Fake News @ScotlandSalmon? - 59.5% mortality @MowiScotlandLtd in Loch Greshornish @rspcaassured; 57.8% at Bakkafrost's Greanamul salmon farm @Folketrygdfond & 50% death rate at Mowi's @ASC_aqua Camus Glas
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) September 9, 2022
How is half the fish dying "responsible"? @_KateForbes @Ianblackford_MP pic.twitter.com/2yIh1C5oon
"Various campaigners promote false information about the UK’s number one food export, farm-raised Scottish salmon," claimed Cooke press spokesman Joel Richardson in yesterday's Fish Farming Expert (8 September 2022). "They are misleading the public in an attempt to further their own agendas".
Crook err I mean Cooke claim "various campaigners promote false information about the UK’s number one food export, farm-raised Scottish salmon" https://t.co/2YYUT4dw23
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) September 9, 2022
You mean this 'Case Information' @marinescotland showing welfare abuse at 'organic' @CookeScotland off Westray? pic.twitter.com/DDetOlvTiN
If the public - or indeed certification bodies and supermarkets guilty of greenwashing "responsibly sourced" Scottish salmon - want to groundtruth the 'false information' peddled by campaigners then the best (i.e. highlighting the worst) source of information is published by the salmon farming industry lobby group Salmon Scotland. Here's the latest mortality data for salmon farms in Scotland in July 2022:
Scottish farmed salmon is clearly completely sustainable since only half of them die from disease and infestation before being harvested. This means we must triple the size of the industry in order to keep up a supply of undead fish for the general public. Obvious innit.
— Niall McKillop (@Badabrach) September 9, 2022
Here's mortality data published by Salmon Scotland for June 2022:
REVEALED: Mortality rates at feedlots across Scotland are leaping like a lice-infested salmon - with a staggering 55.9% (i.e. more than half of the fish dying) @MowiScotlandLtd @rspcaassured @ASC_aqua Greanem in North Uist https://t.co/kjNDyAMgKa @ScotlandSalmon @tavishscott pic.twitter.com/4893yS4LQ2
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 23, 2022
$camon Scotland reported in February 2022:
Breaking News: 82.1% mortality rate (i.e. four out of every five fish dying) @salmon_scottish in Druimyeon Bay; 66% (i.e. two out of every three fish dying) at Vacasay on Lewis & 50% mortality @LochDuartSalmon in the Sound of Harris @ScotlandSalmon https://t.co/kjNDyAMgKa pic.twitter.com/l2umcA571d
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 15, 2022
Data for mortalities during December 2021 (which includes cummulative mortality rates over the whole harvest cycle) have just been posted by Salmon Scotland - download online here
Thousands of rotting salmon ‘stink out’ village after mass death at farm.https://t.co/hOoOmXr0n7
— STV News (@STVNews) October 20, 2021
In what world can a food product which suffers 50%+ mortality be marketed as "responsibly sourced" and "farmed responsibly"? Shame on supermarkets and certifiers such as the Soil Association, Aquaculture Stewardship Council and RSPCA Assured for greenwashing disease-ridden toxic Scottish salmon. And shame on the Advertising Standards Authority and Competition and Markets Authority for allowing such false information to mislead the public!
In what world can a food product which suffers 50%+ mortality be marketed as "responsibly sourced" & "farmed responsibly"? Shame on supermarkets and certifiers for greenwashing disease-ridden toxic Scottish salmon! @ASA_UK @CMAgovUK @ScotlandSalmon @rspcaassured @MowiScotlandLtd pic.twitter.com/NgULQn8VmS
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) September 9, 2022
Anyone actually reading the industry's own data - and digesting the ugly truth behind the UK's #1 food export - cannot escape the conclusion that far from being "responsibly sourced" and "farmed responsibly" (as claimed by RSPCA Assured and the Aquaculture Stewardship Council) Scottish salmon is irresponsibly farmed.
Just a thought - why don't MSPs visit salmon farms with mortality & disease problems? @ScotlandSalmon https://t.co/kjNDyAMgKa
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) September 8, 2022
If over half the livestock in a field were dying then the public would be outraged! @SP_NetZero @ArianeBurgessHI @fincarson @jenni_minto @LabourMercedes https://t.co/im6gT6DCpV pic.twitter.com/McYDxohAjR
In November 2021, Scottish Salmon Watch filed complaints against "responsibly sourced" and "responsibly farmed" Scottish salmon with the Advertising Standards Authority and Competion and Markets Authority.
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
In January 2022, Scottish Salmon Watch wrote an open letter to the ASC asking that certification of Scottish salmon as "farmed responsibly" be cancelled due to the use of toxic chemicals, mass mortalities, infectious diseases and lice infestations.
Open letter to the ASC: Please cancel all certification of Mowi's toxic Scottish salmon! https://t.co/N9MwDaN0kQ @ASC_aqua @MowiScotlandLtd @fms_scotland @SalmonTroutCons
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) January 6, 2022
Scottish salmon is farmed irresponsibly not responsibly! @rspcaassured @ASA_UK @sainsburys @Tesco @LidlGB pic.twitter.com/3L76as7mTY
In February 2022, $camon $cotland (formerly Scottish Salmon Watch) filed a complaint with Trading Standards against Mowi's 'organic' salmon sold via Ocado and Sainsbury's.
Complaint filed vs @Ocado & @sainsburys for deceptive marketing of "responsibly sourced" Scottish salmon with Trading Standards @CMAgovUK
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 16, 2022
Breach of the 'Green Claims Code' over marketing of @MowiScotlandLtd 'organic' salmon @SoilAssociation @SoilAssocScot https://t.co/DZVQ9cEB83 pic.twitter.com/9EvfLvCv8l
Later in February 2022, $camon $cotland called on Marks & Spencer to boycott RSPCA Assured "responsibly sourced" Scottish salmon from Norskott Havbruk (Scottish Sea Farms) due to Infectious Salmon Anaemia.
Anyone for M&S’s Virus-Laden Scottish Salmon (don’t worry, it’s “responsibly sourced” & @rspcaassured)?!https://t.co/A1AHbV9xFs @marksandspencer @scotseafarms @LeroySeafood @RSPCA_PATeam @Ecohustler
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 14, 2022
How many ISA-ridden Scottish salmon have been sold by M&S? #marksandspencer pic.twitter.com/kkNz7OcV1F
$camon $cotland reported in March 2022 - sourced from data reported by salmon farms in Scotland to the Scottish Government and published online via the Fish Health Inspectorate - that over 1.8 million "responsibly sourced" farmed salmon had died in the first six weeks of 2022.
A whistleblower told Scottish Salmon Watch in January that 600,000 farmed salmon had died in a welfare disaster @salmon_scottish's Applecross Hatchery - today @marinescotland reported 715,592 farmed salmon had died with a "systemic investigation ongoing"! https://t.co/DqDKfxFOiw pic.twitter.com/Hbb6bOPH2k
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 7, 2022
In May 2022, $camon $cotland filed a complaint against Sainsbury's with the Advertising Standards Authority.
Complaint filed today vs Sainsbury's for falsely advertising "responsibly sourced salmon" @ASA_UK
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 4, 2022
"No amount of greenwashing can hide the fact that Scottish salmon farming is inherently unsustainable and irresponsible" @sainsburys @ASC_aqua @rspcaassured https://t.co/vomcYIZ4Cd pic.twitter.com/ZMQQDMiLFn
Later in May 2022, $camon $cotland reported (once again sourced via industry reported data) how ASC-certified and RSPCA Assured Mowi was plagued by disease and mass mortalities (a staggering 10 million morts reported by Mowi since 2019 - according to industry reported data published by the Scottish Government).
Mowi Scotland reports a 42% fall in Q1 production from 2021 to 2022. "The overall biological situation is more challenging than in 2021, mainly related to AGD and gill issues. CMS also remains at a relatively high rate of detection" @MowiScotlandLtd https://t.co/nWtY8GzkTJ pic.twitter.com/ASgtu4Qsh3
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 12, 2022
Revealed: 10 Million Salmon Morts @MowiScotlandLtd Since 2019! @rspcaassured @ASC_aqua
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 13, 2022
Served @sainsburys @Tesco @AldiUK @LidlGB & other green-washed retailers with a side order of infectious diseases, toxic chemicals & antibiotics @ScotlandSalmon https://t.co/2yUq4oAE4C pic.twitter.com/mQnz8ZP8nW
Last month, Mowi reported a 32% fall in Scottish salmon farming production due to disease and mortality problems.
Mowi's Q2 2022 report reveals that Scottish salmon farming production fell 32% from Q2 2021 (falling from 19,162 to 12,954 tonnes) due to disease problems such as AGD & CMS, treatment mortality & poor quality "externally sourced" eggs @MowiScotlandLtd https://t.co/7VPQLKsfHP pic.twitter.com/u6gmrCJUip
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 24, 2022
All the time, Scottish Salmon Watch and $camon $cotland has sourced our information direct from published data - which is self-reported industry data made available to the public online via the Scottish Government's 'FHI Mortality Information' and 'FHI Case Information'; data published by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and Marine Scotland via Scotland's Aquaculture; data published by Salmon Scotland, data published via quarterly reports published salmon farming companies and photos taken by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate during visits to salmon farms. The truth clearly hurts and upsets PR flaks who are desperately trying to polish the turd that is Scottish salmon.
Edie Bowles @Animallawyersuk said the dossier, compiled by Don Staniford, a critic of salmon farming, indicated “systemic and obvious” pain & suffering that could justify legal action against @scotgov @MairiGougeon @SSPOsays https://t.co/ZuzAis8gEr @SundayTimesScot @ciwf @scotgp pic.twitter.com/RPVIAL3KlS
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 2, 2020
So when Joel Richardson of Cooke spouts about campaigners "misleading the public" with "false information" he is discrediting data supplied by the salmon farming industry and information gathered by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate's visits to salmon farms. Take a look in the mirror Mr Richardson and it's not a pretty sight (even if your Scottish salmon is certified as 'organic' and marketed as 'welfare friendly' via RSPCA Assured)!
Organic Scamon: here's what Cooke Aquaculture's salmon from Westray on Orkney look like (as inspected by @marinescotland in May) @The_Orcadian @bbcorkney @OrkneyCouncil
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 24, 2022
Why does the @SoilAssociation certify salmon farms as 'organic'? @SoilAssocScot @CookeScotland @cookeseafood pic.twitter.com/7FTcnt01zG
The uncomfortable truth is that Scottish salmon is greenwashed by certifiers such as the ASC, Soil Association and RSPCA Assured who rake in dirty $almoney.
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
Given the gruesome nature of Scottish salmon it is not surprising that salmon farming companies have attempted - unsuccessfully as it turned out - to stop publication claiming the public would not understand images of welfare abuse and disease.
Mowi: "the risk of people turning away from a healthy food such as salmon as a reaction to irresponsible use of photos for the sole purpose of creating fear in the consumer, is a risk to public health" https://t.co/u9Fk2kOkxz @MowiScotlandLtd @marinescotland @FergusEwingMSP pic.twitter.com/M3AyD3jMTm
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 24, 2019
And now Norwegian giant Mowi is attempting to shut down secret filming inside salmon farms across Scotland to stop the public seeing the ugly truth about their disease-ridden operations.
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 @rspcaassured Scottish salmon https://t.co/vF5nFV2sCD @MowiScotlandLtd @SSPOsays pic.twitter.com/UMMNlwvXq3
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 9, 2021
Thankfully, the truth always wins out in the end. The camera never lies - unlike salmon farmers!
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
This shocking leaked footage shows salmon being eaten alive by lice at a fish farm in Scotland! pic.twitter.com/EoUO3dv5ee
— seaspiracy (@seaspiracy) August 2, 2021
Big shout out to the pioneers of secret filming & all the brave warriors who dared lift the lid on disease-ridden salmon farming - the underwater filming with Go Pro cameras started @alex4salmon in 2016 has turned the tide! https://t.co/ozbDedwAG6 @seashepherd @CaptPaulWatson pic.twitter.com/S1PPpCd3X9
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 15, 2021
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Dead in the Water - Scottish Salmon's Mortality Mountain Piles Ever Higher in 2021!
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Lousy 'Scottish' Salmon - the most lice-infested salmon farms named & shamed!
STV News: "Thousands of rotting salmon ‘stink out’ village after mass death at farm"
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Mowi's 'Healthy' RSPCA Assured & ASC-Certified Salmon Farm at Gorsten (as featured in Seaspiracy)
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ASC-Certified Scottish Salmon Dead in the Water!
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Revealed: Burned, Buried & Ensiled Scottish Salmon
Update: 25 Million Mass Mortalities on Scottish Salmon Farms
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The Case Against Scottish Salmon - An Update on Diseases & Mass Mortalities!
2.2 Million Missing Mortalities at Scottish Sea Farms?
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Over One Million Morts for Scottish Salmon in September 2020!
Survival of the Unhealthiest Scottish Salmon - New data reveals shocking mortality rates!
Dead in the Water - New Data Reveals Mass Mortalities & Disease on Scottish Salmon Farms
The Ferret: "Farmed salmon deaths from disease reach record high"
The Killing Farms - Scottish Salmon's Horror Story Continues!