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
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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
PRESS RELEASE FRIENDS OF THE IRISH ENVIRONMENT: SHOCK REPORT DAMNS SALMON FARMS
PRESS RELEASE, FRIENDS OF THE IRISH ENVIRONMENT: SHOCK REPORT DAMNS SALMON FARMS 1 JUNE 2015 There has been a ‘Complete breakdown’ of the state’s authority, according to a damning Report from the environmental group FIE. MINISTER’S DIRECTIONS FLOUTED BY SALMON FARMS A study of the annual inspection records of Irish salmon farms by the Department … Continue reading
Press Release, 26 Dec 2014: MARINE INSTITUTE CALL FOR STANDARDS AND INSPECTIONS ON FISH FARMS
Press Release 26 December 2014 MARINE INSTITUTE CALL FOR STANDARDS AND INSPECTIONS ON FISH FARMS WELCOMED Environmental groups have welcomed the publication of a five year study funded by the European Commission which has called for technical standards and regular inspections for fish farms to be put in place. ‘Prevent Escape’, which involved eleven partners … Continue reading
FIE Press Release, 18 Dec 2014: BOYCOTT FARMED SALMON CAMPAIGN
PRESS RELEASE THURSDAY 18 DECEMBER 2014 FRIENDS OF THE IRISH ENVIRONMENT BOYCOTT FARMED SALMON CAMPAIGN WELCOMES SLOW FOOD INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT The Environmental groups which support the Boycot Farmed Salmon campaign at Christmas have welcomed Slow Food international’s declaration of its opposition to intensive open pen fish farms. ‘Give a Gift to the Environment … Continue reading
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