CALLS to ban salmon netting featured at a summit held last week, which discussed the failure of English salmon stocks, after it was revealed that 2014’s catches were the lowest on record. The summit, which took place at the Department for Environment, Fisheries and Rural Affairs (Defra) and was attended by senior government officials, including … Continue reading
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Inland Fisheries Ireland, 10 Sept 2015: Salmon farms can have a significant impact on wild salmon and sea trout stocks
A definitive scientific paper, reviewing over 300 scientific publications, has just been published in the prestigious journal Aquaculture Environment Interactions on the effects of sea lice on sea trout stocks. A team of top international scientists from Norway, Scotland and Ireland reviewed all available published studies on the effects of sea lice and have concluded … 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
14 April 2015 Press Release: Marine Harvest ignore local concerns
Press Release: Marine Harvest ignore local concerns 14 April 2015 Marine Harvest’s response to the latest round of objections regarding the proposed Shot Head salmon farm contains no new information to address concerns raised by local residents, businesses and environmentalists. Adding insult to injury, Marine Harvest continue to claim that they’ve undertaken an adequate … Continue reading
INLAND FISHERIES IRELANDPRESS RELEASE, 2 March 2015: Fish Farming Company Fined for Damage to Salmonid River
PRESS RELEASE: Fish Farming Company Fined for Damage to Salmonid River INLAND FISHERIES IRELAND Monday, 2nd March 2015 At a sitting of Clifden District Court on Thursday, 26th of February, Judge Mary Fahy convicted a fish farm company under Section 173 of the Fisheries Act, 1959, for damage caused to the bed of a … Continue reading
Irish Examiner, 26 Jan 2015: Priceless sprat stocks must be saved now, minister
Priceless sprat stocks must be saved now, minister Irish Examiner, by Damien Enright I was outraged as I read an article entitled “Sprat —worthless dead but priceless alive” by Cork Whale Watch skipper Colin Barnes in The West Cork People, my excellent local community newspaper. I imagine our Minister for Fisheries, Simon Coveney, will have seen … Continue reading
Fish and Fly, 26 Nov 2014: Angling and fisheries organisations have welcomed the abandonment of a proposed fish farming plan off the Cornish coast.
Angling and fisheries organisations have welcomed the abandonment of a proposed fish farming plan off the Cornish coast. Fish and Fly, 26 Nov 2014 Source: Salmon & Trout Association Angling and fisheries organisations are celebrating news that plans for a fish farm off the Cornish coast in England have been abandoned. This follows robust criticism … Continue reading
SBB Press Release, 16 Oct 2014: Sea lice Pesticides Exceed Environmental Health Standards
Press Release: Sea lice Pesticides Exceed Environmental Health Standards 16 Oct 2014 A new study has revealed the levels of aquaculture pesticides used to kill sea lice in fish farms are exceeding standards set to protect the environment.1 Researchers took samples of water, sea bed sediment and various marine organisms near Nowegian fish … Continue reading
EU Fish News, 26 Sept 2014: SCOTLAND’s salmon and sea trout fishery statistics for the 2013 season reveal the worst season since 2003.
SCOTLAND’s salmon and sea trout fishery statistics for the 2013 season reveal the worst season since 2003. EU Fish News, Friday 26 Sept 2014 Total reported salmon rod catch (retained and released) for 2013 was 67,468, the lowest reported catch since 2003 and is 76% of the previous 5-year average. The proportion of the rod … Continue reading
Irish Examiner, 20 Sept 2014: Concern at proposed Aran fish farm plan
Concern at proposed Aran fish farm plan Irish Examiner, 20 Sept 2014 By Claire O’Sullivan The state agency in charge of the country’s rivers has called on the Department of Agriculture to consider a study which concluded fish farming has a “general negative effect” on sea trout stocks, when deciding to grant permission to … Continue reading
