The Press and Journal (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire)
MSP: Reports ‘more serious’
North East Conservative MSP Peter Chapman visited the loch yesterday to meet the owner and the angler who first raised the alarm about possible pollution.
A consortium of local anglers have been fishing on the loch for decades, but it is claimed that nothing has been caught since thousands of dead fish were reported floating in the water.
Mr Chapman has now written to Scottish Natural Heritage, which manages SSSIs, the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency and AWPR contractor consortium Aberdeen Roads Ltd.
He said: “I was not aware until visiting the site that Corby Loch is designated as an SSSI.
“This makes the reports of pollution linked to the AWPR all the more serious.
“We all want this road to be finished and open to traffic, but the environmental impact must be managed and any damage limited as much as possible.”