Scottish Salmon Exposed - Photos highlight the disease & welfare nightmare at The Scottish Salmon Company!

Fresh Scottish Salmon anyone? Here's freshly published photos of disease-ridden fish farmed @salmon_scottish off Skye & the Isle of Gigha @marinescotland
Please boycott Scottish salmon! @Folketrygdfond @waitrose @coopuk @coopukpress @ScotlandSalmon https://t.co/WK0SjATflz pic.twitter.com/MIBNEityBk

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) January 12, 2022

Shocking photos and other 'Case Information' (Cases 20210383-20210389) on diseases, mortalities, toxic chemicals, lice infestation and welfare abuse at The Scottish Salmon Company's salmon farms off Portree on the Isle of Skye and at Druimyeon Bay off the Isle of Gigha were published last week (6 January 2022) by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate:

Data on mass mortalities reported by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate last month (15 December 2021) reveals that The Scottish Salmon Company's Portree salmon farm reported 183,658 dead salmon during 2021 (data up to early November) via 12 'Mortality Event Reports':

A further 95,198 dead salmon were reported in 2021 (data up to early November 2021) at The Scottish Salmon Company's neighbouring Portree Outer salmon farm via 10 'Mortality Event Reports' published by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate in December 2021:

'Case Information' (Cases 20210383-20210389) at The Scottish Salmon Company's Portree Outer salmon farm (located adjacent to Portree salmon farm) off the Isle of Skye was also published last week (6 January 2022) by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate detailing further mass mortalities, lice problems, diseases, use of toxic chemicals and mechanical lice treatments (sadly no photos were published):

Data on mass mortalities reported by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate last month (15 December 2021) reveals that The Scottish Salmon Company's Druimyeon Bay and neighbouring East Tarbert Bay salmon farm off the Isle of Gigha reported 328,122 dead salmon via 11 'Mortalitiy Event Reports' in 2021 (data up to early November):

Sea lice data published by the Scottish Government (data up to late December 2021) reveal persistent breaches of lice limits by The Scottish Salmon Company at Portree, Portree Outer, Druimyeon Bay and East Tarbert Bay during 2021 (despite repeated use of mechanical and chemical treatments):

'Case Information' (Cases 20210383-20210389) for The Scottish Salmon Company's Druimyeon Bay salmon farm off the Isle of Gigha was also published last week (6 January 2022) by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate – including gruesome photos of welfare abuse, lice infestation (with counts in excess of 30 lice per fish) and disease problems:

Here's photos of The Scottish Salmon Company's Druimyeon Bay salmon farm published by the Scottish Government in November 2019 (Additional cases 20190562-2019-0713):

Scottish Salmon never tasted good – but you wouldn't serve these poor creatures @salmon_scottish to your cat! These photos published @scotgov show why people should boycott @ScotlandSalmon! @waitrose @coopuk @asda @Morrisons @Tesco @sainsburys @AldiUK @LidlGB @marksandspencer pic.twitter.com/PtmKBgjuPi

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) January 12, 2022

Inspections of The Scottish Salmon Company's East Tarbert Bay salmon farm off the Isle of Gigha on 13 October 2021 and West Strome salmon farm in Loch Carron (which received fish from Portree Outer in January 2021) on 16 September are still 'awaiting publication' (to be published soon online here). Inside Scottish Salmon Feedlots published the shocking video footage from the Isle of Gigha on Friday (15 October 2021):

Halloween has come early at the Faroese/Norwegian owned 'Scottish' Salmon Company – video reveals mass mortalities & infectious diseases ravaging Isle of Gigha @salmon_scottish @SSPOsays
Why is the Norwegian Government still investing? @Folketrygdfond https://t.co/OzmwVhMj6p pic.twitter.com/O2lbyCxURe

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 16, 2021

French TV reported in November 2021 on welfare abuse, mass mortalities and lice infestation at The Scottish Salmon Company's West Strome salmon farm in Loch Carron:

Video of French TV's 'The Truth About Salmon' featuring Mowi & The Scottish Salmon Company https://t.co/PIwqhztqhu @France5tv @hugoclement @MowiScotlandLtd @salmon_scottish @ScotlandSalmon @Folketrygdfond @Try_Lochlander @waitrose @sainsburys @Tesco @LidlGB @AldiUK @SaumonLabel pic.twitter.com/u16uaGZ97K

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 21, 2021

STV News reported in October 2021:

Thousands of rotting salmon ‘stink out’ village after mass death at farm.https://t.co/hOoOmXr0n7

— STV News (@STVNews) October 20, 2021

Scottish Salmon Watch reported in November 2020:

Photos slipped out last month @marinescotland provide yet more damning evidence of welfare abuse on salmon farms – please boycott Scottish salmon! https://t.co/bp2h3Rylag @salmon_scottish @Try_Lochlander @Folketrygdfond @GreenerScotland @scotgp @coopuk @rspcaassured @SSPCA_Mike pic.twitter.com/Sngg29WYTp

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 4, 2020

Other photos published by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate reveal widespread welfare abuse at The Scottish Salmon Company:

Given the scale of welfare abuse, it is no wonder that lawyers for The Scottish Salmon Company attempted (unsuccessfully as it turned out) to prevent publication.

Here's photos leaked by a whistleblower in 2018 working for The Scottish Salmon Company at their facility at Toward near Dunoon in Argyll (the whistleblower was sick to the stomach at their poor welfare and hygiene standards):

In February 2021, an undercover investigation by Animal Equality revealed shocking welfare abuse at The Scottish Salmon Company's harvesting station at Arnish near Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis:

Waitrose salmon supplier Scottish Salmon Company let fish die on the floor https://t.co/6xPm4ds7BW @thetimes @animal_equality @salmon_scottish @Folketrygdfond @SSPOsays @Sygazette @WHFP1 @ciwf @onekindtweet @LynneUSneddon @waitrose @SSPCA_Mike @rspcaassured

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 13, 2021

Watch video footage exposing welfare abuse at The Scottish Salmon Company in Loch Fyne in April 2021:

The Kate Winslet-narrated film 'Eating Our Way to Extinction' features video footage shot at The Scottish Salmon Company's disease-ridden Strondoir Bay salmon farm in Loch Fyne:

Undercover footage showing the extent of welfare abuse, mortalities, chemical use.

“This is what the industry doesn’t want us to see”@MairiGougeon @MairiMcAllan @MathesonMichael #COP26 pic.twitter.com/o9OAKjjuxm

— Salmon Scotland (@SalmonScotland) October 22, 2021

The 'Scottish' Salmon Company's Faroese/Norwegian owner Bakkafrost is also suffering from welfare problems at home in the Faroes.

Faroes TV reports on a heavy fine for Bakkafrost – owner of The 'Scottish' Salmon Company @salmon_scottish & whose largest shareholder is the Norwegian Government @Folketrygdfond @NFdep @fiskeridir https://t.co/NuO5RChXaK @Tinganes @faroesenews @faroe_islands @Faroes2EU

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) December 7, 2021

Intrafish reported (10 December 2021):

Intrafish report: "Notification of Bakkafrost fine of 67 million creates complications – the warning comes as a result of a possible violation of the Animal Welfare Act". Bakkafrost was notified of the fine (£7.7 million) by the Prime Minister's office https://t.co/eDFgAvPi9d pic.twitter.com/HK4t4RYBzL

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) December 8, 2021

In November 2020, Scottish Salmon Watch wrote to the Norwegian Government (as the largest shareholder in Bakkafrost and shareholder in other salmon farming companies) asking it to divest from unethical and irresponsible salmon farming in Scotland.

Did you know that the Norwegian Government's Pension Fund (derived from Norway's oil revenues) is the largest or 2nd largest shareholder in companies which account for 80% of 'Scottish' salmon farming? @Folketrygdfond @MowiScotlandLtd @salmon_scottish https://t.co/4P1m3g2CvT pic.twitter.com/Sl6bFlcwaK

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 30, 2020

Read more on The 'Scottish' Salmon Company's Faroese/Norwegian owners online here

Over 5 Million Dead 'Scottish' Salmon Since 2017 @salmon_scottish – sponsored by investors from Norway, Sweden, Faroes, USA, Denmark, Belgium & Luxembourg! @Folketrygdfond @NorwayMFA @fiskeridir @NFdep @Try_Lochlander @SSPOsays @FergusEwingMSP @strathearnrose @marinescotland pic.twitter.com/37ehamHX24

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 13, 2020

In November 2021, it was revealed that the former chief executive of The Scottish Government had hired a private investigator to spy on campaigners. The Herald reported (27 November 2021):

The front page of today's Herald newspaper reports on how "Salmon chief spied on salmon critic" with the exclusive story on how Corin Smith of Inside Scottish Salmon Feedlots was spied on by @salmon_scottish @ScotlandSalmon https://t.co/7h7cKbnm62 @PaulDobson95 @heraldscotland pic.twitter.com/fDSydtSZ2w

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 27, 2021

Channel 4 News reported (21 December 2021):