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Named & Shamed: Scotland's Most Deadly Salmon Farms in 2022 (as sponsored by RSPCA Assured & the ASC)!

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Based upon information published on 9 January 2023 by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate (data up to the end of November 2022), here's the most deadly sea cage salmon farms in Scotland during 2022 - plagued by disease problems such as Rickettsia, Heart & Skeletal Muscle Inflammation, Amoebic Gill Disease, Salmon Gill Poxvirus, Pancreas Disease, Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis, Furunculosis, Piscine Reovirus, Vibrio and Sea Lice:

 

Jan 2023 league table of worst header

 

Jan 2023 league table of worst #1

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Scottish salmon's 2022 league of shame is headed by RSPCA Assured Bakkafrost in East Tarbert Bay off the Isle of Gigha with a staggering 781,352 dead fish killed via 17 'Mortality Event Reports' which cited lice infestation, Piscine Reovirus, Amoebic Gill Disease, physical damage, Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis, Vibrio, Aeromonas (Furunculosis) and Rickettsia:

 

Jan 2023 sites #13 East Tarbert 781K

Jan 2023 sites #14 East Tarbert 781K

 

 

 

 

 

During 2022, RSPCA Assured Scottish Sea Farms (exclusive supplier to M&S) reported 690,211 dead fish in Loch Nevis - audited by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council in December 2022 - via 22 'Mortality Event Reports' with Gill Health (Complex Gill Diseases) and Environment (jellyfish bloom and zooplankton insult) cited by the Fish Health Inspectorate as causes of mortality:

 

Jan 2023 sites #34 Nevis 690K

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mowi's aptly-named 'Bay of the Dead Heads' (Bagh Dail Nan Ceann) salmon farm in the Sound of Jura - being audited by the ASC this week (16-20 January 2023) and already certified as 'welfare friendly' via RSPCA Assured - has racked up 588,514 morts during 2022 via 8 'Mortality Event Reports' with Rickettsia, Salmon Gill Poxvirus and Amoebic Gill Disease cited in the case reports published by the Fish Health Inspectorate:

 

Jan 2023 sites #5 BDNC 588K

 

Mowi Logo with photo #14

 

 

Mowi's nearby Poll Na Gille salmon farm off the Isle of Shuna - another site being audited by the ASC this week (16-20 January 2023) and already certified as 'welfare friendly' via RSPCA Assured - has reported 270,786 mortalities via 6 'Mortality Event Reports' with Rickettsia cited as a cause of mortalities:

 

Jan 2023 sites #38 Poll Na Gille 270K

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bakkafrost - certified as 'welfare friendly' via RSPCA Assured along with every other salmon farming company in Scotland - has reported 481,517 mortalities at Druimyeon Bay salmon farm off the Isle of Gigha via 12 'Mortality Event Reports' during 2022 with Viral Disease, Bacterial Disease, Gill Health, Salmon Rickettsial Syndrome, Rickettsia and Pancreas Disease cited by the Fish Health Inspectorate:

 

Jan 2023 sites #10 Druimyeon 481K

 

Druimyeon Bay FHI Oct 2021 #3

 

 

Bakkafrost - accredited via RSPCA Assured who rake in over half a million pounds per year from greenwashing salmon farms in Scotland - has the kiss of death across Scotland with 189,292 mortalities reported at Lamlash Bay salmon farm off the Isle of Arran via 12 'Mortality Event Reports'; 233,773 mortalities reported at Plocrapol salmon farm off the Isle of Harris via 14 'Mortality Event Reports' and 311,658 mortalities reported at Scadabay salmon farm off the Isle of Harris via 15 'Mortality Event Reports':

 

Jan 2023 sites #22 Lamlash 189K

 

Jan 2023 sites #37 Plocrapol 233K

 

Jan 2023 sites #43 Scadabay 311K

 

 

 

 

 

RSPCA Assured Bakkaforst's salmon farm at Scotasay off the Isle of Harris reported 237,445 morts during 2022 via 21 'Mortality Event Reports' with Piscine Reovirus, Pasteurella Skyensis, Proliferative Gill Disease and Anaemia cited by the Fish Health Inspectorate:

 

Jan 2023 sites #45 Scotsay 237K PRV

 

 

 

 

 

RSPCA Assured Mowi features prominently in Scottish salmon's 2022 'League of Death' - with 335,921 dead fish reported at Seaforth salmon farm on the Isle of Lewis via 13 'Mortality Event Reports' and 334,998 dead fish at Stulaigh salmon farm in South Uist via 7 'Mortality Event Reports':

 

Jan 2023 sites #46 Seaforth 335K

 

MOWI spoof salmon pack with garnish

 

Jan 2023 sites #51 Stulaigh 334K

 

 

Mowi's Seaforth salmon farm was not awarded ASC certification during 2022 ("decision by certificate holder to voluntarily cancel") and Mowi's Stulaigh salmon farm was awarded ASC certification in June 2022.

 

ASC Irresponsible Mowi

 

 

 

 

Other ASC-certified and RSPCA Assured Mowi salmon farms reporting irresponsible levels of mortalities include Marulaig Bay with 185,254 dead fish via 6 'Mortality Event Reports'; Muck with 182,214 dead fish via 6 'Mortality Event Reports' and Ardintoul with 227,610 dead fish via 10 'Mortality Event Reports':

 

Jan 2023 sites #30 Marulaig Bay 185K

 

Jan 2023 sites #33 Muck 182K

 

Jan 2023 sites #3 Ardintoul 227K

 

Photo Ardintoul Mowi land base 2 Nov 2019 #9 soupy morts

 

 

 

RSPCA Assured Loch Duart is another company suffering from mass mortalities during 2022 with 249,640 dead fish reported in Loch Carnan via 14 'Mortality Event Reports' and 132,184 dead fish reported in Loch Laxford via 9 'Mortality Event Reports'.

 

Jan 2023 sites #25 Loch Carnan 249K

 

 

 

 

Jan 2023 sites #29 Loch Laxford 132K

 

 

 

 

Mowi's RSPCA Assured salmon farm at Loch Greshornish reported 123,257 mortalities during 2022 via 11 'Mortality Event Reports' with Pasteurella Skyensis, Heart & Skeletal Muscle Inflammation, Amoebic Gill Disease and Thermolicer losses cited by the Fish Health Inspectorate as causes of mortality:

 

Jan 2023 sites #27 Loch Greshornish 123K

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cooke Aquaculture - certified as 'organic' by the Soil Association and 'welfare friendly' via RSPCA Assured - has been hit by mass mortalities during 2022 in Orkney with 81,038 dead fish reported at Ouseness salmon farm via 7 'Mortality Event Reports'; 50,276 dead fish at Pegal Bay via 4 'Mortality Event Reports' and 68,610 dead fish at Meil Bay via 3 'Mortality Event Reports':

 

Jan 2023 sites #35 Ouseness

 

Jan 2023 sites #36 Pegal Bay

 

 

Jan 2023 sites #32 Meil Bay 68K

 

 

 

 

 

Scottish Sea Farms - another company certified as 'welfare friendly' via RSPCA Assured and exclusive supplier to M&S - has racked up mass mortalities across Scotland during 2022 with 146,515 dead fish reported via 12 'Mortality Event Reports' in Loch Creran with Viral Disease, Bacterial Disease and Heart & Skeletal Muscle Inflammation cited by the Fish Health Inspectorate.

 

Jan 2023 sites #26 Loch Creran 146K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other salmon farms operated by RSPCA Assured Scottish Sea Farms (Norskott Havbruk) suffering from alarming death rates during 2022 include Dunstaffnage (198,786 morts); Swarta Skerry (146,437 morts) and Kerrera B (150,552 morts):

 

Jan 2023 sites #11 Dunstaffnage 198K

 

Jan 2023 sites #52 Swarta Skerry 146K

 

Jan 2023 sites #21 Kerrera 150K

 

 

 

 

 

$camon $cotland reported (15 January 2023):

 

Salmon Scotland Nov 2022 #4 weekly in full headed by 50% Kerrera B

 

 

 

Watch leaked video footage of mass mortalities from RSPCA Assured salmon farms across Scotland:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$camon $cotland reported in October 2022:

 

 

 

Worst FHI Mortality Event Reports Since 2015 up to Sept 2022 header

 

Worst FHI Mortality Event Reports Since 2015 up to Sept 2022 #1

 

Whistleblower Carradale #2 video with faces blackened out

 

Worst FHI Mortality Event Reports Since 2015 up to Sept 2022 #2

 

Muck whistleblower photo #1

 

Worst FHI Mortality Event Reports Since 2015 up to Sept 2022 #3

 

 

If you just focus on the number of 'Mortality Event Reports' filed by fish farms here's Scottish salmon's worst serial killers:

 

Worst FHI Mortality Event Reports Since 2015 up to Sept 2022 #4

Worst FHI Mortality Event Reports Since 2015 up to Sept 2022 #5

Worst FHI Mortality Event Reports Since 2015 up to Sept 2022 #6

 

 

 

 

 

Back in April 2021, $almafia lobbyist Tavish Scott lied to the BBC when he denied that millions of Scottish salmon were dying due to diseases:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read more via:

Deadly Data: Scottish Salmon Mortalities Double to 15 Million+ in 2022 (but full disclosure of mort numbers would be "commercially damaging" say industry lobbyists)

Daily Record: "Scottish salmon farms' death toll of 15 million sparks MSP calls for urgent inquest"

The Ferret: "‘Illegal’ dumping of dead fish in Outer Hebrides continues despite ban vow"

The Times: "Number of dead salmon at Scottish fish farms rises to 15 million"

The Observer: "Scottish salmon farms facing boycott call as fish deaths double"

64% Mortality at RSPCA Assured Scottish Sea Farms in Loch Nevis - as sold by M&S as "responsibly sourced"?!!

74% Mortality Reported by RSPCA Assured Scottish Sea Farms (Supplier to M&S) in Loch Nevis!

Remembrance Day Plea for the Millions of Farmed Salmon Killed in Scotland Every Year

3 million Scottish Salmon Die Inside RSPCA Assured Feedlots in September?!

8,000 tonne shortfall for Scottish Sea Farms (Norskott Havbruk) due to "biological challenges"!

Record Death Rates Plagues Salmon Farms Across Scotland!

Annus Horribilis Salmonis: Mowi's "Troublesome Year" in Scotland - 22% fall in production!

Bakkafrost's Scottish Salmon Nightmare Gets Worse with 10,000 Tonne Black Hole in Scotland!

Death Stalks Scottish Salmon - Rising Mortalities Plague RSPCA Assured & ASC-Certified Sites!

21% Mortality at Mowi's ASC-Certified & RSPCA Assured Marulaig Bay & Rum in ONE WEEK!!!

Abominable Salmon Certification - the Aquaculture Stewardship Council is Sponsoring Serial Killing in Scotland!

Scottish Scamon: Piscine Reovirus, skin lesions/boils & "hanging" salmon in Loch Creran (sold by M&S as "responsibly sourced" & certified via RSPCA Assured)!

RSPCA Assured Scottish Salmon Infested with 50 Lice, Poxvirus, Necrosis, Lesions & Myocarditis!

Salmon Hell on 'God's Island' - Mass Mortalities Pile Up (Again) at RSPCA Assured Bakkafrost off Isle of Gigha!

Greenwashing by the ASC - you can't polish a turd but you can roll it in glitter!

New Survey Lifts Lid on Falling Production & Rising Mortalities on 'Scottish' Salmon Farms!

Death Deflation: 13 Million Morts On Scottish Salmon Farms in 2021 - More Like 22 Million (& maybe 50 million if you add freshwater)!

Named & Shamed: The Most Deadly Salmon Farms in Scotland (as greenwashed as "responsible" via RSPCA Assured & the ASC)!

Halloween Comes Early at Deadly Scottish Salmon - mortalities pile up due to viral disease, fungus, gill infections & lice infestations!

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!

Fake News? Over 50% Mortality at RSPCA Assured Scottish Salmon Farms - how can supermarkets advertise it as "responsibly sourced"?

56% Mortality at RSPCA Assured Mowi (but don't worry, it's certified as "farmed responsibly" by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council)!

Exposed: 10 Million Morts at RSPCA Assured Mowi Since 2019!

Revealed: 30+ Million Dead Scottish Salmon Since 2017 - over 8 million morts reported last year & over half a million in first two weeks of 2022!!

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!

Mass mortalities at ASC-certified Mowi!

Dead in the Water - Scottish Salmon's Mortality Mountain Piles Ever Higher in 2021!

Mass Mortalities - 66% in one month at The Scottish Salmon Company on the Isle of Gigha!

Lousy 'Scottish' Salmon - the most lice-infested salmon farms named & shamed!

Irresponsible Scottish Salmon Exposed: 'Scotland's Aquaculture' Publishes Data on Toxic Chemicals Use, Morts & Biomass Breaches

STV News: "Thousands of rotting salmon ‘stink out’ village after mass death at farm"

X-Rated Video: 90% Mortality at The Faroese/Norwegian 'Scottish' Salmon Company?!

Video Nasties of Dead Farmed Salmon Pile Up All Over the World!

Videos of Mort Disposal by The Scottish Salmon Company - like a serial killer disposing of dead bodies before the police arrive!

Demand for moratorium on new fish farms after mortality rates revealed

"The shocking death rates on Scotland's salmon farms revealed"

Rest Assured - the RSPCA has been captured, co-opted & corrupted by the Salmafia

Stop the Scottish Salmondemic - please avoid disease-ridden farmed salmon like the proverbial plague!

Taking the Fish - Illegal Salmon Dump Caught Taking Diseased Fish from the Mainland Despite 'Derogation'!

FOI Lifts Lid on the Stench of Scottish Salmon: Government Legal Department Target Illegal Dumping of Diseased Salmon

The Times: "Fish graveyard ‘severely hampers’ life for islanders, officials claim"

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)

Netflix's 'Seaspiracy' Exposes Disease-Ridden Scottish Salmon – As Sponsored by the RSPCA & Aquaculture Stewardship Council!

Mowi Moves Goalposts on ASC Certification

ASC-Certified Scottish Salmon Dead in the Water!

Anyone for ASC-Certified Scottish Salmon Doused in Carcinogenic Formaldehyde?

Revealed: Burned, Buried & Ensiled Scottish Salmon 

Update: 25 Million Mass Mortalities on Scottish Salmon Farms

52 million deaths in Norway - how many millions died on Scottish salmon farms in 2020?

The Case Against Scottish Salmon - An Update on Diseases & Mass Mortalities!

2.2 Million Missing Mortalities at Scottish Sea Farms?

Mass Mortalities Continue to Plague Scottish Salmon

Alexa, how many salmon die each year on Scottish salmon farms? 42 million* (but we don't know for sure as the answer is deemed "commercially damaging")!

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!

Solving Scottish Salmon's Multi-Million Mortality Problem

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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