Net Tightens on Lawsuits vs 'Salmafia' - Cooke "unable to quash lawsuit over deceptive marketing practices"

Net Tightens on Lawsuits vs 'Salmafia' – Crook er I mean Cooke "unable to quash lawsuit over deceptive marketing practices" @cookeseafood @CookeScotland @TrueNorthSeafd @IntraFishNorge @AnimalOutlook https://t.co/VWdEJqUuy2 @seafoodnorway @NorwaySeafoodUS pic.twitter.com/8JIpU14iQb

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) July 5, 2021

Intrafish reported (1 July 2021):

Watch a video of Cooke's salmon farming operations in Maine shot by Animal Outlook (Compassion Over Killing):

Intrafish reported (24 June 2021):

Bloomberg reported in March 2021:

Salmon Cartel Case Moves Forward Against Top Norwegian Companies @business @BLaw @Mike_S_Leonard @LeroySeafood @mowisalmon_us @ScotlandMowi @GriegShetland @Cermaq https://t.co/ziQTAf9orA #Salmafia #Salmoney #Salmonopoly

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 25, 2021

The Maritime Executive reported (24 March 2021):

The net closes in on Norway's #Salmafia as the US Department of Justice ramps up antitrust class action lawsuit on cartels, price-fixing, "suspicious meetings" & "law enforcement investigations" @TheJusticeDept @FTC https://t.co/c4KwTUjH7b #Salmonopoly #Salmoney #Salmonsters pic.twitter.com/8CkvDjzsT2

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 25, 2021

"SalMar’s Witzøe attended a dinner meeting with Lerøy’s [CEO] Beltestad, during which they discussed a pricing model for their salmon based on NASDAQ spot prices. Witzøe & Beltestad were communicating with Jim Gallagher of [Scottish Sea Farms] via email" https://t.co/L8nWLUsVUR pic.twitter.com/EDV4nIOF2w

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 26, 2021

Earlier in March 2021, Norwegian salmon giant Mowi settled a class action lawsuit. The National Law Review reported (21 March 2021):

Looking forward to more honest advertising by Mowi following their class action lawsuit settlement which outlaws "sustainably sourced" & "all natural" marketing messages @DucktrapRiver @mowisalmon_us https://t.co/Kvw5DI49iy @MowiCanadaWest @ScotlandMowi @TheCounter @natlawreview pic.twitter.com/mFC5c3d5Gr

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 22, 2021

Fish Farming Expert reported (19 March 2021):

Intrafish's Drew Cherry wrote (18 March 2021):

"The salmon farming giant may have inadvertently opened up the floodgates for similar suits….As part of the settlement, for a period of 2 years Mowi will be forbidden from using the term 'sustainably sourced'" @drewcherry @IntraFishNorge @DucktrapRiver https://t.co/Kvw5DI49iy pic.twitter.com/vW52hPdf2E

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 22, 2021

The Guardian reported in February 2019:

BBC News reported in February 2019:

Intrafish reported in February 2019:

Follow the Salmoney and it leads you to the Salmafia and the Salmonsters who have a shameless Salmonopoly – read more via 'Scottish Salmon':

Did you know that the Norwegian Government's Pension Fund (derived from Norway's oil revenues) is the largest or 2nd largest shareholder in companies which account for 80% of 'Scottish' salmon farming? @Folketrygdfond @MowiScotlandLtd @salmon_scottish https://t.co/4P1m3g2CvT pic.twitter.com/Sl6bFlcwaK

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 30, 2020

Watch Salmonopoly online here