Scottish Greens welcome effective ban on acoustic deterrent devices @scotgp https://t.co/tBw4FhDtJj @markruskell @ArianeBurgessHI @patrickharvie @lornaslater @ClydePorpoise @marinescotland @CCNScotland @EnvStanScot @OTAQ2 @aceaquatec @ScotlandSalmon @SealifeA @TheSoundOfJura
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 10, 2022
The Scottish Greens isssued a press release earlier today (10 August 2022):
The National reported (10 August 2022):
The devices, also known as 'seal scarers', emit a sound into the water to deter seals from attacking fish farmshttps://t.co/P1bGZoEmBT
— The National (@ScotNational) August 10, 2022
"Marine Scotland undertakes regular compliance inspections and, to date, one deployed device has been detected. This was subsequently removed following enforcement action by Marine Scotland" @marinescotland
Which member of @ScotlandSalmon was caught using ADDs illegally? https://t.co/JIUJf729NP— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 10, 2022
Read more via:
- The Ferret: "Critics claim “landmark victory” after curbs on seal scarers"
- Landmark Victory: Sonic Torture of Cetaceans by Salmon Farm ADDs Is Dead in the Water!
- Damning Report: Marine Scotland Caught Breaking EU Law By Environmental Standards Scotland!
- Scottish Salmon Caught Telling Porkies on ADDs?
- "Salmon farms probed for using illegal 'scarers' which threaten dolphins" (Mail on Sunday)
- RSPCA Assured food label scheme accused of protecting ‘salmon farmers and retailers’
- FOI Exposes Lobbying by 'Scottish' Salmon on Killing of Seals & Use of ADDs
- The Oban Times: "Seal scarer devices may harm harbour porpoise"
- "Five out of the six top farms in Scotland" use GenusWave's 'Acoustic Startle Technology' – But is it MMPA compliant & does it comply with EU law?
- "Scientists sound warning over next-gen seal scarers"
- Journal of Applied Ecology: "Auditory impairment from acoustic seal deterrents predicted for harbour porpoises in a marine protected area"
- Fish Farmer: "Seal scarers could harm porpoises, study finds"
- Parliamentary Report: "ADD Use in the Aquaculture Sector"
- Scientific Study into Impact of Low Frequency ADDs Silenced!
- Pulling the Plug on ADD on salmon farms – is turning down the volume enough to comply with the law?
- Sunday Times: "Animal welfare campaigners sound out ban on acoustic seal deterrent"
- Mail On Sunday: "Salmon farmers are 'torturing' porpoises and dolphins with high-pitched noises to protect their stock, campaigners warn"
- Unlicensed use of ADDs in aquaculture is contrary to European Protected Species legislation & completely immoral!
- Daily Record: "Whales and dolphins being 'tortured' by anti-seal scare devices at Scottish fish farms"
- The Guardian: "Scottish salmon farmers to be banned from shooting seals"
- Caught Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea
- The Ferret: "Seal scarers used by fish farms branded 'sonic torture'"
- GenusWave 'Targeted Acoustic Startle Technology' – in compliance with the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act??
- Seal shooting at salmon farms doubles before ban
- Ban on seal shooting must be watertight
- Greens want ban on seal scarers
- BBC Countryfile on ADDs impacting on cetaceans
- Sounding Off On Salmon Farms – Acoustic Deterrent Devices evade Marine Noise Registry
- SARF report 112: "Influences of lower-frequency Acoustic Deterrent Devices (ADDs) on cetaceans in Scottish coastal waters"
- The Times: "Noisy fish farms ‘harm other marine life’"
- Mapping widespread and increasing underwater noise pollution from acoustic deterrent devices
- Sounding Off About Scotland's Noisy Salmon Farms – Turn Off Acoustic Deterrent Devices to Protect Cetaceans
- Deafening Impact of Salmon Farms on Cetaceans
- The National: "Warning salmon farm devices could hit wildlife tourism"
- Turning Down the Volume on Salmon Farms is Not Enough: 'Cetacean Friendly' Acoustic Deterrent Devices Still Harm & Must Be Banned
- Cetaceans Sound Alarm On Salmon Farms – new research sparks EC complaint & call to ban Acoustic Deterrent Devices
- Sunday Herald: "Health of whales, dolphins and porpoises put at risk by underwater alarms"
- Noisy Salmon Farms – Switch Off Acoustic Deterrent Devices Now!
NEW: Marine conservationists are claiming a “landmark victory” after Environmental Standards Scotland effectively bans seal scarers. https://t.co/KPKELWKJTG
— The Ferret (@FerretScot) August 10, 2022
The manufacturer of the SealFence "has now ended all marketing & selling activities in relation to acoustic deterrents in Scotland" @OTAQ2 https://t.co/AUEDZrglJI
Thanks to @SealifeA @GuyLinleyAdams @EnvStanScot @marinescotland @scotgp @markruskell @ArianeBurgessHI @CCNScotland pic.twitter.com/6yIy0uXrHO— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 22, 2022