EU assures Nessa Childers MEP that Galway Bay fish farm must comply with EU law 29 Aug 2013 The EU Commissioner for the Environment has confirmed to the Independent MEP, Nessa Childers, that a controversial deep sea salmon farm proposed for Galway Bay by BIM (Irish Sea Fisheries Board) must comply with EU environmental law. … Continue reading
Mr Tom McSweeney, Castlefarm, Monkstown, Co Cork. 28 Aug 2013 Dear Tom, RE: Salmon Farming in Ireland In your recent article regarding salmon farming, we notice you ignore authoritative information about the status of wild salmon and sea trout. Today Inland Fisheries Ireland; North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation; world expert Prof Mark Costello and many … Continue reading
We need farmed fish. They just can’t go anywhere near the sea By Charles Clover Published: 25 August 2013 Picture a jetty at the end of a single-track road through one of the most breathtaking landscapes in Scotland, with a view of mountains and islands across a shimmering sea. I asked the ferryman what he … Continue reading
Sea lice figures for salmon farm queried Clare Champion, 23 August 2013 Written by Nicola Corless Bord Iascaigh Mhara’s plan for the construction of the country’s largest salmon farm off the North Clare coast hit rough waters this week. Figures used in the Environmental Impact Statement have been questioned in a new study published in … Continue reading
Letter to the Editor, Irish Examiner: Coveney must protect wild salmon Friday, August 23, 2013 Your editorial comment titled “Aran salmon proposal — Report is challenged” (Aug 16) correctly urges Marine Minister Simon Coveney to review all evidence before making a final decision on the BIM application. We suggest that game, set and match must … Continue reading
‘Organic’ farmed salmon misleads conscientious consumers Galway Independent – Letter to Editor Dear Editor, We are repeatedly being told the economic salvation of Ireland’s remote coastal and island communities will be massive new ‘organic’ salmon farms. Barely a day goes by without either BIM, Marine Minister Simon Coveney, or the Irish Farmers’ Association promoting this … Continue reading
Marine agency rejects critique of sea lice data 19 August 2013 By Lorna Siggins The Marine Institute says it stands over the work of its scientists, following renewed criticism by Inland Fisheries Ireland and several environmental groups regarding its research on the impact of sea lice emanating from fish farms . Editors of two international … Continue reading
Bord Iascaigh Mhara’s plan for Galway Bay salmon super-farm now in tatters 16 August 2013 The following statement was issued today by Salmon Watch Ireland: In the environmental impact statement submitted in support of its application for a licence to operate a salmon super-farm in Galway Bay, the only evidence that Bord Iascaigh Mhara (‘BIM’) … Continue reading
Aran salmon proposal – Report is challenged Friday, August 16, 2013 The State agency Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) is an enthusiastic proponent of plans to build Europe’s largest salmon feed lot off the Aran Islands. In arguing for the divisive project, BIM relies on a report the agency initiated and one that suggests that sea … Continue reading
Leroy, NGO launch multi-trophic farming project Undercurrent News, 16 Aug 2013. By Eva Tallaksen Norwegian salmon farmer Leroy Seafood Group and an NGO have launched a new venture to start farming mussels and seaweed alongside salmon. Through a new company called Ocean Forest, Leroy and Bellona Norway will test the concept in Norwegian fjords, Thomas … Continue reading
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