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Addendum:

On 18 June 2020, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency replied to Scottish Salmon Watch's complaint (1 May 2020) re. Mowi's reckless behaviour in Loch Alsh on 2 November 2019.

Here's a letter dated 18 June 2020 from the Maritime & Coastguard Agency's Chief Executive Brian Johnson:

Download letter as a PDF online here

On 18 June 2020, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency also replied to Scottish Salmon Watch's FOI request re. the fatality at Mowi's Loch Alsh salmon farm in February 2020.

Download letter as a PDF online here

On 23 June 2020, Scottish Salmon Watch replied to the Maritime & Coastguard Agency.

Download letter in full online here

From: Don Staniford <salmonfarmingkills@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 9:45 AM
Subject: Re: Complaint re. MOWI's reckless behaviour & subsequent fatality in Loch Alsh
To: <Brian.Johnson@mcga.gov.uk>
Cc: <Grant.Shapps@dft.gov.uk>, <iso@maib.gov.uk>, <scottish.ministers@gov.scot>, <Complaints@copfs.gov.uk>, <General-Account.Secretariat@hse.gov.uk>, <penny.falconer@hse.gov.uk>, <Richard.Parkes@mcga.gov.uk>, <Katy.Ware@mcga.gov.uk>, navigation safety <navigationsafety@mcga.gov.uk>, InformationAssurance <informationassurance@mcga.gov.uk>, Directorate of Maritime Safety and Standards Business Unit <dmss.bu@mcga.gov.uk>, CustomerFeedback <CustomerFeedback@mcga.gov.uk>, <infoline@mcga.gov.uk>, Alyson McGinnigle <Alyson.McGinnigle@mcga.gov.uk>

Brian,

Here's Scottish Salmon Watch's reply to your "careful consideration" of our complaint filed on 1 May 2020 which appears to have investigated the wrong incident (1 September 2019 not 2 November 2019) – online here

Scottish Salmon Watch would like to refer this matter to the Independent Complaints Assessor appointed by the Department of Transport. Could you please pass this letter on to relevant contact?

To quote from our letter:

"Finally, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency's refusal on 18 June 2020 to disclose information on the fatality at Mowi's Ardtintoul salmon farm in Loch Alsh in February 2020 is disappointing.

Scottish Salmon Watch considers the Maritime & Coastguard Agency's refusal to take up our offer of sharing video footage of the reckless behaviour of Mowi at Ardtintoul in Loch Alsh in November 2019 (the same site and featuring the same vessel – Mowi's Beinn Na Caillich workboat – and Clive Hendry who was killed on18 February 2020) as negligent in the extreme.

Whilst Scottish Salmon Watch concedes that such footage is unlikely to be materially relevant to the investigation into the fatality at Mowi's Ardintoul salmon farm in Loch Alsh it could prove to be circumstantial evidence."

This has been updated via:

Complaint re. MOWI's reckless behaviour & subsequent fatality in Loch Alsh

Your reply dated 18 June 2020 is published online here

Thanks,

Don Staniford

Director, Scottish Salmon Watch

On 8 July 2020 the Independent Complaints Assessor replied:

Download letter in full online here

That is a deliberate and very dangerous act. It's the most apalling seamanship and I'm contacting the MCA Office in Paisley directly about it. Somebody needs to lose their license over this and I'll do my best to ensure that happens. https://t.co/d7FccSdimN

— Niall McKillop (@Badabrach) October 5, 2020

Making waves!

The hazards of filming at fish farms! pic.twitter.com/NkM4dUrr0o

— Andrew Holder (@andrholder) October 5, 2020

The @MCA_media did not want to know! https://t.co/rlY7P8dRhC

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 6, 2020