Local residents living next to a proposed 5,000 tonne salmon farm – which would be the UK's largest – are speaking out against the £75 million development which North East Lincolnshire Council is seeking to slip through the environmental assessment net. $camon $cotland visited Cleethorpes and Grimsby yesterday (21 February 2023) to hear from naturalist John Nelson about why the proposed site is now a haven for wildlife:
Grimsby News reported (21 February 2023):
Councillor Steve Holland of North East Lincolnshire Council outlined his concerns – including the lack of an environmental impact assessment:
Thomas Parker – who has autism – certainly does not want a salmon farm on his doorstep:
Here's photos taken yesterday (21 February 2023):
I visited Cleethorpes beach yesterday to meet with local residents & naturalists opposed to a 5,000 tonne salmon farm which, if approved, would be the UK's largest. The message was a simple one: Fish Off! @NELCouncil @GrimsbyLive @GiGrimsbyNews @officialgtfc @jstockwood pic.twitter.com/HoCkHcLKfp
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 22, 2023
Here's more video reports shot along Cleethorpes Beach – where the proposed 5,000 tonne salmon farm would be located and where (according to planning documents submitted in December 2022) 1,000 cubic metres of effluent would be discharged daily into the Humber Estuary (a RAMSAR site, Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Area of Conservation and Special Protection Area):
Read more via:
- BBC News: "Concerns over plans for £75m salmon farm in Cleethorpes"
- Grimsby Telegraph: "Residents' fury at plan for £75m salmon farm in Cleethorpes"
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