The Port of Cromarty Firth have applied for a licence to transfer oil between ships at sea 1.4 km from the shore in an area of natural beauty, rich in wildlife, archaeological heritage and the home of UK’s largest pod of Bottlenose Dolphins.

If you care about dolphins please help our small community fight this on behalf of these animals that have no say in their future. We are working closely with other community groups around the shores of the Cromarty, Moray and Inverness Firths all of whom will be affected by this unnecessary commercial exploitation. Port of Cromarty Firth will receive £800,000 a year carrying out an average of 4 crude oil transfers a month. There will be no benefit to any of the communities in the surrounding area. No additional jobs, no value added employment. The risks of oil spillage, environmental pollution and the loss of local wild life and tourism revenues are very real.

We have instructed a firm of London based lawyers to oppose this application through a legal review process and in the courts. We have raised funds locally but now need wider support to take our case forward. We ask for your support in making a donation, whatever you can afford, whether you live locally or on the other side of the world - this affects you - the dolphins of the Cromarty Firth have no say in this, help us to provide them with a voice.

Save our environment, save our dolphins. Nature not financial gain.

Please support us. We are local volunteers and we are not paid. Every penny we raise is spent working to challenge the issue of this licence.

Find the facts here:

http://www.cromartyrising.com/