Ailsa McLellan

4/4 #Salmon farms in Scotland are foreign owned. They pay relatively little tax, and strive for automation, whilst leaving us a legacy of pollution and damage. This is the antithesis of what should constitute a 'Good Food Nation' @mairigougeon.bsky.social

The production of farmed #salmon is down as an 'indicator' of success. Who wrote this? The industry spokesman?
It is incredible that there are no qualifiers here, making clear that production isn't success unless mortalities, chemical use, + wild capture wrasse numbers are falling too.

2/4 Despite saying this: 'Scotland’s food system is sustainable and contributes to a flourishing natural environment on our land and in our waters... It plays an important role in maintaining and improving animal health and welfare and in restoring and regenerating biodiversity'....

1/4🧵The Scottish Government are proposing a 'Good Food Nation' Plan. As usual, when it comes to the #Salmon part, it is warped in the extreme, and heavily leans towards supporting this foreign owned industry. www.gov.scot/publications...

YouTube video by PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK UK Glyphosate: A groundbreaking global study on the controversial weedkiller

If you are exposed to Roundup you should watch this.

When Glyphosate is mixed with 'co formulants' to make 'Roundup it becomes much more toxic. The research is solid, it causes cancer. Councils must stop spraying it where the public are exposed. @highland.gov.uk

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A lovely palaemon shrimp in the oyster hoisters today. #marinelife

That sounds great, thank you!

Beautiful wrasse in the oyster hoisters on Ullapool pontoons today. I see a male frequently here, they are very territorial so it could well be the same fellow, if it is, he clearly doesn't mind being taken on board and ogled on a regular basis.

Lots of lovely moon jellies in Loch Broom at the moment.

HUNDREDS OF INVERNESS PUPILS SAMPLE CAREERS IN SCOTTISH SALMON FARMING Hundreds of Inverness pupils sample careers in Scottish salmon farming at a hands-on event highlighting the wide range of roles available.

I want to see the material that is being shown to these kids @highland.gov.uk Is it balanced? This is a contentious industry with many known impacts, who is providing the other side of the story? fishfocus.co.uk/hundreds-of-...

More than a national scandal, it's verging on corruption by senior civil servants who have allowed Regulatory Capture by big fishing trade bodies. Time for a full independent Inquiry. Happy to provide reams of evidence. @johnswinney.bsky.social @mairigougeon.bsky.social

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Australian government to declare almost a third of its oceans ‘highly protected’ in the next five years Murray Watt tells UN conference in France a review of Australia’s marine parks will ‘lay the foundation’ for increasing ocean protections

LESS THAN 1% OF SCOTLAND'S seas are fully protected. 87% of inshore Marine Protected Areas allow Scallop Dredging & Bottom Trawling. @johnswinney.bsky.social
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Named: five lochs polluted by fish farms Five lochs in the Highlands and Islands have been damaged by pollution from fish farms, according to a study by University College London.

Yet more impacts from the fin fish aquaculture industry, making money for foreign owned multinationals whilst leaving Scotland a legacy of pollution. No one seems to be measuring the cost, in real terms to our environment. #Offthetable @mairigougeon.bsky.social

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A further 3,000 native oysters released in Loch Broom, still way off our targets due to continuing spat shortages, but we have kept these oysters in the cages for longer than normal, so they are spawning size + safe from most predators. Fingers crossed for spawning! #Seawilding

We have had a fun couple of days in Ullapool helping local kids understand that to get cool stuff at the top of the food chain, you need to look after the hard working habitat builders at the bottom. They get it, lets hope our politicians do too🤔

David Attenborough’s Ocean reveals how bottom trawling is hurting sealife in horrifying detail Industrial fishing has caused immense damage to ocean life, but given the right protection, the sea has miraculous powers of recovery.

Scottish fisheries management is a case study in failure. Politicians say we have 37% protection - this is a lie 🤥Most of our MPAs are paper parks, reality = <5% protection. @snp.org politicians continue to facilitate the destruction of our seabed. theconversation.com/david-attenb...

A beautiful wrasse in an oyster hoister. Hopefully Scottish Gov are reviewing the wrasse fishery in light of the science on the breeding season. #Wrasse are caught to service #salmon farms who use this 'keystone species' to eat their lice before discarding them.

WL Sustainable Food Series: The fishy facts about salmon Steph Wetherell takes a look at salmon – from farmed to wild, certified or not – in a bid to make better choices…

If you are eating Scottish #Salmon, it is farmed, and with salmon farming the product is not worth the impacts. #Offthetable
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YouTube video by Altitude Films OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH | OFFICIAL TRAILER | GLOBAL CINEMA EVENT FROM MAY 8 | Altitude Films

𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬. 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝. "Ocean with David Attenborough" - available globally from 8th May.
We're delighted to share that we had the great honour of working with the incredible production teams behind this movie and can't wait for the official release.

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Ministers threatened with legal action over fishing of ‘vital’ species The Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust has called on the Scottish Government to stop the fishing of wrasse in marine protected areas.

The wrasse fishery is yet another example of our government selling out our environment for the benefit of foreign owned billion earning #salmon farms, who get more government hand outs than they pay in tax. news.stv.tv/scotland/min...

🧵Open season for trapping wild wrasse starts tomorrow in Scotland (in no way avoiding the breeding season), purely to supply the #salmon farming industry. Removing wrasse damages our coastal environment because of their vital role in the food chain. Its also incredibly cruel.

YouTube video by Stop Salmon Farming For Good Stop Salmom Farming, For Good (FEATURE FILM)

Short film just released that shows the reality of tiny Scottish communities - in this case #Ullapool - having to try and coexist alongside massive Norwegian #salmon factory farms. They exact a huge cost on our people + environment. @mairigougeon.bsky.social
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Phasing out fossil fuels ‘doomed to fail’, says Tony Blair as he calls for rethink of net zero policy

I have never seen a situation so dismal that Tony Blair couldn't make it worse.

We at @seawilding.bsky.social deployed an array of 'oyster hoisters' on the #Ullapool Harbour pontoons at the weekend, they will permanently house a gang of hard-working native #oysters capable of filtering around 240 litres each per day, and hopefully spawn if the water gets warm enough this year.

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Two young guys getting off their bums and taking positive action for change! Check out their @justgiving.bsky.social page and please donate if you can. Thank you. #JustGiving
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Save Wrasse - Save Reefs Milllions of wild wrasse are being taken from the sea to act as cleaner fish on salmon farms. The problem is that these wrasse are essential to keep reefs healthy.…

Watch this to understand why the foreign owned #Salmon farming industry removing wrasse from Scotland's marine environment is awful for the productivity of our marine environment, and the welfare of these incredible fish. @mairigougeon.bsky.social
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Ministers threatened with legal action over fishing of ‘vital’ species The Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust has called on the Scottish Government to stop the fishing of wrasse in marine protected areas.

Excellent news, this fishery is an environmental and welfare nightmare. We would not tolerate the same situation with birds. @mairigougeon.bsky.social
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First barrel jellyfish of the season (for me). Summer must be coming.

Farming Today - 12/04/2025 Farming Today This Week: Salmon Farming, Wildfire and Trade - BBC Sounds Does the future of salmon farming lie in deeper water?

Great to hear Wild Fish puncturing Mowi's waffle around their Colonsay site. 73600 escaped #ScottishSalmon, elevated sea lice numbers, and 202000 dead fish in a week do not equate to a good example of animal/fish husbandry. #Offthetable
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