An unprecedented coalition of conservation groups has been formed to oppose ship-to-ship oil transfers in environmentally sensitive Highland waters.
Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), the Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT), RSPB Scotland, WWF Scotland and the National Trust for Scotland object to the Cromarty Firth Port Authority’s plans for transfers at the mouth of the firth.
They consider the proposal a “severe threat” to dolphins and seabirds.