @MairiGougeon @ScotGovNetZero @marinescotland

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 3, 2021

 

 

The Telegraph reported (2 November 2021):

 

 

 

 

 

For COP26 to serve up farmed salmon, the product of a fundamentally unsustainable industry, shows bad judgement, but sourcing it from a company with poor environmental credentials is inexcusable.

More here 👉 https://t.co/e5ZkWgtoXs

📷Corin Smith pic.twitter.com/O7ctC1Pbfz

— Salmon & Trout Conservation (@SalmonTroutCons) November 1, 2021

 

 

 

The Ferret reported in April 2019:

 

 

 

 

Read more via:

COP26 caterers sourcing farmed salmon from company with appalling environmental record!

Loch Duart drops "sustainable" claim after advertising ruling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read more via:

COP26 caterers sourcing farmed salmon from company with appalling environmental record!

Loch Duart drops "sustainable" claim after advertising ruling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Make the pledge to not buy, consume, or sell farmed salmon from open-net salmon farms"!

 

To protect wild fish, join our fight in opposing the continued operation or expansion of existing open-net salmon farms, or the establishment of new ones. Make the pledge to not buy, consume, or sell farmed salmon from open-net salmon farms.

Pledge 👉https://t.co/sm2ickUuIC pic.twitter.com/3GRXAfAh24

— Salmon & Trout Conservation (@SalmonTroutCons) November 2, 2021

 

Join Salmon & Trout Conservation in making the pledge to not buy, consume, or sell farmed salmon from open-net salmon farms!

 

 

 

 

Read more online here

 

 

 

 

Please join the global boycott against farmed salmon - take the salmon pledge today!

 

 

 

“I have taken farmed salmon completely off the menu. We don’t even have smoked salmon for breakfasts,” says chef James Coffey @IrishTimes @parkkenmare @jamescoffey1 @RelaisChateaux @salmonwatchire https://t.co/i5Y6hy6vLW#SalmonPledge

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) June 16, 2021

 

 

 

Find out more reasons to boycott farmed salmon online here

 

 

 

Friends don't let friends eat farmed salmon - please make a video pledge today! https://t.co/4aHyVQVGGA#SalmonPledge #Boycott #Farmed #Salmon pic.twitter.com/cuPmMCXLlW

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) April 5, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

Read more via:

Stick it to Tesco's 'Irresponsibly Sourced' Mowi Salmon!

COP26 caterers sourcing farmed salmon from company with appalling environmental record!

Climavore spawns boycott of farmed salmon across the UK - take the pledge today!

Make a Video Pledge to Boycott Farmed Salmon Today!

RSPCA Assured Scottish Salmon is a Welfare Nightmare - Don't Fall for the Scam!

Joanna Blythman in The Herald: "Why I can no longer stomach Scottish farmed salmon"

Take the Salmon Pledge - please join the boycott against farmed salmon!

Salmon Pledge Goes Wild Around the World! 

5 shocking reasons not to buy farmed salmon 

25 Reasons to Boycott Scottish Salmon

 

 

"The first step in Becoming CLIMAVORE is to remove farmed salmon from menus" @CookingSections @mcrartgallery @skyeatlas @wagonart @angusmurray86 @SkyeEcomuseum @RaasayHouse@balticgateshead @Tate https://t.co/5woFLftWwc #CLIMAVORE #Boycott #Scottish #Salmon @SSPOsays

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 6, 2021

 

 

Climavore spawns boycott of farmed salmon across the UK - take the pledge not to eat Scottish salmon today! https://t.co/zLYzqghPIh @SSPOsays @MowiScotlandLtd @sainsburys @LidlGB @salmon_scottish @scotseafarms @Tesco @asda @Morrisons @marksandspencer @waitrose @coopuk https://t.co/tc9TA0Xwsw pic.twitter.com/sRRiW4utBk

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 12, 2021

 

'Salmon Farming Kills' Visits COP26 in Glasgow - The Alchemy Experiment hosts Don Staniford (8th November)!

 

If you're in Glasgow for #COP26 please come to hear why 'Scottish' salmon should be avoided like the plague! @ScotlandSalmon @SalmonScotland @scotgp @MowiScotlandLtd @scotseafarms @salmon_scottish @HamishMacdonell @MairiGougeon #COP26Glasgow https://t.co/3q83wJRMZk pic.twitter.com/iPoE2wbSnf

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 2, 2021

 

 

 

The Alchemy Experiment is at 157 Byres Rd, Glasgow G12 8TS. 

 

 

 

 

 

Heading to Glasgow for #CoP26 - if you're in town on Monday please drop into the Alchemy Experiment to hear how 'Scottish' salmon farmers have proved the maxim: "You can’t polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter" @MowiScotlandLtd @ScotlandSalmon @scotseafarms @rspcaassured pic.twitter.com/V9uNrVFMN2

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 3, 2021

 

 

Watch Don in Netflix's 'Seaspiracy':

 

 

 

 

 

 

And in the Kate Winslet-narrated film 'Eating Our Way to Extinction' streaming now on AppleTV, Amazon, Google Play, iTunes and You Tube:

 

 

 

Undercover footage showing the extent of welfare abuse, mortalities, chemical use.

“This is what the industry doesn’t want us to see”@MairiGougeon @MairiMcAllan @MathesonMichael #COP26 pic.twitter.com/o9OAKjjuxm

— Salmon Scotland (@SalmonScotland) October 22, 2021

 

 

 

Take the pledge not to eat farmed salmon online here

 

 

 

Read more via:

Podcast: "The Cost of Salmon Farming" by the Compassionate Road

The Dangers of Farmed Scottish Salmon & All Open Pen Salmon with Don Staniford

"Secret Salmon" - Talk to River Spey Anglers' Association

Video Interview with Don Staniford on Fishing REAL

 

 

Listen to a podcast on "The Cost of Salmon Farming" https://t.co/0GVac6pGqy "Farmed salmon is now one of the most popular fish eaten, yet many consumers are not aware that it is even farmed, and at a great cost" pic.twitter.com/EXWskNCA5D

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 17, 2020

 

 

 

 

Stick it to Tesco's 'Irresponsibly Sourced' Mowi Salmon!

 

Who would like some stickers to add to Tesco's latest farmed Scottish salmon range? @Tesco @MowiScotlandLtd @ScotlandSalmon https://t.co/nY1VMv6La2 pic.twitter.com/Zrepzy4rf2

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 2, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fish Farming Expert reported (1 November 2021):

 

 

 

 

Salmon Business reported (3 November 2021):

 

 

 

 

Caveat Emptor - buyer beware of cheap & nasty Mowi salmon! @MowiScotlandLtd @ScotlandSalmon https://t.co/NgLIoKYfu3

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 3, 2021

 

 

 

More on Mowi via:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read more via:

• Irresponsible Scottish Salmon Exposed: 'Scotland's Aquaculture' Publishes Data on Toxic Chemicals Use, Morts & Biomass Breaches 
• Sunday Times: "Greenwashing claim over effect of fish farming" 
• The Oban Times: "Mowi takes anti-salmon farming campaigner to court"
• Pyrrhic Victory or Legal Loss - Mowi's 'asymmetric war' is doomed to failure!
• Mowi Ignores Newton's 'Third Law of Motion' - for every action, there's an equal & opposite reaction!
• Censored: Trade Press Ignore 'Droit de Response' (Right of Reply) - until politely asked to do so!
• "The People Are Disgusted With Mowi's Legal Action Against Don Staniford - Stop Buying Mowi Salmon!"
• Mowi Actively Courts Trade Press Backlash Vs 'Irrational' & 'Fanatical' Activist!
• STV News: "Salmon farm firm takes legal action against animal welfare campaigner"
• Intrafish Editor's Picks: "Mowi fed up with salmon farming activist"
• Mowi Whistleblower Leaks Photos & Video: "fish farming is a disgusting industry"!
• Video Shows Mowi Acting Recklessly & Dangerously - a licence to kill?
• Press statement on lawsuit vs Mowi
• Mowi press release: "Court order sought to protect health and safety"
• "Mowi takes long-time salmon farming opponent to court" (Intrafish)

 

 

I will be defending Mowi's legal action in the strongest terms - the truth always wins out in the end! @IntraFish https://t.co/griR3K3N6a @MowiScotlandLtd @SSPOsays @Folketrygdfond @tavishscott

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 8, 2021

 

 

Watch out for a new report - 'Greenwashing Scottish Salmon' - out in early 2022: