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Scotway enters the Furnace - Inveraray right of way issue |
Diving is a major sport in Argyll – which has some of the top diving grounds in the UK. Loch Fyne the longest sea loch in the UK, offers some very interesting and varied diving and has long been a popular area for the sport. The village of Furnace in Mid Argyll, on the western shores of upper Loch Fyne, is a focus for many worthwhile dive sites on that part of the loch. These include the sites known as Stallion Rock and Furnace Quarry – actually the waters below and around Furnace Pier used to ship out stone from the quarry that paved the streets of Glasgow. The quarry is separated from the now-derelict pier – currently the subject of a potential rebuild to ship out locally harvested timber – by the old shore road north to Inveraray. And this road – or track – is the nub of the matter. Please leave your comments here |
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 | Wreck diving is getting to be the the divers weekend trip these days and the east coast is the place to go diving. There have been a few new wrecks found last year and I was lucky to be on one of them. Marinequest has been finding most of them but there are others that have not come to light yet. Its a pity that the Clutha has stopped taking divers out on the Clyde they will be sorely missed. The dive map now has dive charter boats making it easier for you to find a boat nearest to your choice of wreck but putting all the wrecks with their Lat/Long and depth is going to take a while. We will be starting with the popular wrecks and the ones I have the Info for. |
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MCS and Hugh’s Big Fish Fight |
Having highlighted the issues of the rearing, selling and husbandry of chickens to a shocked public three years ago, celebrity chef and River Cottage guru, Hugh Fearnley- Whittingstall, takes on a new challenge in 2011 – to focus public attention on the UK’s fishing industry and find out why your fish supper may not be all it appears.
Hugh’s Big Fish Fight (C4, 11th, 12th, 13th January) looks at the most popular fish eaten in the UK, asks which should be eaten and which should be avoided, why so many fish are thrown back dead and uneaten and if the supermarkets are really selling us sustainable seafood Visit the campaign website at http://www.fishfight.net/
Read more about the "Big Fish Fight" seafood season and find out about what kinds of fish you can eat with the Sustainable Seafood At a Glance Guide from MCS. |
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