Cramming tens of millions of Atlantic salmon in land-based tanks is a welfare nightmare & is doomed to failure. Salmon farming in Scotland is dead in the water on land & in the sea @ScotlandSalmon @patagonia @the_gsfr @FWMowinckel @patagoniaeurope @wildfishNW @WildFishCons pic.twitter.com/4kyx0WRzMk
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 22, 2024
Be scared, be very very scared – a whole Norwegian mountain of salmon farming trouble looms on the horizon in the Outer Hebrides.
Norwegian Mountain Salmon is planning a colossal salmon farm on the Isle of Lewis with 224 torture chambers aimed at producing 90,000 tonnes of farmed salmon – that's over half of Scotland's current salmon farming production in one factory fish farm!!
With mass mortalities on salmon farms piling up higher than Ben Nevis it is appropriate that Norwegian Mountain Salmon wants to build a super-sized death trap on the Isle of Lewis. This project will be a mountain-sized disaster for animal welfare & environment @ScotlandSalmon pic.twitter.com/9fnQGNQHFR
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 22, 2024
The Stornoway Gazette broke the story early on Thursday (21 February 2024):
90,000 tonne 'mountain' salmon farm with 224 fish tanks coming to Mealista in the Uig area of the Isle of Lewis @Sygazette https://t.co/frHA24ebyi
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 22, 2024
The 'outlandish' story – which had some people checking their calendars in case it was April 1 – was quickly gobbled up by the trade press including Salmon Business, Intrafish, Fish Farming Expert, Fish Farmer, Undercurrent News and The Fish Site:
Revealed: Plans for £581 million land-based salmon farm on Lewis; Shetland another option says CEO. Norwegian-backed project envisions production of 90,000 tons of salmon annually, boosting total Scottish salmon output by 40% @Salmon_Business https://t.co/A6M4mApBwH @sygazette pic.twitter.com/74V9shMTh0
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 22, 2024
The Fish Site reported (22 February 2024):
Read more via:
£600m mountain salmon farm planned for Lewis
Mowi Caught Breaching Authorisation Conditions At Carnasserie Hatchery
The Guardian: "Animal rights group urges halt to ‘monstrous’ Lincolnshire salmon farm"
Video Exclusive: Mowi Whistleblower Lifts the Lid on Shitty Salmon Farming!
Sunday Mail: "Whistleblower reveals disgusting footage of overflowing waste at Scots salmon farm"
BBC News: "Cleethorpes: Campaigners vow to fight salmon farm plan"
Growing Resistance Vs Land-Based Salmon Farming Spawns Protests!
Global Resistance to All Salmon Farms – on land, in the sea & in freshwater!
Is the Lewis Super-Sized Salmon Farm going to be another Harris Super Quarry controversy? https://t.co/y1OCkSFLHe @WHFP1 @Sygazette @pressjournal @BBCHighlands @STVNews @HebridesNews @OuterHebs @harristweedheb @HebridesBirds @cne_siar @robedwards53 @FerretScot @FoEScot #Lewis https://t.co/lrhuskus9k pic.twitter.com/hwrA857pFj
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 22, 2024