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

Revealed: 10 Million Salmon Morts @MowiScotlandLtd Since 2019! @rspcaassured @ASC_aqua
Served @sainsburys @Tesco @AldiUK @LidlGB & other green-washed retailers with a side order of infectious diseases, toxic chemicals & antibiotics @ScotlandSalmon https://t.co/2yUq4oAE4C pic.twitter.com/mQnz8ZP8nW

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 13, 2022

Official data published by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate on 4 May shows that Norwegian giant Mowi – certified as 'responsibly sourced' via RSPCA Assured and the Aquaculture Stewardship Council – has reported nearly 10 million dead farmed salmon in Scotland since it was rebranded in January 2019 (Mowi changed their name due to what their CEO admitted was "negative consumer perception" in the name Marine Harvest).

Since January 2019 (data published up to the early April 2022), Mowi has filed 516 'Mortality Event Reports' with the Scottish Government detailing 9,814,763 dead farmed salmon with over 1.74 million farmed salmon morts already in 2022 (data on dead cleaner fish which is estimated at several million per year at Mowi is shamefully not reported). Here's the largest mass mortality reports headed by Mowi's Lochailort and Inchmore hatcheries (note that not all dead farmed salmon are reported – only mass mortality incidents over 1% – due to industry lobbying in 2013 arguing that disclosure of all mortalities would be 'commercially damaging'):

Mowi are blaming poor quality imported ova (eggs) for their mortality problems. Fish Farming Expert reported (11 May 2022):

In October 2018, The Sunday Mail reported that 500,000 farmed salmon had died at Mowi's flagship hatchery at Inchmore – opened only a few months earlier by Scotland's Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy, Fergus Ewing.

Despite Mowi's appalling track record, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council recently awarded 'responsibly farmed' certification at Mowi's salmon farms in Loch Alsh (at Ardintoul and Sron).

Mowi's Ardintoul salmon farm – accredited by the ASC on 20 April 2022 – has filed 27 'Mortality Event Reports' since January 2019 totalling 420,561 dead farmed salmon. Here's the most recent 'Mortality Event Reports' which also detail the use of antibiotics, toxic chemicals and infectious diseases:

When Scottish Salmon Watch visited Mowi's disease-ridden salmon farm at Ardintoul in Loch Alsh 'Special Area of Conservation' on 2 November 2019 we discovered bins full of dead salmon.

Mowi's other salmon farm in Loch Alsh (Sron) – certified by the ASC on 28 March 2022 – has filed 12 'Mortality Event Reports' since January 2019 totalling 138,318 dead farmed salmon:

Deaths in Loch Alsh have not been restricted to farmed salmon and cleaner fish but have sadly extended to seals and even Mowi's own workers.

Norwegian-owned Marine Harvest renamed itself Mowi on 1 January 2019 due to negative consumer perception https://t.co/UM7XEnEmLZ With all the dead bodies piling up @MowiScotlandLtd it may have to think about re-branding itself again @MCA_media @H_S_E @MowiCanadaWest @FWMowinckel pic.twitter.com/Vv0aYu6cSj

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 26, 2020

Tourist operator Nigel Smith has reported seals slaughtered in Loch Alsh (a Special Area of Conservation and Marine Protected Area) with shocking photos of dead seals naming and shaming Marine Harvest (since renamed Mowi).

The Ross-shire Journal reported (8 May 2022):

Earlier this month (4 May 2022), $camon $cotland filed a complaint against Mowi's ASC-certified salmon with the Advertising Standards Authority.

Complaint filed @asa_uk Vs @sainsburys for deceptive advertising of "responsibly sourced" Scottish salmon @ASC_aqua @rspcaassured
"Sainsbury’s is clearly guilty of deceptive advertising and should be forced to remove all adverts" writes Scamon Scotland https://t.co/vomcYIZ4Cd pic.twitter.com/v16obcf4IA

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 4, 2022

Earlier this month (3 May 2022), the ASC and Mowi scooped the prestigious 'Greenwasher of the Year' award.

Breaking News: Norwegian giant Mowi and the Aquaculture Stewardship Council share the shameless 'Greenwasher of the Year' award at this year's Scamons! https://t.co/DTVAlbNivP @MowiScotlandLtd @ASC_aqua @aquacultureuk @sainsburys @Tesco pic.twitter.com/ATY696uEt3

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 3, 2022

Netflix's global hit 'Seaspiracy' features shocking video footage shot at Mowi's RSPCA Assured (and ASC-certified) salmon farm at Gorsten in Loch Linnhe.

Netflix's 'Seaspiracy' Exposes Disease-Ridden Scottish Salmon – As Sponsored by the RSPCA & Aquaculture Stewardship Council! https://t.co/NiySHYotBu @seaspiracy @rspcaassured @ScotlandMowi @ASC_aqua @vivacampaigns @Ecohustler @SSPOsays @iamalitabrizi @media_ciwf @philip_ciwf pic.twitter.com/32CcvHUUKH

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 31, 2021

In July 2020, Scottish Salmon Watch filmed at Mowi's RSPCA Assured Loch Greshornish salmon farm on the Isle of Skye.

Meet the team behind Mowi's disease-ridden pharmed salmon https://t.co/pFRNRc8fu4 "Our ethos rests on the belief that we can sustainably and responsibly produce healthy, nutritious and affordable food, now and for future generations" @MowiScotlandLtd #Bollocks #Bullshit #Scamon pic.twitter.com/ZtZtiH3jHt

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) September 17, 2021

The Press & Journal reported (16 February 2022):

Delve into Mowi's Q4 2021 financial report and presentation and the "woes" in Scotland become clearer – Mowi's Q4 2021 report (16 February 2022) includes:

Mowi's Q4 2021 Presentation (16 February 2022) includes:

$camon $cotland reported yesterday (12 May 2022):

Mowi Scotland reports a 42% fall in Q1 production from 2021 to 2022. "The overall biological situation is more challenging than in 2021, mainly related to AGD and gill issues. CMS also remains at a relatively high rate of detection" @MowiScotlandLtd https://t.co/nWtY8GzkTJ pic.twitter.com/ASgtu4Qsh3

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 12, 2022