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…
Category: environment
310,000 tonnes of wild fish annually will be needed to feed Scottish salmon industry’s ambitions to double in size by 2030
Courtesy: FeedbackGlobal.org The Scottish salmon industry currently uses roughly the same quantity of wild-caught fish to feed its salmon as is purchased by the entire adult population of the UK in one year[i]. And it has plans to grow exponentially, aiming to double in size or more by 2030. A new report by environmental campaign…
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…
#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…
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…
Ardentinny Village Survey – the Village Response to the Dawnfresh Industrial Trout Farm Proposals
Jann Garratt of AfftheClyde action group compiled, circulated and has now analysed the local questionnaire eliciting residents’ views on the Dawnfresh trout farm proposal for Ardentinny which are summarised as follows: Summary of Survey AFF the Clyde was formed by a group of volunteers, resident in the village of Ardentinny. The group formed to oppose…