Ship to Ship Oil Transfers in the Firth of Forth (1 Viewer)

david kelly

Drive-by Birder

• Dec 28, 2007

• #1

Mark Lazarowicz, the MP for Edinburgh North & Leith s introducig a private member's bill in Parliament to halt the introduction of Ship to Ship oil trasnfers in the Firth of Forth. The Firth of Forth is one of the most important areas in the UK for wintering seaducks and breeding seabirds (although not Tufted Puffins as shown on BBC Scotland last night3).

I think we should all be writing to our MPs to ask them to support this bill.

For more information go to

www.marklazarowicz.org.uk
http://www.scotsman.com/uk/Lazarowicz-to-introduce-bill-on.3586439.jp
http://www.seabird.org/news.asp?s=2&nid=SSC-N10008
http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-178958

Happy New Year

David

 

Capercaillie71

Well-known member

• Dec 28, 2007

• #2

david kelly said:

although not Tufted Puffins as shown on BBC Scotland last night3

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Even my non-birding wife spotted that mistake and called me through from the kitchen. There were Horned Puffins in the report too.

 

Vectis Birder

Itchy feet

• Dec 29, 2007

• #3

Capercaillie71 said:

Even my non-birding wife spotted that mistake and called me through from the kitchen. There were Horned Puffins in the report too.

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Bless the mainstream media. Accuracy isn't always their strong point...

 

dafi

Well-known member

• Dec 29, 2007

• #4

This whole thing is quite concerning. We have ship to ship transfers here in the sheltered waters of Scapa Flow. The potential for a bad spill is there all the time but so far so good. But on open exposed water like the Firth of Forth its just asking for trouble. At the end of the day the profits should not justify the risk.
This needs to be opposed.

 

Vectis Birder

Itchy feet

• Dec 29, 2007

• #5

There is no way that non-emergency ship-to-ship transfers should be allowed at sea, much less in environmentally sensitive areas such as the Firth of Forth, Shetland, etc. The risks of a spill are too great.

 

DKR

Northern Refugee

• Jan 13, 2008

• #6

Support the Bill

Got the letter off RSPB Campaigns a few days ago and have just wrote to my MP using its guidance.

Mind you, my MP never bothered to reply to my last letter some months ago about the Climate Change Bill.

I will try and find out if he attends the second reading of the Bill on the 25th of January......