Could you please provide planning information in relation to the installation of an automated feeding system and feed barge at Wester Ross Salmon's Ardmair fish farm near Ullapool?
Please include any planning documents, link to any documents on a portal at Highland Council, emails, photos, letters and any other information on the feeding system and feed barge currently installed at Ardmair salmon farm (the feed barge has apparently been on site since 2023).
Images taken last week - showcasing the automated feeding system and feed barge currently in use at Wester Ross Salmon (Mowi) at Ardmair - are available via:
Speaking to local residents it is not clear how and when any authorisation and planning approval for such a mechanised feeding system was given by Highland Council.
Is Wester Ross Salmon (Mowi) operating illegally at Ardmair without proper planning permission for a feed barge and automated feeding system? If not, when was the public consulted and how was the planning decision made?
Clarification and further information would be much appreciated. Please consider this a formal Freedom of Information request via the relevant FOI and Environmental Information regulations.
Please provide the information electronically.
Please provide a receipt for this FOI request.
Further context - including a complaint filed yesterday with Trading Standards at Highland Council - is detailed below.
Thanks,
Don Staniford
Director, $camon $cotland
From: Don Staniford <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Subject: Complaint re. Mowi (Wester Ross) at Ardmair near Ullapool
To: <[email protected]>
Dr Falconer,
Further to our phone conversation earlier this afternoon, please pass this complaint onto the relevant HSE investigation team in Scotland.
It has come to $camon $cotland's attention that there is a health and safety hazard caused by feed pipes piled on salmon cages at Ardmair (Isle Martin) at Wester Ross Salmon (Mowi) near Ullapool.
The site details with a grid reference and map are available via: https://aquaculture.scotland.gov.uk/data/fish_farms_monthly_biomass_and_treatment_reports_record.aspx?monthly_data_id=219576
Here is an image from 15 April 2024 showing feed pipes and other plastic 'furniture' littering the cages and blocking the walkways throughout the farm:
This image shows what looks like a broken bracket (bottom left corner of the photo) failing to keep all the plastic pipes in place:
More photos are published via: https://donstaniford.typepad.com/files/pr-complaint-vs-hand-reared-wester-ross-salmon-23-april-2024.pdf
More background is published online via: Complaint Vs. Wester Ross (Mowi) for Deceptive Advertising & Misleading Marketing of “Hand Reared” Scottish Salmon
This complaint is similar to the one filed vs Mowi in 2019 by Animal Concern - see email below and detailed online via:
Video sparks HSE scrutiny of Mowi in Loch Linnhe
A spot check by the HSE of the Ardmair salmon farm would be much appreciated. As you know full well, Mowi has an appalling track record in terms of health and safety.
If you need any further information please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thanks,
Don Staniford
Director, $camon $cotland
Could the Fabulous Fish Company please correct and update their marketing and promotional materials in relation to Wester Ross Salmon?
$camon $cotland filed a complaint yesterday with Trading Standards at Highland Council in Scotland with respect to the false advertising and deceptive marketing of "hand reared" by Wester Ross Salmon (taken over by Norwegian giant Mowi in June 2022):
Photographic evidence detailing how Wester Ross Salmon now use a feeding machine and automated feeding systems at their Ardmair salmon farm (and have applied to Highland Council for a feed barge at Corry salmon farm) are detailed via:
The Fabulous Fish Company is certainly not alone in falsely advertising Wester Ross Salmon as "hand reared" - more examples are detailed via:
$camon $cotland understands that in the United States the Federal Trade Commission has powers to enforce laws on advertising and marketing including unfair and deceptive trade practices:
In the case of Wester Ross Salmon - and the specific claim that the product is "hand reared" without machines - $camon $cotland believes that the Fabulous Fish Company is guilty of fraud and deception.
Please therefore correct and update your website and promotional materials accordingly to reflect the current reality at Mowi-owned Wester Ross Salmon.
Thanks,
Don Staniford
Director, $camon $cotland
Could Smokin' Bros please correct and update their marketing and promotional materials in relation to Wester Ross Salmon?
$camon $cotland filed a complaint yesterday with Trading Standards at Highland Council in Scotland with respect to the false advertising and deceptive marketing of "hand reared" by Wester Ross Salmon (taken over by Norwegian giant Mowi in June 2022):
Photographic evidence detailing how Wester Ross Salmon now use a feeding machine and automated feeding systems at their Ardmair salmon farm (and have applied to Highland Council for a feed barge at Corry salmon farm) are detailed via:
Smokin' Brothers is certainly not alone in falsely advertising Wester Ross Salmon as "hand reared" - more examples are detailed via:
Please therefore correct and update your website and promotional materials accordingly to reflect the current reality at Mowi-owned Wester Ross Salmon.
Thanks,
Don Staniford
Director, $camon $cotland
Could Gourmet South Meat Market please correct and update their marketing and promotional materials in relation to Wester Ross Salmon?
$camon $cotland filed a complaint yesterday with Trading Standards at Highland Council in Scotland with respect to the false advertising and deceptive marketing of "hand reared" by Wester Ross Salmon (taken over by Norwegian giant Mowi in June 2022):
Photographic evidence detailing how Wester Ross Salmon now use a feeding machine and automated feeding systems at their Ardmair salmon farm (and have applied to Highland Council for a feed barge at Corry salmon farm) are detailed via:
Gourmet South Meat Market is certainly not alone in falsely advertising Wester Ross Salmon as "hand reared" - more examples are detailed via:
$camon $cotland understands that in the United States the Federal Trade Commission has powers to enforce laws on advertising and marketing including unfair and deceptive trade practices:
In the case of Wester Ross Salmon - and the specific claim that the product is "hand reared" without machines - $camon $cotland believes that Gourmet South Meat Market is guilty of fraud and deception.
Please therefore correct and update your website and promotional materials accordingly to reflect the current reality at Mowi-owned Wester Ross Salmon.
Thanks,
Don Staniford
Director, $camon $cotland
Could The Fish Shop please correct and update their marketing and promotional materials in relation to Wester Ross Salmon?
$camon $cotland filed a complaint yesterday with Trading Standards at Highland Council in Scotland with respect to the false advertising and deceptive marketing of "hand reared" by Wester Ross Salmon (taken over by Norwegian giant Mowi in June 2022):
Photographic evidence detailing how Wester Ross Salmon now use a feeding machine and automated feeding systems at their Ardmair salmon farm (and have applied to Highland Council for a feed barge at Corry salmon farm) are detailed via:
The Fish Shop is certainly not alone in falsely advertising Wester Ross Salmon as "hand reared" - more examples are detailed via:
Please therefore correct and update your website and promotional materials accordingly to reflect the current reality at Mowi-owned Wester Ross Salmon.
Thanks,
Don Staniford
Director, $camon $cotland
Could Pinney's of Orford please correct and update their marketing and promotional materials in relation to Wester Ross Salmon?
$camon $cotland filed a complaint earlier this week with Trading Standards at Highland Council in Scotland with respect to the false advertising and deceptive marketing of "hand reared" by Wester Ross Salmon (taken over by Norwegian giant Mowi in June 2022):
Photographic evidence detailing how Wester Ross Salmon now use a feeding machine and automated feeding systems at their Ardmair salmon farm (and have applied to Highland Council for a feed barge at Corry salmon farm) are detailed via:
Pinney's of Orford is certainly not alone in falsely advertising Wester Ross Salmon as "hand reared" - more examples are detailed via:
Please therefore correct and update your website and promotional materials accordingly to reflect the current reality at Mowi-owned Wester Ross Salmon.
Thanks,
Don Staniford
Director, $camon $cotland
Could FAO27 please correct and update their marketing and promotional materials in relation to Wester Ross Salmon?
$camon $cotland filed a complaint earlier this week with Trading Standards at Highland Council in Scotland with respect to the false advertising and deceptive marketing of "hand reared" by Wester Ross Salmon (taken over by Norwegian giant Mowi in June 2022):
FAO27 makes similarly false claims re. Wester Ross Salmon that "each and every salmon is entirely hand reared" (using a photo of a worker hand rearing salmon):
https://fao27.com/salmon/
FAO27 further claim in relation to Wester Ross Salmon that: "Our salmon are entirely hand reared, which means that people — not just machines or cameras — are on the water every day to feed and observe the fish":
https://fao27.com/wester-ross/
Photographic evidence detailing how Wester Ross Salmon now use a feeding machine, cameras and automated feeding systems at their Ardmair salmon farm (and have applied to Highland Council for a feed barge at Corry salmon farm) are detailed via:
FAO27 is certainly not alone in falsely advertising Wester Ross Salmon as "hand reared" - more examples are detailed via:
Please therefore correct and update your website and promotional materials accordingly to reflect the current reality at Mowi-owned Wester Ross Salmon.
Thanks,
Don Staniford
Director, $camon $cotland
Could Bel & the Dragon please correct and update their marketing and promotional materials in relation to Wester Ross Salmon?
$camon $cotland filed a complaint earlier this week with Trading Standards at Highland Council in Scotland with respect to the false advertising and deceptive marketing of "hand reared" by Wester Ross Salmon (taken over by Norwegian giant Mowi in June 2022):
Photographic evidence detailing how Wester Ross Salmon now use a feeding machine and automated feeding systems at their Ardmair salmon farm (and have applied to Highland Council for a feed barge at Corry salmon farm) are detailed via:
Bel & the Dragon is certainly not alone in falsely advertising Wester Ross Salmon as "hand reared" - more examples are detailed via:
Please therefore correct and update your website and promotional materials accordingly to reflect the current reality at Mowi-owned Wester Ross Salmon.
Will Bel & the Dragon also be correcting that false information?
Thanks,
Don Staniford
Director, $camon $cotland
Could Farm Direct please correct and update their marketing and promotional materials in relation to Wester Ross Salmon?
$camon $cotland filed a complaint earlier this week with Trading Standards at Highland Council in Scotland with respect to the false advertising and deceptive marketing of "hand reared" by Wester Ross Salmon (taken over by Norwegian giant Mowi in June 2022):
Photographic evidence detailing how Wester Ross Salmon now use a feeding machine and automated feeding systems at their Ardmair salmon farm (and have applied to Highland Council for a feed barge at Corry salmon farm) are detailed via:
Farm Direct is certainly not alone in falsely advertising Wester Ross Salmon as "hand reared" - more examples are detailed via:
Please therefore correct and update your website and promotional materials accordingly to reflect the current reality at Mowi-owned Wester Ross Salmon.
Will Farm Direct be correcting the false marketing and advertising claims on your website?
Thanks,
Don Staniford
Director, $camon $cotland
Could Catanese Classic Seafood please correct and update their marketing and promotional materials in relation to Wester Ross Salmon?
$camon $cotland filed a complaint earlier this week with Trading Standards at Highland Council in Scotland with respect to the false advertising and deceptive marketing of "hand reared" by Wester Ross Salmon (taken over by Norwegian giant Mowi in June 2022):
For example, your claim that Wester Ross Salmon is "hand-reared in every detail, never relying on machines or cameras to know how the fish are doing" is simply not true.
Photographic evidence detailing how Wester Ross Salmon now use a feeding machine, cameras and automated feeding systems at their Ardmair salmon farm (and have applied to Highland Council for a feed barge at Corry salmon farm) are detailed via:
Catanese Classic Seafood is certainly not alone in falsely advertising Wester Ross Salmon as "hand reared" - more examples are detailed via:
$camon $cotland understands that in the United States the Federal Trade Commission has powers to enforce laws on advertising and marketing including unfair and deceptive trade practices:
In the case of Wester Ross Salmon - and the specific claim that the product is "hand reared" without machines - $camon $cotland believes that Catanese Classic Seafood is guilty of fraud and deception.
Please therefore correct and update your website and promotional materials accordingly to reflect the current reality at Mowi-owned Wester Ross Salmon.
Thanks,
Don Staniford
Director, $camon $cotland
Could Smoked by Ewe please correct and update their marketing and promotional materials in relation to Wester Ross Salmon?
$camon $cotland filed a complaint earlier this week with Trading Standards at Highland Council in Scotland with respect to the false advertising and deceptive marketing of "hand reared" by Wester Ross Salmon (taken over by Norwegian giant Mowi in June 2022):
Photographic evidence detailing how Wester Ross Salmon now use a feeding machine, camera and automated feeding systems at their Ardmair salmon farm (and have applied to Highland Council for a feed barge at Corry salmon farm) are detailed via:
Smoked By Ewe is certainly not alone in falsely advertising Wester Ross Salmon as "hand reared" - more examples are detailed via:
Please therefore correct and update your website and promotional materials accordingly to reflect the current reality at Mowi-owned Wester Ross Salmon.
Will Smoked By Ewe be correcting the false marketing and advertising claims on your website?
Thanks,
Don Staniford
Director, $camon $cotland
Could Andy Race Fish Merchants please correct and update their marketing and promotional materials in relation to Wester Ross Salmon?
$camon $cotland filed a complaint earlier this week with Trading Standards at Highland Council in Scotland with respect to the false advertising and deceptive marketing of "hand reared" by Wester Ross Salmon (taken over by Norwegian giant Mowi in June 2022):
Photographic evidence detailing how Wester Ross Salmon now use a feeding machine, camera and automated feeding systems at their Ardmair salmon farm (and have applied to Highland Council for a feed barge at Corry salmon farm) are detailed via:
Andy Race Fish Merchants is certainly not alone in falsely advertising Wester Ross Salmon as "hand fed" or "hand reared" - more examples are detailed via:
Please therefore correct and update your website and promotional materials accordingly to reflect the current reality at Mowi-owned Wester Ross Salmon.
Thanks,
Don Staniford
Director, $camon $cotland
Could Osborne's please correct and update their marketing and promotional materials in relation to Wester Ross Salmon?
$camon $cotland filed a complaint earlier this week with Trading Standards at Highland Council in Scotland with respect to the false advertising and deceptive marketing of "hand reared" by Wester Ross Salmon (taken over by Norwegian giant Mowi in June 2022):
Photographic evidence detailing how Wester Ross Salmon now use a feeding machine, camera and automated feeding systems at their Ardmair salmon farm (and have applied to Highland Council for a feed barge at Corry salmon farm) are detailed via:
Osborne's is certainly not alone in falsely advertising Wester Ross Salmon - more examples are detailed via:
Please therefore correct and update your website and promotional materials accordingly to reflect the current reality at Mowi-owned Wester Ross Salmon.
Thanks,
Don Staniford
Director, $camon $cotland
Could Canagan please correct and update their marketing and promotional materials in relation to Wester Ross Salmon?
$camon $cotland filed a complaint earlier this week with Trading Standards at Highland Council in Scotland with respect to the false advertising and deceptive marketing of "hand reared" by Wester Ross Salmon (taken over by Norwegian giant Mowi in June 2022):
Photographic evidence detailing how Wester Ross Salmon now use a feeding machine, camera and automated feeding systems at their Ardmair salmon farm (and have applied to Highland Council for a feed barge at Corry salmon farm) are detailed via:
Canagan's is certainly not alone in falsely advertising Wester Ross Salmon - more examples are detailed via:
Please therefore correct and update your website and promotional materials accordingly to reflect the current reality at Mowi-owned Wester Ross Salmon.
Thanks,
Don Staniford
Director, $camon $cotland
Could Ullapool Smokehouse please correct and update their marketing and promotional materials in relation to Wester Ross Salmon?
$camon $cotland filed a complaint earlier this week with Trading Standards at Highland Council in Scotland with respect to the false advertising and deceptive marketing of "hand reared" by Wester Ross Salmon (taken over by Norwegian giant Mowi in June 2022):
Ullapool Smokehouse makes similarly false claims that Wester Ross Salmon "are the best independent fish farmers in Scotland and still feed their fish by hand":
https://www.ullapoolsmokehouse.com/
Photographic evidence detailing how Wester Ross Salmon now use a feeding machine, camera and automated feeding systems at their Ardmair salmon farm (and have applied to Highland Council for a feed barge at Corry salmon farm) are detailed via:
Ullapool Smokehouse is certainly not alone in falsely advertising Wester Ross Salmon - more examples are detailed via:
Please therefore correct and update your website and promotional materials accordingly to reflect the current reality at Mowi-owned Wester Ross Salmon.
Thanks,
Don Staniford
Director, $camon $cotland
Could Chef's Box please correct and update their marketing and promotional materials in relation to Wester Ross Salmon?
$camon $cotland filed a complaint earlier this week with Trading Standards at Highland Council in Scotland with respect to the false advertising and deceptive marketing of "hand reared" by Wester Ross Salmon (taken over by Norwegian giant Mowi in June 2022):
Photographic evidence detailing how Wester Ross Salmon now use a feeding machine, cameras and automated feeding systems at their Ardmair salmon farm (and have applied to Highland Council for a feed barge at Corry salmon farm) are detailed via:
Chef's Box is certainly not alone in falsely advertising Wester Ross Salmon - more examples are detailed via:
$camon $cotland understands that in the United States the Federal Trade Commission has powers to enforce laws on advertising and marketing including unfair and deceptive trade practices:
In the case of Wester Ross Salmon - and the specific claim that the product is "organically raised" - $camon $cotland believes that Chef's Box is guilty of fraud and deception.
Please therefore correct and update your website and promotional materials accordingly to reflect the current reality at Mowi-owned Wester Ross Salmon.
Thanks,
Don Staniford
Director, $camon $cotland
Could The Highland Cookhouse please correct and update their marketing and promotional materials in relation to Wester Ross Salmon?
$camon $cotland filed a complaint earlier this week with Trading Standards at Highland Council in Scotland with respect to the false advertising and deceptive marketing of "hand reared" by Wester Ross Salmon (taken over by Norwegian giant Mowi in June 2022):
Photographic evidence detailing how Wester Ross Salmon now use a feeding machine, camera and automated feeding systems at their Ardmair salmon farm (and have applied to Highland Council for a feed barge at Corry salmon farm) are detailed via:
The Highland Cookhouse is certainly not alone in falsely advertising Wester Ross Salmon - more examples are detailed via:
Please therefore correct and update your website and promotional materials accordingly to reflect the current reality at Mowi-owned Wester Ross Salmon.
Thanks,
Don Staniford
Director, $camon $cotland