Breakwater Bid
Posted: Monday, 02 February 2004 |
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Good news for Mull & Iona Fishermen (and other boat users) as reported in the Islands Network Newsletter: "Mull & Iona Fishermen from Iona and the neighbouring port of Fionnphort on Mull are hoping to increase their safety at work with a bid to see harbour breakwaters introduced. New breakwaters would enable islanders to berth their vessels at the harbours at Fionnphort and Iona overnight.
Fishing boats and the Iona ferry currently berth overnight in a natural offshore shelter and to reach their vessels fishermen and ferry crews have to make a one-mile journey by rowing boat or dinghy in the open sea – often in darkness.
The Sound of Iona Harbours Committee has been established to pursue the development and funding is now being sought for a feasibility study on the proposals (email soundofiona@freeuk.com for more info.).
A similar project has been undertaken by The Eilean Easdale Trust on the island of Easdale – where it is hoped that a £61,600 harbour improvement scheme will encourage tourism (see www.easdale.org to find out more)."
Good news for Mull & Iona Fishermen (and other boat users) as reported in the Islands Network Newsletter: "Mull & Iona Fishermen from Iona and the neighbouring port of Fionnphort on Mull are hoping to increase their safety at work with a bid to see harbour breakwaters introduced. New breakwaters would enable islanders to berth their vessels at the harbours at Fionnphort and Iona overnight.
Fishing boats and the Iona ferry currently berth overnight in a natural offshore shelter and to reach their vessels fishermen and ferry crews have to make a one-mile journey by rowing boat or dinghy in the open sea – often in darkness.
The Sound of Iona Harbours Committee has been established to pursue the development and funding is now being sought for a feasibility study on the proposals (email soundofiona@freeuk.com for more info.).
A similar project has been undertaken by The Eilean Easdale Trust on the island of Easdale – where it is hoped that a £61,600 harbour improvement scheme will encourage tourism (see www.easdale.org to find out more)."
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