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…
Category: environment
Is SEPA failing our community?
As outlined in our article of September 13, 2021, SEPA is to grant a licence for the proposed Dawnfresh Ardentinny fish farm subject to the conditions in the draft authorisation. Although SEPA advised that they had lost the contact details of those who had made representations in June 2019 due to a cyberattack in December,…
SEPA to grant licence for Ardentinny Fish Farm
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is to grant a licence for the proposed Dawnfresh fish farm on Loch Long at Ardentinny subject to the conditions in the draft authorisation (see below). As can be seen in the SEPA advertisement (see image below), published in the 10 September, 2021 issue of the Dunoon Observer, it…
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…
Proposed Loch Long semi-closed salmon farm – an overview
John Aitchison is a renowned wildlife filmmaker who has worked with the BBC, National Geographic, PBS and Discovery Channel on series including Planet Earth II, The Hunt, Frozen Planet, Life Stories, Life, Big Cat Diary, Springwatch and Yellowstone. Below he gives an overview of the proposed ‘Beinn Reithe’ Loch Long fish farm proposal. Simply Blue…
Update on Dawnfresh’ CAR (Controlled Activities Regulations) application to SEPA
SEPA has informed AFFtheClyde that, as a result of its computer modelling analysis of the Dawnfresh application for Ardentinny, they are not prepared to grant a licence for 2127.6 tonne at that location. However the modelling did indicate that a license for 570 tonne, using the same cage configuration as applied for, may be sustainable….
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…
Cowal Games – Time for an ethical approach?
Whilst the AFFtheClyde campaign opposing the four proposed Dawnfresh fish farms at Loch Long and on the Clyde has been gaining momentum over the past months, there has been little attention focussed on another multinational fish farm company in Argyll continuing to curry favour with the local populous via its sponsorship of local events. This…
The Welfare Nightmare for the King of Fish
The Welfare Nightmare for the King of Fish from Don Staniford on Vimeo. Filmed at the Scottish Salmon Company's salmon farm at Aird Ardheslaig in Loch Shieldaig (Loch Torridon) (NG78945605) on 8 June 2019 More video footage of inside the salmon farm via: https://vimeo.com/341856482 Read more via: Frankenfish Video – The Ugly Face of Lousy…
Kayak Trip Around Scottish Salmon Farm in Loch Shieldaig (Torridon)
Kayak Trip Around Scottish Salmon Farm in Loch Shieldaig (Torridon) from Don Staniford on Vimeo. Filmed at the Scottish Salmon Company’s salmon farm at Aird Ardheslaig in Loch Shieldaig (Loch Torridon) (NG78945605) on 8 June 2019 Read the OneKind welfare report cited via: https://www.onekind.scot/new-report-exposes-serious-welfare-issues-on-scottish-salmon-farms/ Read the ASA’s embarrassing ruling against Loch Duart’s “sustainable” claims via:…