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The change.org petition is being swamped by supporters wanting the ferry operator to reserve just a few spaces each day on its vessels for islanders finding themselves in need of an unexpected vital trip.
The decision affecting the Craignure route was made jointly between CalMac and the island community as people start to heed the message not to travel.
Islanders will be allowed to make trips to the mainland for supplies and essential business while those who are currently visiting the islands will be allowed to return.
So far council-run ferry services have continued to operate uninterrupted despite predictable fluctuations in passenger levels but coronavirus could have potential effects.
Residents on the island who mounted a ‘noisy’ campaign to make themselves heard are claiming it a victory for common sense.
Argyll and Bute Council to receive £954,000 from the Scottish Government, subject to budget passing in the Scottish Parliament, for internal ferry services in 2020/21.
The council meet to set its own budget next Thursday, February 27.
Police who got an anonymous tip off that Duncan Cattanach, who runs an outdoor clothing shop on Mull, had been drinking were waiting and watched his car divert from the usual exit route coming off the ferry from Craignure and park up in an area meant only for HGVs.
Olly Vollum and Eachann MacGregor-Louw, both nine, braved darkness, cold water and a wintry squall to swim 900 metres back home from Gallanach on the mainland on Saturday.
