New Data Reveals Shocking Scale of Scottish Salmon's Mort Mountain

In August 2020, nearly one million (996,329) farmed salmon were reported as dying due to Pancreas Disease, Anaemia, Cardiomyopathy Syndrome, complex gill disease, post treatment mortality, post-physical delicing, Sea lice (Caligus) grazing damage etc https://t.co/jI6ajOUOS9 pic.twitter.com/jFTvCuEQSa

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 29, 2020

New data on mass mortalities published by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate earlier this month (12 October 2020) highlights problems with disease-ridden Scottish salmon.

The new mass mortality data details 65 'Mortality Event Reports' up to the end of August 2020:

During the month of August 2020 alone a staggering 996,329 farmed salmon were reported as dying due to Pancreas Disease, Anaemia, Cardiomyopathy Syndrome, Gill health, complex gill disease, post treatment mortality, post-physical delicing, Sea lice (Caligus) grazing damage, treatment losses and other issues. Here's the top 10 worst 'Mortality Events' (7 incidents did not provide numbers):

Scottish Salmon Watch filmed mass mortalities at Dunvegan pier (where Grieg's mortalities from Corlarach and Gob na Hoe in Loch Dunvegan are unloaded) in September and July 2020.

Grieg Seafood reports Heart & Skeletal Muscle Inflammation (Piscine Reovirus) in Loch Dunvegan on Skye https://t.co/JQz2K2rsoL @GriegShetland @SSPOsays @marinescotland @APHAgovuk @IainNaHoe @WHFP1 @ScotSalmonTank @KateForbesMSP https://t.co/jDOzHQZvkB @FergusEwingMSP @scotgp pic.twitter.com/7yQPhqifS4

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) September 21, 2020

Cases where number of mortalities were not provided included the following incidents involving Scottish Sea Farms in Shetland:

Mass mortality at Scottish Sea Farms in Shetland: "A fire in wellboat engine room caused a total power failure resulting in no oxygen supply to fish held in the well. All fish held on the vessel died" @scotseafarms @marinescotland https://t.co/jI6ajOUOS9 @Shetnews @bbcshetland pic.twitter.com/2a3BHSnMDQ

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 29, 2020

Shetland News reported (4 November 2020):

"Farm operator Scottish Sea Farms declined to give any details as to how many fish had died as a result of the fire, but the Ocean Aquila’s specifications state that the vessel can handle 32 tons of smolts" @Shetnews https://t.co/rIyC7drYmo @shetlandtimes @bbcshetland @SSPOsays

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 4, 2020

Are you still sourcing smoked Scottish salmon exclusively from Scottish Sea Farms? @marksandspencer https://t.co/lqJKC52h95

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 4, 2020

Undercurrent News reported (5 November 2020):