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03/23/2021

Netflix Lifts the Lid on Diseased Scottish Salmon - 'Seaspiracy' Out Tomorrow (24 March)!

 

 

 

Tomorrow (24 March 2021) marks the launch of the documentary 'Seaspiracy' on Netflix which exposes global corruption in the fishing industry as well as lifting the lid (quite literally) on disease-ridden Scottish salmon. 

 

Seaspiracy Netflix salmon poster

 

Seaspiracy poster

 

 

Update (24 March 2021) - watch online now!

 

 

 

 



 

The Courier reported (24 March 2021) on "The shocking revelations of Netflix’s new documentary on marine pollution" citing shocking video footage from Corin Smith of disease-ridden salmon at The Scottish Salmon Company in Loch Roag on the Isle of Lewis:

 

Seaspiracy Courier 24 March 2021 #1

Seaspiracy Courier 24 March 2021 #2

 

 

"The documentary, which comes out on Wednesday, March 24 promises to both shock your heart and your stomach," reported The Sun newspaper (17 March 2021).

 

Seaspiracy Sun 17 March 2021

 

 

Intrafish reported (5 March 2021):

 

Seaspiracy Intrafish 5 March 2021

 

 

Watch the trailer for Seaspiracy online here

 

 

 

 

Here's video footage shot by Scottish Salmon Watch at Mowi's Gorsten salmon farm in Loch Linnhe (similar to footage which may feature in 'Seaspiracy'):

 

 

 

 



And gruesome video footage of welfare abuse in Scottish salmon farms from photographer Corin Smith is expected to feature in 'Seaspiracy' (a follow up to 'Cowspiracy'). 

 

 

 

Scottish Salmon Watch estimate that over 40 million farmed salmon die in hatcheries and on sea cage salmon farms - that's a 50% mortality rate from hatch to 'catch':

 

 

 

 

However, the salmon farming industry in Scotland which is 99% owned by foreign interests (predominantly Norwegian) has refused to provide data on numbers of dead salmon since 2012 (arguing in 2013 that publication would be "commercially damaging").

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Sunday Mail reported on the "disease hell" on Scottish salmon farms back in November 2018:

 

Sunday Mail 24 Nov 2018 # Newspaper version

 

Sunday Mail 24 Nov 2018 #2 video

 

 

 

Latvian TV also lifted the lid on disease-ridden Scottish salmon via an undercover program broadcast on 17 December 2018.  The Latvian broadcast - via a program called 'Hidden Camera' - included a report from the top of one of Mowi's skips laden with disease-ridden farmed salmon:

 

Latvian TV #4 Don with reporter on top of skip

 

Latvian TV #4 Don with Go Pro on top of skip

 

 

 

Over two years later, Mowi's Gorsten salmon farm in Loch Linnhe is still experiencing problems.  Inside Scottish Salmon Feedlots reported (1 March 2021):

 

CONSUMER WARNING | TESCO finest*, Scottish Smoked Salmon (in stores 28 Feb 2021) (sea lice parasite infestation level...

Posted by Inside Scottish Salmon Feedlots on Monday, March 1, 2021

 

Gorsten

 

 

Earlier today (23 March 2021), gruesome video footage and a damning report was published by Compassion In World Farming and OneKind exposing welfare abuse on salmon farms across Scotland.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Ferret reported earlier today (23 March 2021):

 

Ferret 23 March 2021 #1

 

 

 

 

The Ferret article ended with:

 

Seaspiracy Ferret ref 23 March 2021

 

 

Seaspiracy Lifting Lid

 

 

 

Watch more video footage of disease-ridden Mowi salmon:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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