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To: CEO of Loch Alba Group Ltd
Protect Loch Nevis Beauty and its Wildlife
Loch Alba Group Ltd to immediately withdraw its proposal to build a 4,800-tonne biomass industrial salmon farm at Reidh a' Chuail in Loch Nevis.
Why is this important?
We, the undersigned, call on Loch Alba Group Ltd to immediately withdraw its proposal to build a 4,800-tonne biomass industrial salmon farm at Reidh a' Chuail in Loch Nevis.
The western side of the loch is already heavily industrialized with three existing salmon farms, expanding heavy aquaculture across to the untouched eastern shore at Reidh a' Chuail would enclose the loch even further, destroying what remains of its untamed, open character and further impacting its beloved wildlife.
Just across the water in Ardintigh Bay, the historic Highland Outdoor Centre is being restored to welcome a new generation of young people, adventurers, and nature lovers to one of Scotland’s last great wild places. If this new industrial salmon farm goes ahead, cages, feed barge, lights, and workboat traffic will sit directly in the view from the centre's windows, ruining the peace, open water access, and unspoiled wilderness that make this place special.
Loch Nevis its waters and shores are a thriving sanctuary for iconic Scottish wildlife, including:
Dolphins and porpoises that feed and play through the loch. Seals that bask along the quiet rocky shorelines and White-tailed sea eagles soaring hunting over the hills and water.
Introducing heavy marine industry to the doorstep of Ardintigh Bay, Braomisaig, Tarbet and the Knoydart National Scenic Area threatens both the fragile marine ecosystem and the sustainable future of outdoor education and low-impact eco-tourism in the West Highlands.
Loch Alba Group has just submitted its early Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) scoping report (Ref: 26/04584/SCOP). We urge the company to respect the wildlife, the landscape, and the community and abandon this proposal before a formal planning application is ever made.
Whether we live locally in the Highlands, elsewhere in the UK, or follow and visit from around the world, we stand together to protect Scotland’s iconic wild beauty. Every voice counts in showing that the world is watching this irreplaceable corner of the West Coast.
Sign now to tell Loch Alba Group: Stop the development plans and protect the beauty and wildlife of Loch Nevis.
