PR Web, 30 Sept 2013: Latest Escape Demonstrates Salmon Farming is Unsustainable, Says the Atlantic Salmon Federation Following the escape of over 20,000 mature farmed Atlantic salmon, the sustainability of the salmon farming industry needs to be questioned, says the Atlantic Salmon Federation. Corner Brook, Newfoundland (PRWEB) September 30, 2013 The Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) … Continue reading
Slow Food, have published a new page on under their ‘Slow Fish’ banner: Wild Atlantic and Farmed Salmon Scientific Name: Salmo salar Commercial Names: Farmed salmon, Atlantic salmon, sake (sushi) Issues… Once a luxury food reserved for special occasions like Christmas and New Year’s Eve, salmon has gradually become available year-round in supermarkets, in large … Continue reading
Letter to the Editor, Galway Independent: If the king knew what he was eating he’d lose his appetite 25 Sept 2013 Dear Editor, Unlike Mr Roche of the Irish Seafood Producers Group, those of us who oppose the Galway Bay Salmon Cage proposal are believers in free speech, which is why we welcomed his arrogant … Continue reading
Salmon Farming – Is it as good as we think? By Alexandra Moreton The argument for farming the oceans goes like this: the human population is growing, we need to maximize food production, humanity has moved from hunting to farming on land and it is time to do the same in the oceans. Prominent marine … Continue reading
Irish Independent Letters, 24 Sept 2013: UPSTREAM BATTLE * Figures released on September 9 last (http://www.fishupdate.com) stated that 162,000 tonnes of Scottish-farmed salmon had a value of £537m (€638m) and sustained a total of 1,500 direct and indirect jobs. These figures suggest that a 15,000- tonne salmon farm as proposed by the state agency An … Continue reading
Sea lice and scientific evidence Irish Times, Letters, 24 September 2013 Sir, – Once again, Fintan O’Toole (“Something fishy about salmon farm evidence”, Opinion & Analysis, September 17th) does the nation a great service by exposing part of the fishy salmon farming story against our wild fish habitat. For over 30 years the sea lice … Continue reading
OMBUDSMAN ASKED TO EXTEND SEA LICE ENQUIRY PRESS RELEASE FRIENDS OF THE IRISH ENVIRONMENT 22 SEPTEMBER 2013 The Ombudsman has been asked to extend his investigation into the Irish handling of the EU sea lice investigation to the Department of Foreign Affairs. The Ombudsman announced last week that their offices were to conduct a preliminary … Continue reading
Ireland probes department for allegedly misleading EU in sea lice data case September 18, 2013, 7:42 am Undercurrent News In a letter to activist group Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE), the Irish ombudsman’s office said it has opened a preliminary investigation into FIE’s complaint that the Irish department of agriculture food and fisheries (DAFF) … Continue reading
Ombudsman’s inquiry may halt Aran fish farm proposal Wednesday, 18 September 2013 Written by Bernie NiFhlatharta An investigation by the Ombudsman into alleged mal-administration by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries may signal the death knell for plans by Bord Iascaigh Mhara to build a giant salmon farm in Galway Bay. The decision to … Continue reading
Complaint may reopen sea lice inquiry Green Party calls for ‘pause’ on Galway Bay fish farm The Ombudsman has initiated a preliminary examination of a claim that the Department of the Marine withheld scientific information from the European Commission. Friends of the Irish Environment has claimed the department “concealed” a report from Inland Fisheries Ireland … Continue reading
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