Fish farmer seeks to ban activist from all its sites

One of Europe’s largest salmon farmers has been accused of attacking the civil rights of environmental campaigners by asking for sweeping restrictions on their freedom to investigate alleged animal rights breaches.

- Severin Carrell

The Faroese company Bakkafrost, which produces about 20% of the UK’s farmed salmon, has asked a judge to consider banning the campaigner Don Staniford from going within 15 metres of its fish farms, boats and barges.

The company is seeking an interdict, or injunction, that would extend to anyone acting with Staniford, or guided by him, from approaching, entering or boarding any of Bakkafrost's more than 200 salmon farms, ships, factories, docks, hatcheries and offices - including its Scottish head office in Edinburgh.