Galway Bay Against Salmon Cages Press Release: Draft National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development 25 June 2015 Following initial assessment of the recently published Sustainable Aquaculture Development (Draft) Plan by the Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Galway Bay Against Salmon Cages (GBASC) believes that the Minister is planning to grant a licence … Continue reading
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Undercurrent News, 16 June 2015: Marine Harvest Scotland suffers salmon escape
Marine Harvest Scotland suffers salmon escape Undercurrent News, 16 June 2015 Thousands of salmon worth about £240,000 have escaped from a Marine Harvest farm in Carradale, Scotland, The Press and Journal reports. The 16,000 fish, weighing an average of 10 pounds each, escaped through a hole in the net at the Argyll site, following stormy … Continue reading
EU Fish News, 15 June 2015: Scots launch Technical Standards for Fin Fish Aquaculture
Scots launch Technical Standards for Fin Fish Aquaculture EU Fish News, 15 June 2015 A TECHNICAL Standard for finfish aquaculture has been published by the Scottish Government, to help ensure all the country’s farms have the appropriate equipment and operational procedures to prevent escapes. The standard applies to the farming of all species of finfish … Continue reading
Undercurrent News, 12 June 2015: Norway opens research center for closed-containment salmon farming
Norway opens research center for closed-containment salmon farming Undercurrent News, 12 June 2015 Norway has opened a center for researching innovation in closed-containment farming of Atlantic salmon. Four Norwegian research institutions, two outside of Norway, and several industry partners from technology and the aquaculture industry, have now started operations at the center, named CtrlAQUA. … Continue reading
Vancouver Sun, June 12, 2015: Scientists dispute findings of provincial report that minimizes risk of aquaculture to wild salmon
Scientists dispute findings of provincial report that minimizes risk of aquaculture to wild salmon By Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun A group of scientists is challenging a B.C. government report that plays down the risks of aquaculture to wild Pacific salmon. In a written critique, the scientists say the report by Gary Marty, a fish pathologist … Continue reading
Press Release, Salmon Watch Ireland: Mixed bag of outcomes from North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation meeting, 2-6 June
Press Release: Salmon Watch Ireland: Mixed bag of outcomes from North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation meeting, 2-6 June 8 June 2015 The North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation (‘NASCO’) failed to determine a quota for the West Greenland fishery for the coming season at its 2-6 June meeting in Goose Bay, Canada. The Greenland government … Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE FRIENDS OF THE IRISH ENVIRONMENT: SHOCK REPORT DAMNS SALMON FARMS
PRESS RELEASE, FRIENDS OF THE IRISH ENVIRONMENT: SHOCK REPORT DAMNS SALMON FARMS 1 JUNE 2015 There has been a ‘Complete breakdown’ of the state’s authority, according to a damning Report from the environmental group FIE. MINISTER’S DIRECTIONS FLOUTED BY SALMON FARMS A study of the annual inspection records of Irish salmon farms by the Department … Continue reading
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