Posts Tagged ‘Scottish Wildlife Trust’
Lobby group objects to Wester Ross farm plan
The Scottish Wildlife Trust has objected to Scottish Sea Farms’ proposed fish farm development off Wester Ross, north-west Scotland. The company has applied to the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) for a licence to site a 12-cage salmon farm close to Horse Island in the Summer Isles. The Trust, a not-for-profit organisation, says it is…
Read MoreSSPO ready for round two of salmon probe
THE Scottish salmon industry will come under the spotlight again tomorrow in round two of Holyrood’s probe into the environmental impacts of fish farming. The Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform (ECCLR) Committee will take evidence from the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO), represented by general manager David Sandison. Also appearing before the committee will…
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