"This Big Brother level of corporate snooping is frankly disturbing" @williemackenzie @GreenpeaceUK "Not being able to win the argument by fair means, a part of the fish farming industry seems to be resorting to these shady tactics" https://t.co/Ei3CjzPPHQ @FerretScot
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 27, 2021
The Ferret reported (27 November 2021):
"Smith has shown The Ferret photographs of a GPS tracker allegedly found on the underside of his car in June 2021. Police Scotland confirmed it had received a report from Smith about the tracking device and the TSSC ‘intelligence report’ and that “enquiries remain ongoing” pic.twitter.com/B6N6QSzam8
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 27, 2021
Download the source documents via The Ferret:
An ‘intelligence report’ @salmon_scottish recommends surveillance of Smith and the other individual – whose name is redacted – for 48 hours before and after fish farming events https://t.co/Ei3CjzPPHQ @FerretScot pic.twitter.com/LeoHy06VBv
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 28, 2021
Here's video footage from by Corin Smith at The Scottish Salmon Company's Vacasay salmon farm in Loch Roag in August 2018 which triggered the surveillance:
The Herald reported (27 November 2021):
The front page of today's Herald newspaper reports on how "Salmon chief spied on salmon critic" with the exclusive story on how Corin Smith of Inside Scottish Salmon Feedlots was spied on by @salmon_scottish @ScotlandSalmon https://t.co/7h7cKbnm62 @PaulDobson95 @heraldscotland pic.twitter.com/fDSydtSZ2w
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 27, 2021
Here's the newspaper version via PressReader:
Front page exclusive in today's @heraldscotland @PaulDobson95 @FerretScot "Internal industry documents show that a former chief executive of The Scottish Salmon Company requested an intelligence report on the fish farming campaigner Corin Smith" @salmon_scottish @ScotlandSalmon pic.twitter.com/gh7DvIxNyE
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 27, 2021
Just off out with the family for a lovely drive in the country – but first I better check in case @salmon_scottish @MowiScotlandLtd @scotseafarms @GriegShetland @ScotlandSalmon @kamesfishfarm @Folketrygdfond have fitted a GPS tracking device to my car! https://t.co/Ei3CjzPPHQ pic.twitter.com/ROVPu7nFK5
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 28, 2021
Off to Scotland soon for more secret filming & in view of all the snooping I've decided to invest in high tech countermeasures. Shhh – please don't tell any private investigators hired by 'Scottish' salmon! pic.twitter.com/TOYiJo2daN
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 29, 2021