Question Time: How can supermarkets promote Scottish salmon as "farmed responsibly" & "responsibly sourced" when 20%+ of the poor fish are dying cruel deaths in ONE week? @MowiScotlandLtd @ASC_aqua @rspcaassured @ScotlandSalmon @TavishScott @philip_ciwf @ASA_UK @CMAgovUK @scotgp https://t.co/YEigQQ2R7y pic.twitter.com/9LtnYOZs4h
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 23, 2022
Mortality data published earlier this month by Mowi makes for grim reading - with reports of mass mortalities at Marulaig Bay and Stulaigh (both certified as "farmed responsibly" via the Aquaculture Stewardship and accredited as "responsibly sourced" via RSPCA Assured) for the week ending 25 September with 21.28% and 12.49% mortality in ONE week!
EXPOSED: 21% mortality in ONE WEEK at Mowi's Marulaig Bay salmon farm in South Uist - nothing to see here as it's certified as "farmed responsibly" @ASC_aqua & welfare-friendly via @rspcaassured https://t.co/Tzx20nWZRr @MowiScotlandLtd @ScotlandSalmon @TavishScott @MairiGougeon pic.twitter.com/8w3UwePVGG
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 23, 2022
Data published for the week ending 18 September 2022 reveals further mass mortalities at ASC-certified and RSPCA Assured Muck and Stulaigh salmon farms with 15.5% and 19.5% mortality in ONE week!
Read & Weep: 19.5% mortality (that's one in every five fish dead) in ONE WEEK @MowiScotlandLtd in South Uist (Stulaigh) & 15.5% on Muck @ScotlandSalmon
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 23, 2022
How can you condone such profound animal cruelty as "responsible"? @ASC_aqua @rspcaassured @RSPCAChris https://t.co/Sc3IPkwtyg pic.twitter.com/03gjFRdXiT
Data published for the week ending 11 September 2022 reveal 21% mortality in ONE WEEK at ASC-certified and RSPCA Assured Rum salmon farm:
If 21% of the turkeys farmed by Bernard Matthews died in ONE WEEK would Sainsbury's still market the farm as "responsibly sourced"? @rspcaassured @ASC_aqua
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 23, 2022
Please end the welfare nightmare of Scottish salmon now! @philip_ciwf @ChrisGPackham @PeterEgan6 @brianblessed @RSPCAChris pic.twitter.com/x3j2NleSme
Data published online by the ASC reveals that there are 27 salmon farms already certified in Scotland - 25 of which are operated by Mowi - with 14 salmon farms currently being audited:
EXPOSED: The Aquaculture Stewardship Council should be rebranded The Abominable Salmon Council! @ASC_aqua @Salmoskius https://t.co/zcpvAyB9TU
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 12, 2022
How the hell can mass mortalities, disease & welfare abuse be certified as "responsible"?
Shame on @sainsburys @Tesco @rspcaassured @ciwf pic.twitter.com/2PaGx4uzmO
Earlier this month (14 October 2022), $camon $cotland wrote to the ASC and RSPCA Assured demanding an immediate end to the certification of Scottish salmon as "farmed responsibly" and "responsibly sourced".
Please end torture & cruelty on salmon farms in Scotland! @ScotlandSalmon @MowiScotlandLtd
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 14, 2022
Stop certifying Scottish salmon as "responsibly sourced" @rspcaassured & "farmed responsibly" @ASC_aqua https://t.co/GdiaY00bHJ #RSPCA #ASC #Scottish #Scamon@philip_ciwf @Animallawyersuk pic.twitter.com/S6O6cYkQQc
Why does the R$PCA continue to condone cruelty, unnecessary suffering & mass mortalities on disease-ridden salmon farms in $cotland? @rspcaassured @RSPCA_official @RSPCAChris @DermotRSPCA @Emma_Slav @SSPCA_Kirsteen @SSPCA_Mike @ChrisGPackham @BillOddie @brianblessed @philip_ciwf pic.twitter.com/GUNTU9xB9i
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 14, 2022
$camon $cotland reported in August 2022:
How can 56% mortality (i.e. over half the fish dying) be marketed as "responsibly farmed" & "responsibly sourced" @rspcaassured @ASC_aqua @Tesco @sainsburys @MowiScotlandLtd ? https://t.co/PuckNO9qq9 @ASA_UK @ClientEarth @SSC_seafood @LidlGB @AldiUK @ScotlandSalmon #Greenwash pic.twitter.com/h9bILNMmWR
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 23, 2022
Here's data for June 2022 which reveals a staggering mortality rate of 55.9% at Mowi's Greanem salmon farm in North Uist (a site certified by the ASC in April 2022 and accredited as 'welfare-friendly' via RSPCA Assured):
Exposed: Certification of 'responsibly' farmed @MowiScotlandLtd via the Aquaculture Stewardship Council @ASC_aqua permits mortality rates at salmon farms in excess of 36% (not to mention the use of cancer-causing chemicals & antibiotics)! https://t.co/HsXs18bIo6 @rspcaassured pic.twitter.com/XR0vxDDfrQ
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) December 13, 2021
Read more via:
Death Rates Soar at Salmon Farms (according to data published by Salmon Scotland)
Press Release: "Year of the Dead Salmon: Scottish Salmon Plagued by Mass Mortality Problems"
Media Backgrounder: Year of the Dead Salmon - Bakkafrost Scotland is the King of Death!
Exposed: 10 Million Morts at RSPCA Assured Mowi Since 2019!
Closing the Net on Welfare Abuse on Salmon Farms - Scottish Veterinary Service replaces APHA
Mowi's "Woes in Scotland" - Disease & Deaths Cause £5.6 Million Losses!
Over 80% Mortality at The Scottish Salmon Company!!!
ASC-Certified/Audited Mass Mortalities Pile Up at Lousy Mowi & Scottish Sea Farms!
New Mortality Data for Disease-Ridden Scottish Salmon - 700,000+ in the first two weeks of December!
Open letter to the ASC: Please cancel all certification of Mowi's toxic Scottish salmon!
Mass mortalities at ASC-certified Mowi!
Videos of Welfare Abuse at The Scottish Salmon Company in Loch Carron (West Strome salmon farm)
Breaking News: "Horror Videos Reveal Welfare Abuse Inside Scottish Salmon & Trout Cages"
Rest Assured - the RSPCA has been captured, co-opted & corrupted by the Salmafia
Letter to Secretary of State re. Welfare Abuse at Scottish Salmon Farms
Whitewashing Welfare Abuse of Scottish Salmon (as sponsored via RSPCA, SSPCA & APHA)
Update: Mortality Rate Over 36% At RSPCA Assured Scottish Salmon!
Mowi's 'Healthy' RSPCA Assured & ASC-Certified Salmon Farm at Gorsten (as featured in Seaspiracy)
Media Backgrounder: The Welfare Nightmare of Scottish Salmon (Updated)
Mowi Moves Goalposts on ASC Certification
Ongoing welfare abuse & unnecessary suffering on salmon farms - why no prosecutions?
RSPCA Suspend Salmon Farm Inspections
Censored: Welfare Abuse on Salmon Farms
Photo Dossier of Diseased, Deformed & Abused Scottish Salmon
Welfare Abuse at Scottish Salmon Farms - Why No Legal Enforcement Or Prosecutions?
Legal Complaint Vs Breaches of Animal Health & Welfare (Scotland) Act
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!
REVEALED: 21% Mortality at Mowi's ASC-Certified & RSPCA Assured salmon farms (Marulaig Bay & Rum) in ONE WEEK!!! https://t.co/Sc3IPkOCMo
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 24, 2022
Please stop greenwashing Scottish salmon as "responsibly sourced"! @rspcaassured @ASC_aqua @ScotlandSalmon @MowiScotlandLtd @SSC_seafood @ciwf pic.twitter.com/EFlaZIwlpb
Addendum:
Date: Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 8:56 AM
Subject: 21% Mortality at Mowi's ASC-Certified & RSPCA Assured Marulaig Bay & Rum in ONE WEEK!!!
To: <[email protected]>, Jack Cutforth <[email protected]>, Chris Ninnes <[email protected]>, Bertrand Charron <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>
Due to rising mass mortalities @rspcaassured & @ASC_aqua certified salmon farms, accreditation must be immediately withdrawn from Mowi's Marulaig Bay, Stulaigh, Rum & Muck sites where mortality rates are 15%+ in ONE WEEK! @MowiScotlandLtd @ScotlandSalmon https://t.co/Sc3IPkOCMo pic.twitter.com/15cuQQ9xSR
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 24, 2022
Date: Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: Open Letter to the RSPCA & ASC - please stop certifying Scottish salmon as "responsibly farmed"!
To: <[email protected]>, Hello <[email protected]>, Clive Brazier <[email protected]>, Help Account <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, Ray Goodfellow <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, [email protected] <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>
Marketing claims via @rspcaassured that Scottish salmon is 'welfare-friendly' are dead in the water along with millions of dead Scottish salmon each year. Shame on supermarkets such as @sainsburys & @Tesco for greenwashing welfare abuse! @MowiScotlandLtd https://t.co/Sc3IPkwtyg pic.twitter.com/4EBkmvSNz5
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 24, 2022