'Case Information' published last week (6 January 2022) by the Scottish Government exposes the horrors of salmon farms operated by RSPCA Assured Norwegian giant Mowi - including 117,414 dead lumpfish (49% mortality), lice infestation, use of the toxic chemicals Hydrogen peroxide and Azamethiphos, Amoebic Gill Disease, Heart & Skeletal Muscle Inflammation, Yersinia (Black Death), Cardiomyopathy syndrome, Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis virus and Salmonid alphavirus.
All sorts of problems in Loch Erisort for @rspcaassured @MowiScotlandLtd! Data published @marinescotland reveals 117,414 dead lumpfish (49% mortality), lice infestation, Heart & Skeletal Muscle Inflammation, Yersinia (Black Death) & Cardiomyopathy syndrome https://t.co/DYF8JPYEoO pic.twitter.com/29ttoKeebH
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) January 12, 2022
Here's a Fish Health Inspectorate report (Cases 20210390-20210430) detailing an inspection of Mowi's North Shore salmon farm in Loch Erisort on 20 October 2021:
REVEALED: Mowi's @rspcaassured North Shore salmon farm in Loch Erisort infested with 9 to 20 lice per fish - as reported via @marinescotland inspection in October 2021 https://t.co/WK0SjATflz @MowiScotlandLtd @ScotlandSalmon @ASC_aqua @HamishMacdonell @tavishscott @Folketrygdfond pic.twitter.com/f3r17F4btg
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) January 11, 2022
Anyone for 'healthy' & "responsibly farmed" @rspcaassured Mowi salmon fresh from Loch Erisort?
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) January 11, 2022
Comes with lice infestation, Heart & Skeletal Muscle Inflammation, Cardiomyopathy syndrome & Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis virus! @marinescotland @sainsburys @Tesco @AldiUK @LidlGB pic.twitter.com/NCvwEQuymk
Scottish Salmon Watch reported in April 2020:
Be Sure to Boycott RSPCA Assured Scottish Salmon! https://t.co/61yIroIUBp Shocking new photos published of Mowi's disease-ridden North Shore feedlot in Loch Erisort @marinescotland @MowiScotlandLtd "visibly moribund fish" & "significant lice damage" @sainsburys @rspcaassured pic.twitter.com/gjLaeqpcFz
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) April 7, 2020
Scottish Salmon Watch reported in January 2020:
All Sorts of Problems for RSPCA Assured Mowi in Loch Erisort (Yet Again)! https://t.co/K1AzBjwv9e @MowiScotlandLtd @APHAgovuk @rspcaassured @SSPCA_Mike @marinescotland @HebridesNews @WHFP1 @Sygazette @KateForbesMSP @FergusEwingMSP @BBCScotlandNews @sainsburys @LidlGB @AldiUK pic.twitter.com/KhYMx9wwCN
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) January 28, 2020
Mmmmm - who's for some 'healthy' Mowi salmon fresh from Loch Erisort (shamefully certified - along with all Mowi's salmon farming production - as welfare friendly via RSPCA Assured)?
Photos: RSPCA Assured salmon farmed at Mowi's Tabhaigh site in Loch Erisort (published in January 2020 by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate)
BBC News reported in October 2017:
The Daily Mail reported in January 2018:
In November 2021, Scottish Salmon Watch reported that the Advertising Standards Authority was investigating a complaint filed against Mowi's "responsibly farmed" Scottish salmon as advertised by Tesco and Sainsbury's.
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
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 22, 2021
Scottish salmon is irresponsibly farmed! @ScotlandSalmon pic.twitter.com/PzmQeFu5D3
Read more via:
Mass mortalities at ASC-certified Mowi!
Gotcha: Mowi's "Responsibly Farmed" Scottish Salmon Caught in Advertising Standards Net!
Stick it to Tesco's 'Irresponsibly Sourced' Mowi Salmon!
Mowi Whistleblower Leaks Photos & Video: "fish farming is a disgusting industry"!
Mowi's Mortality Nigthmare - Farmed Salmon is Dead in the Water!
Welfare Complaint Filed Vs Mowi's RSPCA Assured "Responsibly Sourced" Scottish Salmon
Mowi's 'Healthy' RSPCA Assured & ASC-Certified Salmon Farm at Gorsten (as featured in Seaspiracy)
All Sorts of Problems for Mowi in Loch Erisort (Yet Again)!
Mowi's North Shore salmon farm - certified via @rspcaassured - reported 336,388 mortalities in 2019/20 (one report was over 2 years late) due to "severe lice infestation" & a host of diseases @MowiScotlandLtd https://t.co/61yIroIUBp Stop selling it! @sainsburys @LidlGB @AldiUK pic.twitter.com/cZT6himj8J
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) April 8, 2020