An anglers’ federation has welcomed a Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) decision to withdraw an application for a huge organic salmon farm plan in Galway Bay. Salmon and sea trout anglers throughout the country had strongly protested against a BIM application for an aquaculture licence for the proposed 15,000 tonne project. The move came as BIM … Continue reading
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Irish Times, 22 Dec 2015: Broad welcome for BIM decision to abandon Galway fish farm
Withdrawal means Coveney will not have to rule on contentious Galway Bay licence By Lorna Siggins Advocates and opponents of aquaculture have welcomed the decision by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) to withdraw its licence application for a 15,000-tonne salmon farm in Galway Bay. BIM said it was pulling the application and reviewing the … Continue reading
RTE, 21 Dec 2015: BIM Withdraws Galway Salmon Farm
Bord Iascaigh Mhara has withdrawn an application to develop a major salmon farm off the west coast. The agency had sought an aquaculture licence to construct a farm off the coast of Inis Oirr in 2012. It planned to run a 15,000 tonne operation there. The proposal met with widespread opposition among sections of the … Continue reading
Battle for Galway Bay won by people power – war against marine salmon farming to continue.
Galway Bay Against Salmon Cages (GBASC) welcomes statement from BIM, withdrawing their 15 thousand tonne (7.2million fish) Galway Bay salmon farm application. A huge amount of tax payers money has been wasted by BIM and other State agencies over the last 3 years on this flawed application. Questions have now to be asked of Minister … Continue reading
Undercurrent News, 15 Dec 2015: Wild Salmon Group Up Calls For Protection From Scottish Farms
Conservation group Salmon & Trout Conservation Scotland (S&TCS) has increased calls on the government to end a ‘business as usual’ approach to managing sea lice at farm sites. In an open letter to Aileen McLeod — Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform — the group noted its concern at what it says is … Continue reading
Green Warriors, Norway: New Video – Salmon farming kills the shrimp and lobster in Norway
Norwegian salmon farmers are dumping tonnes of polluted sea water along the Norwegian coast. Chemicals for lice treatments are supposed to kill the salmon lice, but in addition it kills all shell animals in the sea, like shrimp and lobster. The lobster and shrimp catch has been radically reduced the last years, after the salmon … Continue reading
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