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10/09/2020

Zero Escapees Recovered by Mowi Out of 48,834 - That's Officially 0%!

 



 

As news emerges that escapees from Mowi's salmon farm in the Kilbrannan Sound (where 48,834 fish escaped in August 2020) are now being caught in English rivers, data published by Marine Scotland via 'Scotland's Aquaculture' shows that a big fat zero have been recovered by Norwegian-owned Mowi (formerly called Marine Harvest). 

 

Zero recovered Mowi Carradale 9 oct 2020

 

 

Whilst Mowi apparently does precious little to recapture the escapees, the genetic pollutants are now turning up in English rivers.

 

 

 

 

 

Mowi reported another escape of 73,684 salmon from their farm off Colonsay in January 2020 - with zero escaped fish reported as recovered.

 

Zero recovered Mowi Colonsay 17 Jan 2020

 

 

Zero escapees were officially reported as recovered after 23,970 fish escaped from Mowi's Hellisay salmon farm in October 2019:

 

Zero recovered Mowi Helisay10 Oct 2019

 

 

And zero escapees were officially reported as recovered when another 24,752 salmon escaped from Mowi's Hellisay site in December 2018.

 

Zero recovered Mowi Helisay18 Dec 2018

 

 

When 16,000 farmed salmon escaped from Mowi's Carradale site in Kilbrannan Sound in June 2015, zero fish were officially reported as recovered.

 

Zero recovered Mowi Carradale June 2015

 

 

When 10,775 farmed salmon escaped from Mowi's freshwater site in Loch Lochy at least 1,000 escapees were reported as recovered with efforts described as "ongoing".

 

Zero recovered Mowi Lochy 2010 1 000 recovered

 

 

 

Mowi's appalling track record in Scotland recapturing/recovering escapees contrasts with a legal requirement in Chile to recapture 10% of escapees. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mowi's policy of 'zero fish escapes' is clearly not working but it seems in Scotland, at least, it's policy of zero escapees recovered is working extremely well.  Fish Farming Expert reported in June 2016:

 

Zero escapes Mowi policy

 

 

Whilst the Scottish Government's actions - or lack of them - rate a big fat zero it seems that the Norwegian and Chilean Government are tightening the net on polluters allowing escapes. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read more via:

Far from Fine: Mowi Recaptures Less Than 1% of Escapees in Scotland!

Fines, Lost Licences & Prison Sentences for Repeat Escape Offenders!

Beware of Deformed Mowi Salmon!

Whistleblower Photos of Marine Harvest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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