Dr Denise Risch: “Our study highlights that noise pollution from ADDs has been widespread on the Scottish west coast. Alternative solutions such as the use of more robust netting material do exist and have been proven successful in reducing seal predation"https://t.co/YSpQlm0VPX
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) June 9, 2021
Fish Farming Expert reported (9 June 2021):
Read the scientific paper in the Journal of Applied Ecology online here
🚨 NEW OPEN ACCESS PAPER! 🔊🐬
Our @JAppliedEcology paper predicted the potential for auditory impairment from acoustic seal deterrents for harbour porpoises within a marine protected area https://t.co/cR5ZYQQ5BD #UnderwaterNoise #Aquaculture #ADDsThread ⬇️(1/7) pic.twitter.com/g3zvcc93jJ
— Charlotte Findlay (@chazz_findlay) June 9, 2021
Salmon farmers and Scottish Government officials have had years to heed the clarion calls to switch off noisy ADDs on salmon farms. The Ferret and The Sunday Herald reported in May 2017:
Read more via: Press Release: "Cetaceans Sound Alarm On Salmon Farms – new research sparks EC complaint & call to ban Acoustic Deterrent Devices"
Read more via:
- Journal of Applied Ecology: "Auditory impairment from acoustic seal deterrents predicted for harbour porpoises in a marine protected area"
- Fish Farmer: "Seal scarers could harm porpoises, study finds"
- Parliamentary Report: "ADD Use in the Aquaculture Sector"
- Scientific Study into Impact of Low Frequency ADDs Silenced!
- Pulling the Plug on ADD on salmon farms – is turning down the volume enough to comply with the law?
- Sunday Times: "Animal welfare campaigners sound out ban on acoustic seal deterrent"
- Mail On Sunday: "Salmon farmers are 'torturing' porpoises and dolphins with high-pitched noises to protect their stock, campaigners warn"
- Unlicensed use of ADDs in aquaculture is contrary to European Protected Species legislation & completely immoral!
- Daily Record: "Whales and dolphins being 'tortured' by anti-seal scare devices at Scottish fish farms"
- The Guardian: "Scottish salmon farmers to be banned from shooting seals"
- Caught Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea
- The Ferret: "Seal scarers used by fish farms branded 'sonic torture'"
- GenusWave 'Targeted Acoustic Startle Technology' – in compliance with the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act??
- Seal shooting at salmon farms doubles before ban
- Ban on seal shooting must be watertight
- Greens want ban on seal scarers
- BBC Countryfile on ADDs impacting on cetaceans
- Sounding Off On Salmon Farms – Acoustic Deterrent Devices evade Marine Noise Registry
- SARF report 112: "Influences of lower-frequency Acoustic Deterrent Devices (ADDs) on cetaceans in Scottish coastal waters"
- The Times: "Noisy fish farms ‘harm other marine life’"
- Mapping widespread and increasing underwater noise pollution from acoustic deterrent devices
- Sounding Off About Scotland's Noisy Salmon Farms – Turn Off Acoustic Deterrent Devices to Protect Cetaceans
- Deafening Impact of Salmon Farms on Cetaceans
- The National: "Warning salmon farm devices could hit wildlife tourism"
- Turning Down the Volume on Salmon Farms is Not Enough: 'Cetacean Friendly' Acoustic Deterrent Devices Still Harm & Must Be Banned
- Cetaceans Sound Alarm On Salmon Farms – new research sparks EC complaint & call to ban Acoustic Deterrent Devices
- Sunday Herald: "Health of whales, dolphins and porpoises put at risk by underwater alarms"
- Noisy Salmon Farms – Switch Off Acoustic Deterrent Devices Now!
Since @scotgov has known about this scientific research since 2017 & knew noise pollution from salmon farms was breaching EU law then why has no legal action been taken? @marinescotland @nature_scot @JNCC_UK @EU_ENV @SAMSoceannews @FerretScot @SSPOsays https://t.co/plFpMdH1pZ https://t.co/tBpfNCyI9q pic.twitter.com/XrW6btAiSP
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) June 9, 2021
In 2013, The Times reported that Marine Harvest (Mowi) didn't want to pay £5K to trial GenusWave. Now in 2021 we discover noisy ADDs harm harbour porpoises 28 km away from salmon farms.
Is @ScotlandMowi now using GenusWave? https://t.co/6pIlScjeQw#Cheap #Scottish #Salmon https://t.co/TcDBJ23BwL— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) June 9, 2021