Ross Greer, who, along with fellow Green MSP Ariane Burgess, jointly objected to the Loch Long Salmon Company’s Beinn Reithe fish farm proposal, has congratulated the local loch side communities.
In a statement he said “This is fantastic news for Loch Long and the whole of the National Park. I’d like to congratulate the local residents who fought against these plans. They had to work hard to get heard above the torrent of PR and lobbying from the developers, but I’m pleased the National Park’s board saw sense and voted to reject. “Development of new technology is to be welcomed, but it’s totally inappropriate to test it out by putting the largest fish farm in Scotland into such a sensitive area of a National Park, especially with the added loss of ancient woodland on the shore.”
Dumbarton MSP and Deputy Scottish Labour leader Jackie Baillie who also submitted a letter opposing the plan (although we understand that it was submitted too late for inclusion), said it was “Good news indeed”.