Two giant seaweed farms off a pristine stretch of Cornish coastline could see hundreds of tonnes of concrete block dumped onto the seabed and hundreds of miles of nylon ropes used, opponents to the scheme have claimed.
Residents in Port Quin, near Port Isaac, backed by Cornwall-loving celebrities such as Doc Martin actor Martin Clunes and Walking Dead star Andrew Lincoln, have been fighting against plans by Biome Algae along with Camel Fish Limited to install two seaweed farms the size of 140 football pitches in Port Quin Bay for more than a year.
The original application filed in July 2023 with the Maritime Management Organisation ( MLA/2023/00308 and 00307) did not receive any objection, which campaigners in the area said was due to no-one locally knowing about it. However, when the community was made aware they rallied around and more than 712 representations were made with 94.9 per cent in opposition to the proposal.
In view of this, the MMO told the applicants to come back with improved plans or their applications would be turned down. Now Biome Algae and Camel Fish Limited have done just that with a mammoth 624 page document. More of this article (Cornwall Live) - link - more like this (Cornwall) - link - more like this (seaweed) - link
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