As part of an initiative to support and promote local non-profit groups and causes, Dunoon’s Bookpoint has this week been hosting a window display for #AFFtheClyde, the Ardentinny-based group opposing the development of industrial fish farms on Loch Long and the Clyde. The week-long display provides information on the #AfftheClyde campaign as well as an…
Month: June 2019
#AFFtheClyde at Bute meeting
#AFFtheClyde volunteer Jann Garrett gave an update on our local group’s work to a packed public meeting in Rothesay last week. Dawnfresh Farming Ltd are proposing to develop a fish farm at Hawk’s Neb on the Isle of Bute, in addition to Ardentinny and the Cumbraes. The meeting, called by ‘Buteiful Coasts’, an environmental group created…
#AfftheClyde hits the road
#AfftheClyde began its outreach programme on Saturday at Glenfinart Walled Garden’s ‘Garden Party’ table sale. Its information stall was well visited and volunteers garnered more signatures for its offline and online petitions. The group plans to take its message to other fairs and galas across Cowal and would also welcome teaming up with counterpart groups…
Letter of objection to SEPA against the proposed fish farm from Ardentinny Community Council
Registry Department SEPA Graesser House Fodderty Way Dingwall IV15 9XB 4 June 2019 CAR Application – Dawnfresh Farming Limited CAR/L/1178003 Ardentinny Community Council wishes to express its opposition to this proposal. We do so in the belief that the Dawnfresh proposal is ill-judged as to its location and design, failing to reflect current scientific evidence…
Ardentinny Community Council Survey regarding the Dawnfresh Fish Farm Proposal
The Community Council recently undertook a door to door survey of the village in respect of the Dawnfresh Fish Farm proposals. This survey consisted of one simple question are you for, against or neither of these regarding the project. Every person eligible to vote and resided within the community council area was asked to vote…
SNH response to Bute fish farm
The following is a link to the Argyll & Bute Council website re the Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) response to Environmental Impact Assessment scoping request submitted by Dawnfresh re Bute fish farm proposal. https://portal360.argyll-bute.gov.uk/my-requests/document-viewer?DocNo=22030995
Ardentinny fish farm – map projections
We are grateful to our friends at BUTEifulCoasts.com who have provided us with map projections of the proposed Ardentinny industrial fish farm location which would be located south of the village. In addition to the Loch Long site, Dawnfresh are also proposing a fish farm in the waters around Bute and the BUTEifulCoasts group is…
