SALMON FARM’S 80,000 MORTALITIES ‘PARTLY CAUSE BY FARMS THEMSELVES’

FISH FARM CLAIM THAT ALGAE BLOOMS ARE ‘NATURAL’ CONTESTED AS 80,000 SALMON DIE Mass mortalities reported by Mowi (formerly Marine Harvest) because of algae blooms at two of their salmon farms in Bantry Bay are ‘partly caused the farms themselves’, according to local group Save Bantry Bay. Algal blooms are becoming an increasing problem worldwide, … Continue reading →

Irish Examiner, 3 Sept 2015: Aqua farmers warned as massive algae bloom threatens fish and marine life

Thursday, September 03, 2015 Sean O’Riordan Aqua farm owners off the south-west coast have been warned of a massive bloom of algae which has the potential to kill fish and shellfish stock along with other marine life. The algae has already been blamed for de-oxygenating waters off Goleen in West Cork, leading to the destruction … Continue reading →

Irish Examiner, 18 July 2014: Coveney green lights contentious algae farm

Coveney green lights contentious algae farm   Irish Examiner, 18 July 2014   Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney is on another collision course with residents of Bantry after he approved a fish farming licence for a company seeking to cultivate native seaweed in the West Cork bay. Up to 18 objections were lodged against the … Continue reading →