Named & Shamed: The Most Deadly Salmon Farms in Scotland (as greenwashed as “responsible” via RSPCA Assured & the ASC)!

 

 

A closer examination of new mortality data published on 6 October 2022 by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate reveals which salmon farms in Scotland are the most deadly in terms of mass mortalities.  Here's the list of Scottish salmon's worst serial killers since data was reported by salmon farming companies in 2017* – headed by hatcheries where mortalities are more pronounced in terms of numbers:

 

Worst FHI Mortality Event Reports Since 2015 up to Sept 2022 header

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Whistleblower Carradale #2 video with faces blackened out

 

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Muck whistleblower photo #1

 

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If you just focus on the number of 'Mortality Event Reports' filed by fish farms here's Scottish salmon's worst serial killers:

 

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* Note that some data was reported for deaths prior to January 2017; some companies such as Scottish Sea Farms have been historically poor at reporting data in full and, as the Scottish Government points out: "the information presented is not a comprehensive record of fish farm mortality but only details situations where the mortality reporting thresholds have been reached and where this information has been reported to Marine Scotland by the industry or where information has been obtained through FHI surveillance". 

 

 

 

 

 

$camon $cotland reported last month (30 September 2022):

 

 

 

 

 

The RSPCA rake in over half a million pounds per year for certifying deadly salmon farms in Scotland as "responsible" via RSPCA Assured:

 

 

 

 

 

The Sunday Times reported in February 2022:

 

Sunday Times 9 Feb 2020 RSPCA online version #1

 

 

 

 

 

 

In January 2022, Scottish Salmon Watch wrote to the ASC demaning an end to the certification of salmon farms in Scotland as "responsible":

 

 

 

 

$camon $cotland reported in August 2022:

 

 

Here's data for June 2022 which reveals a staggering mortality rate of 55.9% at Mowi's Greanem salmon farm in North Uist (a site certified by the ASC in April 2022 and accredited as 'welfare-friendly' via RSPCA Assured):

 

Greanem blog Aug 2022 #10 mortality rates June 2022

 

 

 

 

 

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