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…
Category: Fish Farm
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….
Local Councillor Adds His Voice To Those Opposing Fish Farm
At the September Ardentinny Community Council meeting Jann Garratt of the environmental group AfftheClyde gave her report on the group’s recent activities. They have also forged links with the Argyll & Bute Greens at both a local and national level. In addition, Liberal Democrat Councillor, Alan Reid, when asked his opinion on the proposals responded…
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:…
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…
#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…