Friday 28 May, 2021 is the deadline for submissions to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) for opposing the Dawnfresh proposals for fish farms at South Bute, Cumbrae and Little Cumbrae. As the proposed locations will not only have a catastrophic environmental effect on the the areas adjacent to the fish farms, the farms will…
Category: Ardentinny
AFFtheClyde September 2019 Update
#AFFtheClyde has continued its activities to raise awareness about the Dawnfresh Farming Ltd. proposals regarding the Loch Long Fish Farm project and to campaign against them. The following is an update on our recent progress. – Contact has now been made with the various Community Councils along Loch Long, all of whom will be affected…
Fish Farms – Self reporting not working
Reports of the recent escape of some 33,000+ trout from the Dawnfresh-owned fish farm at Loch Etive, which has been covered extensively in the local and national media over the past week, has again highlighted a greater need for transparency in the fish farming industry and in particular, Dawnfresh Farming Ltd. As widely reported, the…
Dunoon bookshop supporting AFFtheClyde
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…
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…
SEPA objection letter guidance
Deadline for representations to SEPA in respect of CAR (Controlled Activities Regulations) Licence application for the proposed rainbow trout farm in Ardentinny is: Wednesday 5 June Representations should be made in writing by email to: registrydingwall@sepa.org.uk or by post to: Dingwall Registry, SEPA, Graesser House, Fodderty Way, Dingwall, IV15 9XB quoting Permit Number CAR/L/1178003. You…