Earlier this month, the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate published a damning report on an inspection of an RSPCA Assured salmon farm in Loch Spelve operated by Scottish Sea Farms on 14 May 2021 – the site inspection was prompted by a welfare complaint filed by Scottish Salmon Watch following secret filming on 7 May 2021:
The Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate's report (Case # 2021-0132) for the RSPCA Assured salmon farm operated by Scottish Sea Farms at Dalnaha in Loch Spelve on the Isle of Mull details welfare abuse (including deformed fins and deformed spines), infectious diseases and viruses as well as the use of toxic chemicals, mass mortalities and lice infestation:
Download the 'Case Information' report as a PDF online here (scroll down to page 78 for the start of the Loch Spelve FHI inspection report)
Mortality information published by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate for the Loch Spelve salmon farm details mass mortalities ca. 20,000 fish during 2020 – with 'Mortality Event Reports' filed in June (twice) and March (data up to 3 August 2021):
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Secret Filming Exposes RSPCA ‘Abused’ Scottish Salmon – Welfare Complaint Filed Against M&S Supplier Scottish Sea Farms https://t.co/FcNmyXrwxD @rspcaassured @scotseafarms @marksandspencer @LeroySeafood @APHAgovuk @marinescotland @SSPCA_Mike @SSPCA_Kirsteen @Folketrygdfond pic.twitter.com/D212vYCn9z
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 13, 2021
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
The sheer arrogance of Dr Ralph Bickerdike, head of fish welfare at SSF, insisting that this was seal damage at Loch Spelve. Don't insult our intelligence Ralph. pic.twitter.com/80NU6VA8iC
— Andrew Holder (@andrholder) August 30, 2021