Cooke's Organic Scamon Exposed by Gruesome Photos from Orkney - RSPCA Assured Ouseness Oozes Welfare Abuse!

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
Why does the @SoilAssociation certify salmon farms as 'organic'? @SoilAssocScot @CookeScotland @cookeseafood pic.twitter.com/7FTcnt01zG

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 24, 2022

A damning inspection report recently published by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate highlights the gruesome nature of Cooke Aquaculture – a company shamefully certified by the Soil Association as "organic" and accredited as 'welfare friendly' via RSPCA Assured.

In what warped world can these fish be truly marketed as "responsibly farmed" and "responsibly sourced"?

EXPOSED – the rotten underbelly of Cooke Aquaculture – why is @rspcaassured & @SoilAssociation greenwashing welfare abuse? @cookeseafood @CookeScotland @ScotlandSalmon @AnimalOutlook https://t.co/czDvJTEusf @The_Orcadian @OrkneyCouncil @orkneycom pic.twitter.com/Hl92ROBBqM

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 25, 2022

Here's excerpts from the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate report from an inspection of Cooke Aquaculture's Ouseness salmon farm off Westray in the Orkney Islands in May 2022 detailing skin trauma, fungus, bacterial ulceration, infectious diseases and over 40,000 mortalities:

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
You mean this 'Case Information' @marinescotland showing welfare abuse at 'organic' @CookeScotland off Westray? pic.twitter.com/DDetOlvTiN

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) September 9, 2022

A Marine Scotland Fish Health Inspectorate Visit Report dated 16 June 2022 details increased mortality and fish welfare problems at Cooke's RSPCA Assured 'organic' salmon farm at Ouseness off Westray in the Orkney Islands:

77,095 morts at Ouseness salmon farm have been reported by Cooke Aquaculture to the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate in 2022 via six 'Mortality Event Reports' in April and May:

The Price of 'Organic' Salmon: 77,095 morts at Ouseness salmon farm – certified @SoilAssociation & @rspcaassured – have been reported by @CookeScotland to @marinescotland via six 'Mortality Event Reports' in May & June @ScotlandSalmon @ArianeBurgessHI @cookeseafood #Fungus pic.twitter.com/oVE8RawhZY

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 25, 2022

Mort data published for May 2022 by Salmon Scotland shows that Cooke's RSPCA Assured and 'organic' salmon farm at Ouseness had the highest monthly mortality rate of all Cooke sites with 5.7% attributed to bacterial disease:

The Soil Association shamefully certifies ca. a dozen Cooke Aquaculture facilities including Westray and East of Skelwick (off Westray):

Cooke's Ouseness salmon farm off Westray is licensed to discharge toxic chemicals despite being certified as 'organic':

Cooke's further expansion plans off Papa Westray in the Orkney Islands are being opposed by the Scottish Greens who have set up a petition to stop the East Moclett salmon farm:

Locals already have to work year-round clearing salmon farm waste and debris from their beaches and shores. They don’t want to lose their last stretch of shoreline where they can swim or enjoy the beach without noise and pollution! https://t.co/adaN2Waf9w @scotgp @OrkneyCouncil

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 8, 2022

The truth – “Organic” Scottish Farmed Salmon!
Why are Cooke Aquaculture Scot. surprised we don’t want a 7th site on the shores of Papa Westray?
Potentially increasing the cumulative fish faeces and effluent in the local marine environment, equivalent to 116,952 people every day! https://t.co/plP6McXIxG

— Kate Chatto (@KateChatto1) August 24, 2022

In view of the ugly face of Cooke Aquaculture it is not surprising that people all around the world are rising up in opposition.

Here's more photos disclosed via Freedom of Information by the Scottish Government:

Here's video footage shot inside a Cooke Aquaculture salmon farm in the United States:

And here's video footage published by Compassion in World Farming in March 2021 which features welfare abuse inside Cooke Aquaculture as well as other salmon farming companies operating in Scotland:

WARNING: Here's photos of Cooke Aquaculture's "organic" salmon in Scotland @CookeScotland @cookeseafood https://t.co/czDvJTnrqf
Do you really want Cooke's cruelty to spread Down Under? @TassalSalmon @TasmanianGreens @BobBrownFndn @TAMP_TasMarine @NOFF_Tasmania @envirotas pic.twitter.com/p1BOc1RjBr

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 25, 2022