A Freedom of Information disclosure by @scotgov details how Infectious Salmon Anaemia is now officially back to haunt the 'Scottish' salmon farming industry with a report filed @OIEAnimalHealth by @DefraGovUK @marinescotland detailing ISA @scotseafarms https://t.co/EE3wZFMPCP pic.twitter.com/X3O1LJEFlQ
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 10, 2022
A Freedom of Information disclosure by the Scottish Government (2 February 2022) details how Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) is now officially back to haunt the 'Scottish' salmon farming industry.
Download FOI backgrounder in full online here
Key documents:
Scottish Government FOI Review Response-202200271110 Covering Letter 2 February 2022
PDF #1: FHI reporting of ISA in Scotland in May 2021 to World Organisation for Animal Health
PDF #2: FHI Reporting 2020 to World Organization for Animal Health
PDF #3: Emails from Scottish Government & DEFRA on OIE reporting in May 2021
PDF #4: Emails from DEFRA & Scottish Government on OIE reporting in September & October 2021
"Infectious Salmon Anaemia is officially back to haunt Scottish salmon. This is the first time ISA has been reported to the World Organization for Animal Health since 2012 & Scottish salmon farming is no longer ‘ISA-free’" https://t.co/pVdSQENcpZ @OIEAnimalHealth @ScotlandSalmon pic.twitter.com/H36OQ9Z3OL
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 10, 2022
Yesterday (9 February 2022), Scamon Scotland wrote to Scottish Ministers calling for the border to be closed to imports of salmon ova (eggs), parr and smolts due to unacceptable disease and genetic risks.
Please Close the Border to Imports of Salmon Ova, Parr & Smolts! https://t.co/hZFEGSm0dX
The health & genetic integrity of ‘Scottish’ salmon is being threatened by imports flooding into Scotland. Failure @scotgov to screen imports is the antithesis of the precautionary principle pic.twitter.com/b7wg85KJ40— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 9, 2022
Scamon Scotland also reported yesterday (9 February 2022):
Iceland Still Importing Ova to 'Scottish' Salmon Farms Despite Disease Risks! https://t.co/ObzuMSgMs2@HGSalmonUK @BetterBreeding @LochDuartSalmon @ScotlandSalmon @WeAreBenchmark @MowiScotlandLtd @scotgov @MairiGougeon @ScotGovNetZero @EFTAsecretariat @PresidentISL @MFAIceland pic.twitter.com/PL4n09Oqao
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 9, 2022
This health certificate details an import shipment of 650,000 ova in November 2021 from Benchmark Genetics Iceland (formerly called Stofnfiskur) to Landcatch's Ormsary Hatchery on behalf of Loch Duart in Sutherland:
Scottish Salmon Watch revealed last month (10 January 2020) that ISA was reported at Landcatch's Ormsary Hatchery in Argyll during an inspection by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate in November 2021:
Infectious Salmon Anaemia Reported at Landcatch’s Ormsary Hatchery in November – was ISA imported via infected salmon eggs (ova) from Iceland? @WeAreBenchmark @HGSalmonUK @BetterBreeding @marinescotland @ScotlandSalmon @obantimes @argyllshiread @salmon_scottish @LochDuartSalmon pic.twitter.com/dh5CD9J5tg
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) January 10, 2022
Hendrix's Ormsary Hatchery has imported over 26.7 million salmon eggs from Iceland, Norway & Ireland since 2016 – how many were infected with Infectious Salmon Anaemia? @marinescotland @MairiGougeon @WeAreBenchmark @BetterBreeding @HGSalmonUK @salmon_scottish @ScotlandSalmon pic.twitter.com/Hx9s03jOG6
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) January 10, 2022
The Fish Health Inspectorate's inspection report for November's visit to Ormsary is still "awaiting publication" but is expected to be published online soon.
The Argyllshire Advertiser reported (14 January 2022):
Front page splash on Infectious Salmon Anaemia at Landcatch's Ormsary Hatchery @HGSalmonUK @BetterBreeding in this week's Argyllshire Advertiser @argyllshiread "Salmon farming is a cancer on the coast" @ScotlandSalmon @marinescotland @MairiGougeon @tavishscott @HamishMacdonell pic.twitter.com/z4NKu01eNO
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) January 16, 2022
Read more via:
- It’s Official: Infectious Salmon Anaemia Back to Haunt Scottish Salmon – reported to the World Organization for Animal Health for the first time since 2012!
- Letter to Scottish Ministers: Please Close the Border to Imports of Salmon Ova, Parr & Smolts!
- Iceland Still Importing Ova to 'Scottish' Salmon Farms Despite Disease Risks
- Escape at ISA-Hit Laxar – why is 'Scottish' Salmon Still Importing Millions of Ova from Iceland?
- Front Page Splash on ISA at Landcatch in the Argyllshire Advertiser!
- Game Ova for Imports & Exports: Close the Borders to Stop the Spread of Diseases & Genetic Pollution!
- Infectious Salmon Anaemia Reported at Landcatch’s Ormsary Hatchery in November – was ISA imported via infected salmon eggs (ova) from Iceland?
- The Catch with Landcatch – how Lithgows sold Scottish salmon down the river to Dutch & US investors!
- Iceland Slaughters ISA-Infected Salmon – is Scotland next in the firing line?
- ISA hits Scottish Sea Farms owner SalMar in Norway – how many hidden cases are lurking on salmon farms in Scotland?
- Letter to Scottish Ministers calling for a ban on ova imports from Iceland
- Revealed: Infectious Salmon Anaemia Lurking in Scottish Salmon
- Scottish Ministers with Egg on Their Faces – is it game ova for imports of salmon eggs from Iceland & Norway?
- Scottish Scamon Eggsposé: The Foreign Companies Importing Over 320 Million Salmon Eggs (Ova) Into 'Scottish' Fish Farms Since 2016!
- Press Statement: Ban All Ova Imports to Protect 'Scottish' Salmon!
- ISA in Iceland – will Scotland ban ova imports to prevent disease risks as with Norway?
- Mowi fined for breaching ISA laws in Norway – is ISA lurking at Mowi salmon farms in Scotland?
- Top story on Intrafish reports on ISA at Scottish Sea Farms!
- Salmon Farming is Like the Black Death Plague!
- Mowi's Mortality Nigthmare – Farmed Salmon is Dead in the Water!
- "Activist challenged over claim about fish virus" (Fish Farming Expert)
- Breaking News: ISA reported at RSPCA Assured Scottish Sea Farms on the Isle of Mull
- Damning Disease Report for RSPCA Assured Scottish Sea Farms in Loch Spelve
- Letter to Scottish Ministers re. ISA in Scottish Salmon
- Media Backgrounder: Scottish Salmon’s Recurring ISA Nightmare
- Media Backgrounder: Norway’s Infectious Salmon Aquacalypse – Going Global Since 1984!
- Norway's Infectious Salmon "Horror Show" Secretly Playing Now In Scotland?
- Norwegian Salmon Egg Exports Banned Due to Disease Risks
- Letter to Scottish Ministers: "Bio-security Protocols & Safety Precautions re. Ova Imports"
It’s Official: Infectious Salmon Anaemia Back to Haunt 'Scottish' Salmon – reported to the World Organization for Animal Health for the first time since 2012! https://t.co/pVdSQENcpZ @OIEAnimalHealth @marinescotland @DefraGovUK @ScotlandSalmon @scotseafarms @MairiMcAllan @scotgp pic.twitter.com/gBsig4qlc9
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 10, 2022