Opposition is growing to Wester Ross Salmon's
plan to expand in Loch Kanaird near Ullapool on the West coast of
Scotland. Public objections are flooding into Highland Council causing a bit of a "stushie".
Other objections include:
The deadline for objections is tomorrow (14 June) – to make a public comment please visit the Highland Council web-site online here
Read all the planning documents online here
"If a salmon farm less than 1km from a river is not
considered sensitive, then what is?" asked Jenny Scobie in The Press & Journal (29 May).
Read the objection from Jenny Scobie of the Rhidorroch Estate in full online here
The Salmon & Trout Association has also filed an objection.
Read the S&TA's objection in full online here
Salmon farms litter the Wester Ross region with six salmon farms within 38 km of the Ullapool River alone.
Read more via "Legal Battle Brewing in Wester Ross"
The public backlash against the expansion of salmon farming is threatening to blow the First Minister of Scotland's plan to sell off Scottish salmon to the Chinese out of the water.
Read more via "Salmond – Scotland's Salmon Sell-Out #1!"
Alex Salmond, the First Minister of Scotland, is clearly grinning
like a Chinese cat as he sells off Scotland's natural resources to
China – with a wicked plan by Scottish Ministers to expand Scottish salmon farming production by 50% by 2020!
Read more via "Salmond Farms & "An Almighty Stushie" in Scotland"
Read more via "Scotland's Salmon Sell-Outs – The Charlatans Selling Wild Fish Down the River!"
Read more via "Scotland's Salmon Sell-Outs"