“Marine Scotland Science does not undertake routine testing on ova to screen for the presence of aquatic animal pathogens” admitted @scotgov in a FOI disclosure this week. 93 million salmon ova were imported into salmon farms in Scotland in 2020 & 2021!https://t.co/0CFJz9EkPO pic.twitter.com/xAcPOpHNgn
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) January 14, 2022
Download press release and media backgrounder online here
EXPOSED: 'Scottish' Salmon's Import/Export Trade in Ova, Smolts & 'Cleaner Fish' @ScotlandSalmon
As the world closes borders to prevent the spread of #COVID19 why have millions of ova flooded into #Scotland from ISA-ridden #Iceland, #Ireland & #Norway? https://t.co/0CFJz9EkPO pic.twitter.com/sMs8JzwbiU— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) January 15, 2022
Why is JJ ONeill in Dunloy permitted @scotgov @daera_ni @DefraGovUK to export 275,678 wrasse from Northern Ireland to salmon farms in Scotland? @MowiScotlandLtd @kamesfishfarm https://t.co/0CFJz9EkPO @salmonwatchire @NSFAS_Ireland @sliabhaliag @AfloatMagazine @nifpo @anifpo pic.twitter.com/K9F4aTHYsU
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) January 14, 2022
Why did Norway permit 7.2 million wrasse to be imported from @MowiScotlandLtd to Tor Gunnar Otterlei in Averoy, Norway (Skjerneset fisk AS) in August & September 2021? @NFdep @fiskeridir @InfoMattilsynet @EFTAsecretariat @kldep @miljodir @VKMmatogmiljo @NRKno @marinescotland pic.twitter.com/bqvSl4PGGO
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) January 14, 2022
Download press release and media backgrounder online here
FOI documents disclosed by the Scottish Government to Scottish Salmon Watch on 10 January 2022:
Trade data for salmon ova & smolts; wrasse & lumpsuckers [Excel spreadsheet]
Letter from the Scottish Government dated 10 January 2022
Mowi export notification wrasse to Norway
Stofnfiskur import certificate salmon ova to Mowi Lochailort
Mowi export health certificate wrasse to Norway
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