Bid for a 'semi-closed' industrial fish farm in pristine Loch Long, within the Loch Lomond national park area, is with Scottish ministers for approval.
Controversial plans for a “semi-closed” salmon farm in pristine waters within Loch Lomond national park must be rejected, an MSP has urged.
Advocates say this would reduce negative environmental impacts by limiting interactions between farmed fish and the surrounding marine environment. But critics say the system is unproven at scale and fear it will mean salmon farms increasingly moving to inland beauty spots. “This application is totally inappropriate, and has already been opposed by the community council and the National Park authority. There are no fish farms in Loch Long, and the local community wants to keep it that way.
Burgess, who backs a moratorium on new salmon farms, added: “Salmon farming is an unsustainable and often very cruel practice. We urgently need to consider how much of our seas we are giving away to an industry which is doing so much harm to marine life and our environment.”
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