Pesticide find raises concerns over Bantry salmon farm plan Thursday, May 23, 2013 By Brian Moore The discovery of huge quantities of toxic pesticides at a salmon farm in Scotland has escalated fears for a facility planned for Bantry Bay. The Save Bantry Bay committee has reiterated calls for food and marine Simon Coveney to … Continue reading
BIMs Fishfarm Proposal in Galway Bay Wednesday, 22 May 2013 15:25 Does IFI have concerns regarding the proposal by BIM to locate a fish farm in Galway Bay? IFI has expressed its concern in relation to the location and scale of the proposed fish farm in Galway Bay and how its development and operation would … Continue reading
The farmed halibut that’s better to eat than its wild brothers By Alex Renton, Guardian, Wednesday 22 May 2013. Gigha halibut’s sweet, oaky taste has high-end chefs queueing up – and its production is environmentally friendly There are stealth bombers cruising through the huge swimming pool, flat-fish the size of doors, changing colour as you … Continue reading
Marine Harvest agrees to limit pesticides and seal killings Severin Carrell, Scotland correspondent, The Guardian, 21 MAy 2013 The company, which grows 25% of Scottish farmed salmon, will join Aquaculture Stewardship council’s strict new scheme One of the world’s largest fish farm companies, Marine Harvest, has voluntarily agreed to much tougher limits on its pesticides … Continue reading
Salmon firm Marine Harvest faces call to move fish farms By David Miller BBC Scotland environment correspondent Scotland’s biggest producer of farmed salmon is facing renewed calls to move its farms away from wild salmon rivers to prevent parasite transmission. This is despite Marine Harvest signing up to a scheme to reduce the impact of … Continue reading
Sainsbury’s admit ‘mislabelling’ Scottish salmon By ALISTAIR MUNRO Published on 20/05/2013 15:46 SUPERMARKET giant Sainsbury’s has admitted “an error” over the mislabelling of farmed Scottish salmon. They made the confession after the Salmon and Trout Association (STA) filed a formal complaint with the Advertising Standards Authority and Trading Standards against the chain’s “erroneous claims” concerning … Continue reading
Sainsbury’s Challenged Over Salmon Claims http://www.fishnewseu.com, Monday 20 May 2013. THE Salmon and Trout Association Scotland (S&TAS) has today filed a formal complaint against Sainsbury’s over the supermarket’s claims concerning the geographic origin of and doubts over ‘responsible’ claims made for its Taste the Difference Scottish farmed salmon. The complaint is addressed to both the … Continue reading
Wild salmon vulnerable The Sunday Times, 19 May 2013 By: Mark Macaskill A LEADING wild salmon charity in Scotland has admitted failing to protect the species after a study revealed that more than half of fish farms are near rivers with fragile native salmon stocks. The Rivers and Fisheries Trusts of Scotland (Rafts) has received … Continue reading
Expert warns of fish farm risks Friday, May 17, 2013 By Claire O’Sullivan A renowned international marine biology expert has written to Simon Coveney, the fisheries minister, about “incorrect information” that is allegedly being circulated about the effects of sea lice on wild salmon. The letter comes as the Department of Agriculture, Marine, and Food … Continue reading
Science sets the minister straight over sea lice on salmon farms By Derek Evans, Irish Times, Friday 17 May 2013 A top marine scientist has written to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney to clear up any doubt about the effect of sea lice on wild salmon PROFESSOR Mark Costello, chair of … Continue reading
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