Photos: Papa Westray Protest Vs Cooke Makes Waves Off Orkney!

No Way To Salmon Farm Off Papa Westray – protestors in the far north of the Orkney Islands tell Canadian giant Cooke to fish off! https://t.co/WULE0dsD5s @CookeScotland @cookeseafood @ScotlandSalmon
Will @OrkneyCouncil listen to the people of Papay? @Liam4Orkney @bbcorkney pic.twitter.com/IIjnxyz5Zi

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) September 7, 2022

Here's photos of a protest by No East Moclett Group on Papa Westray on Monday (5 September 2022) – click on the photo and you should be able to save (please credit 'No East Moclett Group'):

Respect Papay: 102 objections were filed vs what would be Scotland's largest salmon farm with only one letter of support @OrkneyCouncil @CookeScotland
Approval would be an affront to local democracy! @KristopherLeask @KirstyCooncil @bbcorkney @orkneycom @JohnRossScott @scotgp pic.twitter.com/Xw5KMXPPxS

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) September 7, 2022

I'm quoted here adding my voice to islanders' objections to a massive new fish farm off Papay. In addition to these concerns is its proximity to a Marine Protected Area. https://t.co/hllNRWvqsS

— Amy Liptrot (@amy_may) September 7, 2022

The Press & Journal reported (2 September 2022):

Contentious Papa Westray salmon farm proposals due before planning committee @OrkneyCouncil @CookeScotland @ArianeBurgessHI @KristopherLeask @PapayRanger @KateChatto1 @amy_may @scotgp https://t.co/PuzUUHE0m6 via @pressjournal

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) September 2, 2022

Salmon Business reported (5 September 2022):

$camon $cotland reported (24 August 2022):

Organic Scamon: here's what Cooke Aquaculture's salmon from Westray on Orkney look like (as inspected by @marinescotland in May) @The_Orcadian @bbcorkney @OrkneyCouncil
Why does the @SoilAssociation certify salmon farms as 'organic'? @SoilAssocScot @CookeScotland @cookeseafood pic.twitter.com/7FTcnt01zG

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 24, 2022

A damning inspection report recently published by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate highlights the gruesome nature of Cooke Aquaculture – a company shamefully certified by the Soil Association as "organic" and accredited as 'welfare friendly' via RSPCA Assured.

In what warped world can these fish be truly marketed as "responsibly farmed" and "responsibly sourced"?

EXPOSED – the rotten underbelly of Cooke Aquaculture – why is @rspcaassured & @SoilAssociation greenwashing welfare abuse? @cookeseafood @CookeScotland @ScotlandSalmon @AnimalOutlook https://t.co/czDvJTEusf @The_Orcadian @OrkneyCouncil @orkneycom pic.twitter.com/Hl92ROBBqM

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 25, 2022

The harsh reality of welfare abuse inside Cooke Aquaculture's salmon farms is a world removed from their PR image.

When undercover activists infiltrated a Cooke Aquaculture salmon farm in Maine it exposed a 'sea of suffering':