Cromarty Rising

If you are thinking of standing for election as a Highland Councillor then its not too late – you’ve got until 4pm today: http://www.highland.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/371/elections/4 If you are standing election, we would ask you to consider what your position on STS is and make it known within your manifesto. We intend to make it easy for candidates […]

Never wishing to take anyone’s word for it that there will be no new application during the council election period – we wrote to the MCA to ask their view. Here’s the response that confirms what we’ve been told:

The media always like an anniversary to frame a story around, last week was the 50th anniversary of the Torrey Canyon disaster – the Guardian produced a good article in case you are not familiar with it: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/18/torrey-canyon-disaster-uk-worst-ever-oil-spill-50tha-anniversary It still Britain’s biggest oil spill at 117,000 tonnes cause by the supertanker running aground off the coast […]

We came across this article: https://www.bunkerspot.com/americas/43646-americas-bill-proposed-to-ensure-safe-ship-to-ship-transfer-operations-in-maine This refers to attempts to get bill passed to ensure that STS operation in Casco Bay requires a boom to be deployed any time a tanker is loading or unloading oil. This would appear to law elsewhere in Maine. While it won’t prevent a disaster, assuming the correct boom is […]

Hot off the back of our fundraising activities over the past few weeks, we bring you the Cromarty Rising Quiz night. So if you are at a loose end, come on down to the Cromarty Arms tomorrow (Saturday) and support the cause. Quiz starts 8pm, would suggest booking if you want a meal first (01381 […]

So the latest research suggests this article in the P&J last week caught our eye: http://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-press-and-journal-inverness/20170316/281685434655924 It would appear that, according to the latest research that underwater anthropogenic noise could contribute to standings of whale and dolphins. The article describes cetaceans being exhausted trying to escape human noise. What’s this got to do with STS? Well, […]

So Visit Scotland has announced its going to have themed years. “The Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs Fiona Hyslop announced that Scotland’s programme of Themed Years is to continue beyond 2018 as part of her address to the tourism industry during Scottish Tourism Week 2017. The Year of Scotland’s Coast and Waters will be […]

It is extremely disappointing to report in that the CFPA are continuing to press on with their plans for STS. This was highlighted in the latest issue of Port News where they no doubt took great delight in announcing their support for the Cromarty Community Rowing Club – just to make it clear, the fact […]

The latest worldwide oil spill statistics for 2016 are now available from ITOPF. While things are getting better, oil spills still happen, in fact: “In the seven year period 2010-2016 there have been 47 spills of 7 tonnes and over, resulting in 39,000 tonnes of oil lost; 83% of this amount was spilt in just […]

Estimates of the value of the environment and wildlife to Scotland vary, however, according to the Scottish Tourist Alliance: “Nature and activities have been identified as one of Scotland’s key tourism assets in the national tourism strategy, Tourism Scotland 2020, and opportunities to grow this sector are a key part of the sector’s ambition to […]