Infectious Salmon Anaemia comes back to haunt Scottish salmon – positive test reported by @marinescotland @rspcaassured @scotseafarms on Isle of Mull. Buy your fresh virus-laden Scottish salmon @marksandspencer – how many more farms are infected? @MowiScotlandLtd @salmon_scottish pic.twitter.com/JUjMS335xa
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 30, 2021
Download press release in full online here
"The ISA virus is a ticking time-bomb with the risk of spreading the deadly disease all too real. RSPCA Assured @scotseafarms in Loch Spelve could be ground zero in another ISA disease outbreak" https://t.co/d0hFOve4pg @scotgov @SSPOsays @rspcaassured @obantimes @scotgp pic.twitter.com/JguXT9RgkG
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 30, 2021
The scientific risk is all too real: "ISAV-HPR0 represents a reservoir and risk factor for the emergence of ISA disease" https://t.co/9dKV8bzlZU "an increased susceptibility of a salmon production site may introduce risk of a primary ISA outbreak" https://t.co/pgHR0isI1t pic.twitter.com/uId54duJos
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 30, 2021
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Revealed: Positive test by @marinescotland for Infectious Salmon Anaemia Virus at @rspcaassured salmon farm operated by Norwegian-owned @scotseafarms – how many other salmon farms are harbouring infectious viruses & deadly diseases? @SSPOsays @salmon_scottish @scotgov pic.twitter.com/IVM3uejWw7
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 30, 2021
Read more via:
Letter to Scottish Ministers re. ISA in Scottish Salmon
Damning Disease Report for RSPCA Assured Scottish Sea Farms in Loch Spelve
Media Backgrounder: Scottish Salmon’s Recurring ISA Nightmare
Media Backgrounder: Norway’s Infectious Salmon Aquacalypse – Going Global Since 1984!
"I vividly recall the difficulties for the Shetland salmon industry 10 years ago when ISA caused enormous financial problems" said @tavishscott @BBCNews in 2009 when ISA hit Scotland for a second time (both outbreaks began @scotseafarms). Third time lucky?https://t.co/wyj5QQUImy pic.twitter.com/1lpuR6wtCu
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 30, 2021
Remember that the ISA outbreak in Scotland in 1998-9 was traced back to Norwegian-owned Scottish Sea Farms – it cost the 'Scottish' salmon farming industry £100 million & 200 jobs https://t.co/wyj5QQUImy@scotseafarms @LeroySeafood @Folketrygdfond @marinescotland @scotgov pic.twitter.com/feos13OzS7
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 30, 2021
Your claim that seals not infectious diseases, viruses, pathogens & bacteria were to blame for the mass mortalities & welfare abuse is way beyond absurd https://t.co/uLPdACYBTr
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 30, 2021
"The Scottish Government should immediately quarantine @scotseafarms & test all salmon farms in Scotland for Infectious Salmon Anaemia" https://t.co/d0hFOve4pg @scotgov @ScotGovNetZero @MairiGougeon @MairiMcAllan @marinescotland @SSPOsays @APHAgovuk @rspcaassured @salmon_scottish pic.twitter.com/V2NEPx4Rst
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 30, 2021
Scottish Sea Farms admits: "as we’ve heard a lot over the last year or so, viruses can mutate and occasionally the harmless form of ISA virus mutates into a pathogenic form which will cause the disease" https://t.co/Ga1RsQJJzO @scotseafarms @LeroySeafood @salmonfarming1
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 30, 2021
"Importing ova from Norway – and even Iceland and Ireland – is like playing a risky game of ecological roulette with deadly diseases, viruses and pathogens. Scottish Ministers must urgently close the borders to infectious diseases and viruses" https://t.co/9dKV8bzlZU @scotgov pic.twitter.com/0mwSNCRhPn
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 31, 2021
"We’ve heard a lot over the last year or so, viruses can mutate & occasionally the harmless form of ISA virus mutates into a pathogenic form which will cause the disease" admits the head vet @scotseafarms & chair of @SSPCA_Kirsteen https://t.co/Ga1RsQJJzO @LeroySeafood @SSPOsays pic.twitter.com/I0wyD6ZwqZ
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 31, 2021
Doubt if even low stocking densities will safeguard against this.
Bickerdyke and Soutar are your typical aloof industry men. How the latter became chair of @ScottishSPCA is baffling. He’s like the Harold Shipman of veterinary medicine. SSF have enormous mortality issues.— MenInAquaculture (@aquasust) August 31, 2021