Marine Harvest has revealed that more than two-thirds of its salmon farms in Scotland broke statutory sea lice limits last year. The figure of 69% was more than four times the average for the Norwegian group’s overall operations. Marine Harvest cited a number of factors for the difficulty in tackling the problem of sea lice … Continue reading
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Herald Scotland, 5 Feb 2015: Salmon farmer faces challenges in Scotland
Salmon farmer faces challenges in Scotland Herald Scotland, 5 Feb 2015 MARINE Harvest lost money on one measure on the salmon it produced in Scotland in the last quarter of 2014, after facing challenges. The Norwegian company said salmon of Scottish origin achieved operational earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of -3.42 Norwegian Krone per … Continue reading
Undercurrent News, 18 Dec 2014: Marine Harvest Scotland’s biological issues leave salmon processors short
Marine Harvest Scotland’s biological issues leave salmon processors short Undercurrent News, 18 Dec 2014 Biological problems for Marine Harvest’s Scottish salmon farming operation are causing problems for processors in the run-up to Christmas, the busiest time of the year for the sector. Problems with sea lice and other biological issues means the UK … Continue reading
Letter to the Editor, Inshore Ireland, Dec 2014 – Jan 2015 Issue
Letter to the Editor, Inshore Ireland, Dec 2014 – Jan 2015 Issue Dear Editor, Please allow me space in your magazine to reply to the outdated policies on salmon farming by Donal Maguire and Benen Dallaghan of B.I. M in your August/September issue. Donal Maguire is wrong to blame the anti-salmon farm lobby for the low … Continue reading
Undercurrent News, 18 Dec 2014: Marine Harvest Scotland’s biological issues leave salmon processors short
Marine Harvest Scotland’s biological issues leave salmon processors short Undercurrent News, 18 Dec 2014 Biological problems for Marine Harvest’s Scottish salmon farming operation are causing problems for processors in the run-up to Christmas, the busiest time of the year for the sector. Problems with sea lice and other biological issues means the UK division … Continue reading
Connemara Journal, 9 September 2014: Marine Harvest to remove controversial pipeline
Marine Harvest to remove controversial pipeline Connemara Journal — September 9, 2014 By Aoife Ní Dhálaigh Marine Harvest Ireland has announced today (Tuesday) that it is in the process of removing the controversial pipeline used to extract water from the Carna-Kilkieran Water Supply Scheme. It is estimated that the temporary pipeline will be removed in … Continue reading
Galway Independent, 13 August 2014: Fish farm told to stop extracting water
Fish farm told to stop extracting water Galway Independent, 13 August 2014 The operators of a Connemara fish farm have been denied planning permission to extract freshwater from the local water supply has been rejected by Galway County Council. The pipe at Kilkieran which Marine Harvest has used to extract water from Loughanore to … Continue reading
Irish Times, 12 August 2014: Environmental group seeks injunction to halt freshwater extraction for farmed fish
Environmental group seeks injunction to halt freshwater extraction for farmed fish Fish given emergency ‘bath’ to treat for disease Irish Times, 12 August 2014 By Lorna Siggins An injunction has been applied for by Friends of the Irish Environment to stop a fish farm company from extracting water from a Connemara lake. Photograph: Chris … Continue reading
Friends of the Irish Environment Press Release, 11 Aug 2014: Injunction sought in High Court against fish farm
PRESS RELEASE FRIENDS OF THE IRISH ENVIRONMENT 11 AUGUST 2014 Injunction sought in High Court against fish farm An injunction is being sought by the environmental group Friends of the Irish Environment in the High Court to require Marine Harvest to cease the extraction of water from a lough in Connemarra, to remove … Continue reading
Connemara Journal, July 8, 2014: Fish farm under fire over water extraction in Kilkieran
Fish farm under fire over water extraction in Kilkieran Connemara Journal — July 8, 2014 A pipeline laid in Kilkieran last month to access millions of litres of water from a lake in the Carna-Kilkieran Water Supply Scheme has been installed without planning permission – and with no agreement in place with Irish Water. The … Continue reading
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