By Lorna Siggins Inland Fisheries Ireland chief executive Ciaran Byrne has said that the evidence is “pointing towards” moving fish farms onshore for a more sustainable aquaculture industry. Dr Byrne was responding to a decision by the Danish government to halt any further fish farming in coastal areas. Denmark’s environment minister Lea Wermelin said late … Continue reading
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Irish Times, 29 Feb 2016: Angling Notes – Concerns over fish farming raised at salmon conference in Norway
“Norway’s Wild Salmon Declares Bankruptcy – Fish Farms the Principal Cause” read the rather harrowing slogan which greeted 300 people in attendance at the recent wild salmon conference in the Alta Ice Hotel, Sorrisnivia, Norway. His Royal Highness King Harald, an ardent salmon fisher, was guest of honour accompanied by environment and fisheries ministers, top … Continue reading
Irish Examiner, 28 July 2015: State must release salmon farm report
The Ombudsman has ordered the State to release a detailed report into a salmon farm accident which resulted in one of the largest ever losses of farmed salmon. Information Commissioner Peter Tyndall’s decision to overturn the Department of the Marine’s refusal to release the report follows a sustained campaign by environmentalists in West Cork arising … Continue reading
Friends of the Irish Environment Press Release: Release ordered of Bantry Bay salmon farm accident report
The Department of Agriculture, Food, and Fisheries’ refusal to release the accident report on the loss of 230,000 salmon in a February 2014 storm has been annulled by the Information Commission, Peter Tyndal. Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney’s Department had refused to release the report on the grounds that it was an ‘internal communication’ … Continue reading
Friends of the Irish Environment: Objection to Aquaculture Stewardship Council certification of Marine Harvest in County Cork
Below is the submission made by Friends of the Irish Environment to the consultation regarding Marine Harvest application for certification of their salmon farms by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council. =========================================== Jean Ragg Fisheries & Aquaculture Administrator SAI Global Assurance Services / Global Trust Quayside Business Park, Mill Street Dundalk, County Louth, IRELAND 6 July 2015 … Continue reading
Save Bantry Bay Submission: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Consultation
Save Bantry Bay Submission: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Consultation The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine is inviting submissions on a new National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development and related strategic environmental assessment and appropriate assessment. Deadline for receipt of submissions is 5.30pm on 24 July 2015. A copy of the … Continue reading
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
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
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