#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…
Category: Fish Farm
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…
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…
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…
AFF the Clyde?
The AFFtheClyde environmental group was created to campaign against the proposed trout farm at Ardentinny, Loch Long, Argyll and three other proposed Firth of Clyde sites at Great Cumbrae, Little Cumbrae and Isle of Bute. Dawnfresh Seafoods Ltd recently announced a £16 million plan to double their Scottish Trout production, however Rainbow Trout are not…