Whale sightings to block Firth of Forth oil transfers?

The Executive came under pressure yesterday to intervene to stop plans for ship-to-ship transfers of Russian oil in the Firth of Forth, amid fears that it will jeopardise the flourishing wildlife in the river estuary.

Volunteer activists have reported 99 sightings of three species of whales and other protected mammals, including bottle-nosed dolphins in the Firth.
It is understood that the oil-transfer project is to get the go-ahead because of inadequate information on the incidence of mammals in the waters earmarked for the transfers.

But according to the Green Party, Forth Ports’ plans could be blocked if the Executive can provide compelling evidence that the project could endanger protected species and their habitats.

Scotsman