NSFAS (No Salmon Farms At Sea) To Hold Demonstration at BIM National Seafood Conference, 2 April 2014 in Dublin CALL TO ATTEND An Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) are to host its National Seafood Conference 2014 on the 2nd of April at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. http://bim.ie/our-services/seafood-conference/ NSFAS (No Salmon Farms At Sea) feel that … Continue reading
Future of Galway Salmon Farm Left ‘Dead in the Water’ by Danes High-risk sea farming jeopardises futures of angling, tourism & artisan smokers Tuesday 28 January 2014, Galway. Plans by Minister Coveney and the Irish Government to sell Irish farmed salmon at a premium price by assuming the organic and sustainable mantle has been dealt … Continue reading
Press Release: Consortium of groups meet in Galway to halt expansion plans of salmon farms by B.I.M. Galway Bay Against Salmon Cages 28 January 2014 A joint meeting of angling and environmental groups from all over Ireland met in the Menlo Park Hotel, Galway on Sunday 26th January to discuss a national strategy to defeat … Continue reading
Protestors urge farmed salmon boycott outside Good Food Ireland awards Wednesday, November 20, 2013 By Conall Ó Fátharta Irish Examiner Reporter Environmental groups protested outside the Good Food Ireland awards and called on the food and tourism sector to boycott farmed salmon this Christmas. Protesters at the launch of ‘Boycott Farmed Salmon For Christmas’ at … Continue reading
Irish government faces fight with residents of picturesque island Inis Oirr over new salmon farm Locals fear it could take away much of the island’s appeal Tom Levitt, Monday 13 May 2013 The 250 permanent residents of Inis Oirr are used to a slow pace of life. When recent stormy weather stopped the daily ferry … Continue reading
Irish Times, 4 March 2013: March over proposed €100m Aran Islands salmon farm TIM O’BRIEN in Galway Up to 2,000 people, waving placards and banners proclaiming “Save Galway Bay” and the names of more than 20 angling and protest groups, marched through Galway city at the weekend. The march, which made its way from Eyre … Continue reading
Irish Times, 4 March 2013: Salmon farm plan caught on hook of controversy ALISON HEALY, Food and Farming Correspondent It’s a project that’s promising up to 500 jobs in a remote part of the country, but a steady campaign of opposition has been building since Bord Iascaigh Mhara announced its plan to develop an organic … Continue reading
Irish Examiner, 2 March 2013: Protests over Galway fish farm Up to 2,000 people have attended a protest march in Galway city – voicing their opposition to the government’s plans to build a 15,000 tonne fish farm off the Aran Islands. Led by a lone piper, anglers and environmentalists from Galway, Mayo, Clare, Dublin and … Continue reading
RTE, 2 March 2013: 2,000 protest over planned Galway fish farm Around 2,000 people have attended a protest against plans for a major fish farm off the Aran Islands in Galway. The facility would be the largest of its kind in Europe and would double the State’s production of raw organic salmon. The plans have … Continue reading
Irish Times, 2 March 2013: Protesters oppose €100m fish farm TIM O’BRIEN Up to 2,000 people have marched through Galway City in protest at plans by Bord Iascaigh Mhara to locate a €100 million fish farm on a 456 hectare site in the lee of the Aran Islands. The marchers who wielded banners proclaiming “Save … Continue reading
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