Our friends at ButeifulCoasts.com have created a very useful page outlining the process of how objectors can ‘call-in’ for review by Scottish Ministers the decision by SEPA to approve the CAR (Controlled Activities Regulations) licences for the proposed fish farms at South Bute, Little Cumbrae and Cumbrae. Even if you did not originally object to…
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Deadline approaches for opposing Dawnfresh Clyde fish farm proposals
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…
Buteifulcoasts online meeting to discuss Dawnfresh proposed Clyde fish Farms
DawnFresh Foods has submitted CAR applications with SEPA for three trout farm sites across the mouth of the Clyde as well as the Ardentinny/Loch Long proposed fish farm. Buteifulcoasts.com are holding an online meeting on 20 May at 7pm to discuss these proposals. For more info, see https://buteifulcoasts.com/may-20th-open-meeting/ and https://buteifulcoasts.com/sepa-clyde-fish-farm-consultation/. Microsoft Teams meeting Join on…
#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…
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…
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…