Watershed Victory Against 'Scottish' Salmon - the End is Nigh!

Scottish council reject plans for one of UK’s largest fish farms off coast of Arran https://t.co/HaqiTzo4oW via @deadlinenews @salmon_scottish @Folketrygdfond @Try_Lochlander @ArranEco @arranbirding @chandlerfish @FairlieCoastal @SalmonTroutCons @ArranCoast @SSPOsays

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 25, 2021

News that Norwegian/Faroese-owned The 'Scottish' Salmon Company has been refused planning permission for a super-sized salmon farm off the Isle of Arran is making waves across the Highlands and Islands – and could signal the beginning of the end for sea cage salmon farming in Scotland (taking the lead from British Columbia and Washington state in the US where salmon farms are being closed down).

Congratulations to the people of Arran who have fought off planning for a huge Salmon Factory Farm in the face of large corporations & their money. What price is your grandchildren’s heritage and wild places to dream?♥️👍🏻https://t.co/vwdoyLPaz1 @ArranCoast @TheGAAIA @VisitArran pic.twitter.com/ue6X6fE8wW

— Jon Johnson (@Jonnynogaps) March 25, 2021

The Arran Banner reported (26 March 2021):

Victory: "Controversial fish farm proposal is thrown out" reports @arranbanner Opponents are "delighted"
The Scottish (actually Norwegian/Faroese) Salmon Company "have been approached for comment" @salmon_scottish @SSPOsays @Try_Lochlander @Folketrygdfond https://t.co/TbWKo2WlQ6 pic.twitter.com/XtWDbSu2Z6

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 26, 2021

Will The Scottish Salmon Company now appeal?

'Scottish' Salmon Company set to appeal salmon farm refusal? "We are reviewing the council’s feedback and will decide on the next steps over the coming weeks. We remain committed to open & transparent engagement"https://t.co/RibKXc3tVA @ArranCoast @chandlerfish @salmon_scottish

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 26, 2021

Deadline News reported (25 March 2021):

Inside Scottish Salmon Feedlots reported (25 March 2021):

Scottish Salmon Watch reported in November 2020:

Photos slipped out last month @marinescotland provide yet more damning evidence of welfare abuse on salmon farms – please boycott Scottish salmon! https://t.co/bp2h3Rylag @salmon_scottish @Try_Lochlander @Folketrygdfond @GreenerScotland @scotgp @coopuk @rspcaassured @SSPCA_Mike pic.twitter.com/Sngg29WYTp

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 4, 2020

Over 5 Million Dead 'Scottish' Salmon Since 2017 @salmon_scottish – sponsored by investors from Norway, Sweden, Faroes, USA, Denmark, Belgium & Luxembourg! @Folketrygdfond @NorwayMFA @fiskeridir @NFdep @Try_Lochlander @SSPOsays @FergusEwingMSP @strathearnrose @marinescotland pic.twitter.com/37ehamHX24

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 13, 2020

Anyone for 'Scottish' salmon? Imported as eggs from Norway & Iceland and bankrolled by £££$$€€s in #Norway, #Faroes, #USA, #Denmark & #Belgium
'Exclusively from Scotland' claims @salmon_scottish "Provenance guaranteed" @waitrose @wjhm93 @Folketrygdfond https://t.co/NusyErqUWk pic.twitter.com/H2CZUVJEjD

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 13, 2020

Did you know that the Norwegian Government's Pension Fund (derived from Norway's oil revenues) is the largest or 2nd largest shareholder in companies which account for 80% of 'Scottish' salmon farming? @Folketrygdfond @MowiScotlandLtd @salmon_scottish https://t.co/4P1m3g2CvT pic.twitter.com/Sl6bFlcwaK

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 30, 2020

In August 2020, The Ferret reported that The Scottish Salmon Company's salmon farm at Kyles of Vuia had been "reprimanded for feeding a toxic pesticide to fish twice as often as permitted and breaching a safety limit".

The Scottish Salmon Company's marketing talks about their "pride" in Lochlander salmon which is "delivered to our Smokehouse on the wild and windswept Western Isles of Scotland".

When Scottish Salmon Watch has visited Strondoir Bay the Lochlander salmon we've videoed has not matched the pretty pictures in The Scottish Salmon Company's glossy brochures.

When Corin Smith filmed inside The Scottish Salmon Company's salmon farm at Vacasay in Loch Roag in August 2018 he found gruesome welfare abuse which was featured on the BBC One Show and BBC Panorama.

When Scottish Salmon Watch filmed inside The Scottish Salmon Company's salmon farm in Loch Shieldaig in June 2019 we discovered shocking scenes of welfare abuse which was featured by STV News and The Ferret.