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…
Category: salmon
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:…
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…
#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…
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…