"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?https://t.co/Mnc3yvlWby @NOAA @marinescotland @MairiMcAllan @MairiGougeon @SSPOsays @chazz_findlay @denrisch @SAMSoceannews @EU_ENV pic.twitter.com/PIcWYW6DXI
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) June 9, 2021
Salmon Business reported earlier this week (7 June 2021):
Ace Aquatec claimed in Fish Farmer magazine to be "MMPA compliant" (1 March 2021).
Scotland’s salmon farmers are no longer using acoustic deterrent devices that may have been considered to cause disturbance to European Protected Species @salmonfarming1 @SSPOsays @aceaquatec https://t.co/cg6hChTfJW@nature_scot @SealifeA @whalesorg @dolmansarahj @HWDT_org
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 1, 2021
In August 2020, NOAA issued a 'proposed rule':
Ace Aquatec claims to "have secured MMPA compliance" for their ADDs – where is NOAA's official notification? https://t.co/vLSO4hiEQF @aceaquatec @SSPOsays @OTAQ2
NOAA's 'proposed rule' is "not yet final"!@NOAA @NOAAOceanToday @NOAAComms @marinescotland @nature_scot @SealifeA pic.twitter.com/leB144zooE— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 1, 2021
NOAA explained in an email to Scottish Salmon Watch (1 March 2021):
So which ADDs are considered MMPA compliant? @aceaquatec @OTAQ2 @nature_scot @chazz_findlay @TheSoundOfJura @SealifeA @NOAA @HWDT_org @markruskell @ConcernMarine @JNCC_UK @strathearnrose @scotseafarms @ScotlandMowi @salmon_scottish https://t.co/746h88vkmC
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 1, 2021
Scottish Salmon Watch reported in February 2021:
Is it enough to turn down the volume of ADDs on salmon farms to comply with the US Marine Mammal Protection Act? @SSPOsays @SealifeA @OTAQ2 @aceaquatec @_SMRU_ @NOAA @marinescotland
How low do you go to comply with European law on disturbance of cetaceans? @nature_scot @JNCC_UK pic.twitter.com/WB6kYMrPKE— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 23, 2021
Does this mean the use of ADDs by salmon farms is illegal? @SealifeA @marinescotland @nature_scot @OTAQ2 @aceaquatec @FergusEwingSNP @markruskell @TheSoundOfJura @ewangkennedy @FerretScot @scotseafarms @ScotlandMowi @strathearnrose https://t.co/Axm3tFTevg
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 20, 2021
Did lawyers finally have the bottle to affirm to @GreenerScotland @NicolaSturgeon @strathearnrose that ADD use was illegal? https://t.co/jvVxtOvxMr
Did @SSPOsays see the writing on the wall? @OTAQ2 @aceaquatec @nature_scot @SealifeA @whalesorg @HWDT_org @tex_sim @chazz_findlay https://t.co/0Tunz9ZRqy pic.twitter.com/ObrkjxRrwK— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 21, 2021
Scottish Salmon Watch reported in June 2020:
Genuswave claim on their web-site:
Scottish Salmon Watch reported in a press release (17 June 2020):
Scottish Salmon Watch reported in February 2021:
The above web-page no longer exists (as of 22 February 2021):
GenusWave still claim on their new web-site that it is "MMPA compliant":
Fish Farmer reported in March 2020:
Read article in full in the April 2020 issue of Fish Farmer online here
The Times reported in 2013 that salmon farmers in Scotland had baulked at the cost of trialling GenusWave:
In 2013, The Times reported that @ScotlandMowi (a company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen – worth $10.4 billion) "cannot afford £5,000 a month" to trial GenusWave (a low frequency ADD) @thetimes https://t.co/vLSO4hAfId@OTAQ2 @aceaquatec @SSPOsays @HamishMacdonell pic.twitter.com/HNEXGGp0q7
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 23, 2021
In 2013, The Times reported that Marine Harvest (Mowi) didn't want to pay £5K to trial GenusWave. Now in 2021 we discover noisy ADDs harm harbour porpoises 28 km away from salmon farms.
Is @ScotlandMowi now using GenusWave? https://t.co/6pIlScjeQw#Cheap #Scottish #Salmon https://t.co/TcDBJ23BwL— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) June 9, 2021
According to documents filed at Companies House, GenusWave is owned by the American investor Steven Alveny (95% shares) and German university reader Vincent Janik of the University of St. Andrews (5% shares):
Vincent Janik is a professor at the University of St. Andrews and Director of the Scottish Oceans Institute whilst Steven Alveny is listed via LinkedIn as Managing Director at Bankers Capital.
Read more via:
- "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!
The Scottish Government is always listening intently & watching closely when it comes to concerns raised about the killing of seals and use of Acoustic Deterrent Devices https://t.co/6oL8F8T0VE @FergusEwingMSP @marinescotland @nature_scot @aceaquatec @OTAQ2 @MowiScotlandLtd pic.twitter.com/jbZMIiIPys
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) June 17, 2020