New Scientist: "The evolutionary fitness of Atlantic salmon is being damaged by genetic contamination as wild fish breed with escapees from fish farms" @adamvaughan_uk @newscientist https://t.co/KuuKwwZqpc @SalmonTroutCons @ScotlandSalmon @NINAforskning @_DavidSMurray @GBolstad
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) December 23, 2021
New Scientist reported (22 December 2021):
Read the scientific paper in full via Science Advances (22 December 2021):
Read our new paper: "Introgression from farmed escapees affects the full life cycle of wild Atlantic salmon" in Science Advanceshttps://t.co/V11TAhnraB
— Geir H. Bolstad (@GBolstad) December 22, 2021
Salmon & Trout Conservation Tweeted (18 November 2021):
📢NEW on the BLOG: we look at the impact of farmed salmon escapes on wild fish.
Read the blog 👉https://t.co/4405bKftgi#SaveWildSalmon #WildFish #WildSalmonFirst #wildsalmon #atlanticsalmon
— Salmon & Trout Conservation (@SalmonTroutCons) November 18, 2021
Salmon & Trout Conservation reported in October 2021:
New Scottish Government study confirms the severe damage being done to wild salmon populations by salmon farming.https://t.co/z0q22aKo0t https://t.co/EWLPoTECVQ
— Salmon & Trout Conservation (@SalmonTroutCons) October 22, 2021
"The available evidence indicates that introgression of genetic material from Norwegian farm salmon strains has altered the genetic composition of some populations within rivers near marine aquaculture production" @scotgov https://t.co/ao5rWnMHW3 @SSPOsays @MowiScotlandLtd
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 22, 2021
Read the Scottish Government report in full online here
The Herald reported (16 October 2021):
"We believe that the problems associated with aquaculture in Scotland are so severe that it is necessary for the Scottish Parliament to consider creating not just regulatory penalties but also criminal offences" @ScotGamekeepers @heraldscotland https://t.co/9u9nPo5ozg
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 16, 2021
The BBC 'One Show' reported in October 2020:
Watch the BBC's One Show on Mowi's great deformed salmon escape https://t.co/QP2G9dMLtr @MowiScotlandLtd @fms_scotland @BBCTheOneShow @joe_crowley @marinescotland pic.twitter.com/gXYwr5Uh7U
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 12, 2020
Read more via:
There's No Escaping Norwegian Genetic Pollution For 'Scottish' Salmon!
Herald: "Fish farmers 'should face penalties and even criminal charges for mass escapes'"
Far from Fine: Mowi Recaptures Less Than 1% of Escapees in Scotland!
Fines, Lost Licences & Prison Sentences for Repeat Escape Offenders!
Salmon Eggsclusive: Scotland's 'King of Fish' is Now Viking Not Scottish!
Easter Egg Ban for 'Scottish' Salmon?
The Ferret: "Deadly virus outbreak prompted fears over import of fish farm eggs to Scotland"
Game Ova for Scottish Salmon – Deadly disease delays egg imports from AquaGen in Norway
Concerns raised over Scottish salmon roe imports
Government 'failing to protect Scottish salmon'
Imported eggs ruling 'makes a mockery of Scottish salmon'
Norway keeps ban on import of Scottish roe
Tartan imposters’ charge as fish egg imports hit 90%
Fish farms are ‘wiping out Scotland’s wild salmon’
'Norwegian' genes found in wild salmon populations in Wester Ross
Scottish Salmon's Great Escape
Call to jail fish-farm bosses who allow escapes
REVEALED: Mowi recaptures less than 1% of escapees – 3,061 recovered out of 344,778 (only 4 out of 51 escape incidents led to any fish recaptured)! @MowiScotlandLtd https://t.co/TTKj4q2dgM How many of the 48,834 escapees at Carradale have been recaptured? @marinescotland #Mowi pic.twitter.com/pW8KG1eVh8
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 28, 2020
Mowi was fined $6.6 million for an escape of 690,000 salmon #Chile – how much will the Scottish Government fine @MowiScotlandLtd for the recent escape of 49,000 #Scotland? https://t.co/HMBZcuXDWL Mowi Scotland boss Ben Hadfield earns $1 million #Salmoney #Salmafia #Salmonopoly pic.twitter.com/cY8SbjsFGs
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 28, 2020
In Iceland, Arnalax were fined ISK 120 million (£705,000) for an escape of 81,564 farmed salmonhttps://t.co/33Vjbu08vI
In Scotland, Mowi were fined Sweet FA after escapes of 48,834; 19,686; 23,970 & 24,752 @MowiScotlandLtd
Surely Mowi should be fined £1 million+? @scotgov— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 28, 2022