How much of the toxic neonicotinoid Imidacloprid (BMK08/Ectosan) has been used in Scottish salmon farming (either legally or illegally) since @WeAreBenchmark registered a patent in 2011? @SSPOsays @MowiScotlandLtd @marinescotland @vmdgovuk @scotseafarms https://t.co/CdAEYD4QzO pic.twitter.com/GY8uP0Us1v — Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 26, 2020 How much of the toxic neonicotinoid Imidacloprid (BMK08/Ectosan) has been... Continue reading

"The science is already in - escapes from farms kill wild salmon" @ardrossanherald "Mowi should be fined & have their licence to operate rescinded" @MowiScotlandLtd @FergusEwingMSP @fms_scotland @SalmonTroutCons @strathearnrose @marinescotland pic.twitter.com/5dJIpmNp7t — Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 23, 2020 Read more via: Decades of Science Escape Mowi's 'Merchant of Doubt' BBC... Continue reading

Noise pollution from salmon farms tortures porpoises @MailOnline https://t.co/le3EHiS4pj "Salmon farmers use underwater high-pitched noise devices to protect stock...But the underwater equipment has been branded ‘sonic torture’ by campaigners" @ClydePorpoise @SealifeA @ScotLINK pic.twitter.com/lhxYrRuUDQ — Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 25, 2020 Salmon farmers are 'torturing' porpoises & dolphins with high-pitched noises... Continue reading

"I will f***ing murder the f**k out of you," screams salmon farm worker Gregor Maclellan @kamesfishfarm as he assaults a local resident for filming the use of carcinogenic chemicals in Loch Tralaig https://t.co/lLezwuMAtZ Why did @policescotland let him off with only a warning? pic.twitter.com/EV4nfWJvbY — Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 23,... Continue reading

The letter to Police Scotland includes: Read letter in full as a PDF online here Scottish Sea Farms "sent a barge around seemingly to ram us" @Ecohustler "Then they called the police" @policescotland "tormenting sentient animals is okay but snorkeling over to witness the carnage is not" @scotseafarms https://t.co/8enYytYDRV @LeroySeafood... Continue reading

Kames Rated "Poor" for Non-Compliance of Carcinogenic Chemicals https://t.co/Db40LAgAnk @kamesfishfarm @ScottishEPA "Recording issues identified with the use of Formaldehyde including quantities & dates of use, no chemical log maintained" @SaveOurLochs @obantimes #Kames #Toxic pic.twitter.com/fg4GxkzbrJ — Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 20, 2020 The controversial salmon farm in Loch Tralaig operated by... Continue reading

Mr Staniford, an award-winning campaigner & author, hailed it as ‘watershed victory’. "Police Scotland has effectively reinforced the legality of filming at salmon farms. Salmon farms cannot keep the public out of public waters" https://t.co/Uenouv8FBV @obantimes @policescotland — Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 19, 2020 The Oban Times reported (19 October... Continue reading

New Scottish Government survey reveals that 89.7% of 'Scottish' salmon are derived from foreign sources (Norway, Iceland & Ireland) https://t.co/LX57bm5nfV @marinescotland @GreenerScotland @SSPOsays @WeAreBenchmark @HGSalmonUK @FergusEwingMSP pic.twitter.com/NH9CrYu1JK — Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 19, 2020 The 'Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey 2019' has been published by the Scottish Government (19 October... Continue reading

Ongoing Welfare Abuse on RSPCA Assured Salmon Farms - Why No Prosecutions? https://t.co/MJPgaijAAy @MairiGougeon @APHAgovuk @rspcaassured @kamesfishfarm @MowiScotlandLtd @scotseafarms @salmon_scottish @GriegShetland @Animallawyersuk @onekindtweet @ProfCMDwyer @LynneUSneddon pic.twitter.com/AIQHyRkb0q — Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 19, 2020 Last week (15 October 2020), the Scottish Government's Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment (Mairi... Continue reading

Police apologise to anti-fish farm campaigner over access https://t.co/sRCoXI4ylj @FerretScot @policescotland @scotseafarms @SSPOsays @Ecohustler @andrholder @ewangkennedy @HamishMacdonell @obantimes @argyllshiread "Salmon farms cannot keep the public out of public waters" — Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 15, 2020 The Ferret reported (15 October 2020): Read article in full online here NEW -... Continue reading

Landmark Victory for Surveillance of Salmon Farms - Police Scotland apologises for wrongly protecting @scotseafarms from public access for filming & diving https://t.co/FJN8LmAX2w @policescotland pic.twitter.com/kU4IKfmGA5 — Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 15, 2020 Download press release and media backgrounder in full as a PDF online here Download letter from Police Scotland... Continue reading

@waitrose would you mind explaining what you mean by a native Hebridean salmon....@PaddyCGalbraith pic.twitter.com/Sdj0r76Qyu — Will Martin (@wjhm93) October 12, 2020 Hi Will. Native Hebridean Salmon is bred from wild Hebridean Salmon and farmed only in Hebridean waters. It has complete traceability to the Scottish Hebridean Islands. - Mark —... Continue reading

Surely someone on inside track at @marinescotland & @nature_scot has the bottle to affirm to @GreenerScotland @NicolaSturgeon @strathearnrose that unlicensed use of ADDs in aquaculture is contrary to European Protected Species legislation and completely immoral? pic.twitter.com/yfQQZhjaI8 — david nairn (@ClydePorpoise) October 12, 2020 Read more via: Daily Record: "Whales and... Continue reading

Mowi's Director of Communications @BBCTheOneShow: "We've entered into a 2-year comprehensive study to make sure that we understand if there are any long term impacts....we're talking about a potential risk but we just don't know. What we need is science" https://t.co/YxeLot9XGc pic.twitter.com/5L4cDUsf1X — Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 12, 2020 Watching... Continue reading

Watch the BBC's One Show on Mowi's great deformed salmon escape https://t.co/QP2G9dMLtr @MowiScotlandLtd @fms_scotland @BBCTheOneShow @joe_crowley @marinescotland pic.twitter.com/gXYwr5Uh7U — Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 12, 2020 Watch the BBC One Show reporting (12 October 2020) on the fallout from Mowi's mass escape in the Kilbrannan Sound in August: BBC presenter Joe... Continue reading

"If it's less than 5k, Mowi can handle it" says @MowiScotlandLtd Director of Comms offering to buy off Ness District Salmon Fishery Board for £3,800 plus VAT. "Just request a Mowi logo on the side in the shape of a red hot flame (kidding)". "Looks schnazzy" says Ian Roberts pic.twitter.com/H2JxBxYYtB... Continue reading

Official Scottish Government figures show Mowi has recovered zero out of 48,834 escapees (i.e. 0%!) @MowiScotlandLtd https://t.co/3hMTYTQb9V How much will @GreenerScotland fine Mowi for failing to recapture escapees? @fms_scotland @FergusEwingMSP @strathearnrose £0.00? #Mowi pic.twitter.com/hzHpfYKhX7 — Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 9, 2020 As news emerges that escapees from Mowi's salmon farm... Continue reading

Discharges from fish farms of two sea lice pesticides known to harm marine wildlife rose in 2019, reversing declines in earlier years.https://t.co/O9ujdzd5lw — The Ferret (@FerretScot) October 7, 2020 The Ferret reported (7 October 2020): Read article in full online here Thanks to @robedwards53 & @FerretScot for continuing to expose... Continue reading

What testing of Landcatch's Ormsary Hatchery @HGSalmonUK has @ScottishEPA & @marinescotland carried out for chemical pollutants, infectious diseases, viruses, pathogens & bacteria discharged into Loch Caolisport? https://t.co/zI94s0VXCm @Feorlean @FergusEwingMSP @strathearnrose pic.twitter.com/WgKALrJhL4 — Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 5, 2020 Last week (1 October 2020), I asked in a blog: "Lithgow Baron... Continue reading

"Norwegian interests risk bringing the whole rotten edifice of 'Scottish Salmon' crashing down" warns @HGSalmonUK to @Feorlean & @FergusEwingMSP https://t.co/7leCLZarz1 @GAA_Advocate @salmonfarming1 @IntraFishNorge @thefishsite @Salmon_Business @GreenerScotland @fiskeridir pic.twitter.com/79CBueZzXB — Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 1, 2020 Download press release and backgrounder in full as a PDF online here Download press release... Continue reading

This cowboy - James Lithgow (Chairman of Lithgows & heir to the Baronetcy of Ormsary - the son of Sir William) - was warned by @policescotland for harassment & intimidation https://t.co/9ffifnT4wz What does @HGSalmonUK have to hide? @BetterBreeding @FergusEwingMSP @Feorlean pic.twitter.com/MYDe3W4fut — Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 1, 2020 What dirty... Continue reading

Anyone for disease-ridden Scottish salmon fresh from Landcatch marinaded in antibiotic & cancer-causing Formalin? https://t.co/rSvO6Hz6V7 @HGSalmonUK @salmon_scottish New 'Case Information' published today @marinescotland The horror of #Scottish #Salmon @ciwf @PETAUK @APHAgovuk pic.twitter.com/NWDVRGdb4Y — Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) April 6, 2020 Back in April 2020, I reported via "The Case Against Scottish... Continue reading

£38K to foster a "fruitful working relationship" between salmon farming & wild fish - more like a barrel of rotten apples! @MowiScotlandLtd @salmon_scottish @GriegShetland @scotseafarms @kamesfishfarm @fms_scotland @AST_Salmon @marinescotland @PollyRose91 https://t.co/1qBhZeKLnB pic.twitter.com/g3vpOd2v4i — Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) September 30, 2020 Documents disclosed via Freedom of Information lay bare how the Scottish... Continue reading

Judas sold out Jesus for thirty pieces of silver - it seems the Atlantic Salmon Trust are willing to sell the King of Fish down the river for £300,000 https://t.co/H5siw5DAlq @AST_Salmon @ScotlandMowi @MowiScotlandLtd @fms_scotland @marinescotland @HamishMacdonell @SSPOsays pic.twitter.com/NlLqvH9cCM — Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) September 28, 2020 Judas sold out Jesus for... Continue reading

X-Rated Video - Here’s What Mowi’s Lawyers (& RSPCA) Don’t Want the Public to See! https://t.co/GiQiEAKTq3 @ScotlandMowi @MowiScotlandLtd @AbdnConsidine @SSPOsays @rspcaassured @RSPCAChris @ChrisGPackham @brianblessed @BillOddie @philip_ciwf @onekindtweet @PETAUK @ciwf @scotgp — Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) September 28, 2020 Mowi's lice and mortality reports for September 2020 make grim reading for shareholders:... Continue reading