Undercurrent News, 9 March 2015: NASF blog: Marine Harvest CEO shoots down land-based salmon farming

NASF blog: Marine Harvest CEO shoots down land-based salmon farming Undercurrent News, 9 March 2015   A fully-integrated, on-land salmon farm placed beside a major city will exist sooner or later, according to Akva Group CEO Trond Williksen. For the next few years, a ‘post-smolt’ system – in which smolt are grown to perhaps 500g … Continue reading →

INLAND FISHERIES IRELANDPRESS RELEASE, 2 March 2015: Fish Farming Company Fined for Damage to Salmonid River

PRESS RELEASE: Fish Farming Company Fined for Damage to Salmonid River INLAND FISHERIES IRELAND Monday, 2nd March 2015   At a sitting of Clifden District Court on Thursday, 26th of February, Judge Mary Fahy convicted a fish farm company under Section 173 of the Fisheries Act, 1959, for damage caused to the bed of a … Continue reading →

Connacht Tribune, 2 March 2015: Minister won’t give fish farm timescale

Minister won’t give fish farm timescale Connacht Tribune, 2 March 2015 Marine Minister Simon Coveney has refused to outline any timescale for a decision on the controversial salmon farm proposed off the Aran Islands. Despite repeated promptings from former Minister Eamon Ó Cuív in the Dail last week, Minister Coveney said that any decision on … Continue reading →