Norway's $almafia Pay $33 Million to Settle Second US Price-Fixing Suit (after $85 million pay off in May & $852 million fine threat in Europe)!

The Prince Andrew "Not Guilty" Defence Strategy: Norwegian $almafia agree to pay $33 million to settle second US price-fixing suit (on top of $85 million paid in May & threat of $852 million fine in Europe) https://t.co/7lDlnT2TVc #Salmoney #Salmonopoly #Salmobsters #Salmonsters pic.twitter.com/e7q4YVKVjA

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 8, 2022

Intrafish reported (7 October 2022):

Prince Andrew err I mean the $almafia settle US price-fixing lawsuit for $33 million
"The companies have not alleged wrongdoing in conspiring to fix salmon prices in the United States, lawyers for the plaintiffs said"
#$almoney #$almonopoly #$almobsters https://t.co/NTyNFpV9Al pic.twitter.com/McVMzyspJr

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 8, 2022

Salmon Business reported (9 October 2022):

The case is the 2nd price-fixing case lodged in the United States vs Norwegian salmon farmers. In May, Mowi, Grieg, Lerøy & SalMar settled for $85 million another US class-action lawsuit which alleged they conspired to fix prices of farmed salmon #Salmafia https://t.co/YMCNkZLT7I

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 10, 2022

Undercurrent News reported (7 October 2022):

Second US price-fixing settlement with up to 400,000 small firms to cost Norway farmers an extra $33m, reports Americas editor Jason Smith https://t.co/sgv89FeaJ6 pic.twitter.com/EU9aNMHPp3

— Undercurrent News (@undercur) October 7, 2022

Fish Farmer reported (11 October 2022):

Salmon price fixing dispute draws to a close in US – the dispute stretches back to 2019 when @EU_Competition raided Norwegian-owned salmon farms in Scotland. The EC has not dropped its own investigation & confirmed last year the issue remains active https://t.co/MSti296DEF

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 11, 2022

Bloomberg reported in September 2022:

Read the US court order approving the class settlement online here – including:

Nothing to See Here: "Neither the Settlement Agreement nor the settlement…is or may be deemed to be or may be used as an admission of, or evidence of, any fault or omission of any of the Released Parties in any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding" #Salmafia #Salmoney pic.twitter.com/sYhU3MhRbW

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 10, 2022

Intrafish reported in June 2022:

Reuters reported in May 2022:

Prince Andrew's lawyers – err I mean Mowi's lawyers continue to contest liability despite paying out millions of $$$$$$s https://t.co/twx0ohFNGr @MowiScotlandLtd @Cermaq @LeroySeafood @scotseafarms @GriegShetland

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 27, 2022

Intrafish reported in May 2022:

Salmon farming giants take a leaf out of Prince Andrew's chequebook and pay $85 million to make lawsuit go away – but deny wrongdoing! https://t.co/8o8Fht8WQ8 @Cermaq @LeroySeafood @MowiScotlandLtd @GriegShetland @Folketrygdfond

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 26, 2022

Intrafish reported in September 2021:

Fish Farmer reported in July 2021:

Intrafish reported in July 2021:

Bloomberg Law 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

Salmon Business reported in March 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

In March 2021, Norwegian salmon giant Mowi settled another 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

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 $almafia are being investigated on both sides of the Atlantic with a potential fine in Europe of $852 million! Intrafish reported in March 2019:

The Guardian reported in February 2019:

BBC News reported in February 2019:

Undercurrent News reported in February 2019:

The European Commission "could fine Norwegian salmon giants over $850m if price fixing found" reported @undercur in 2019 when investigators raided @MowiScotlandLtd @LeroySeafood @scotseafarms @GriegShetland https://t.co/aM5cs9jRSO #Salmafia #Salmobsters #Salmoney #Salmonopoly https://t.co/5EBlRJg6uT pic.twitter.com/YQcWZU5s9O

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 8, 2022

Intrafish reported in February 2019:

https://t.co/joaZo0QIW8 pic.twitter.com/2ukMBnwxHF

— Salmon Scotland (@SalmonScotland) June 15, 2019

A press release issued by the European Commission in February 2019 stated that "The Commission has concerns that the inspected companies may have violated EU antitrust rules that prohibit cartels and restrictive business practices".

US court documents relating to the class action lawsuit vs Norwegian salmon farming companies dated April 2019 included:

The April 2019 US court documents also included:

The Ferret reported in February 2019:

As much as 99 per cent of farmed salmon production from Scottish-branded companies is controlled outwith Scotland. Most of the industry is Norwegian, and one major parent company is registered in Jersey, an offshore tax haven.https://t.co/vxzBIgSWYy

— The Ferret (@FerretScot) February 24, 2019

Meet Norway's Salmafia who control the majority of 'Scottish' salmon farming. Follow the Salmoney to reveal the Norwegian Salmonopoly! @MowiScotlandLtd @scotseafarms @LeroySeafood @GriegShetland @salmon_scottish @Folketrygdfond @WeAreBenchmark @FerdOwner https://t.co/Kob2OOcz2m pic.twitter.com/bOaZaDHiBW

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 17, 2020