Lice and damn lies in Ireland Fish News EU, http://www.fishnewseu.com THE environmental group Friends of the Irish Environment have lodged a ‘request for redress of mal-administration’ to Minister Simon Coveney alleging that the Department of Agriculture Food and Fisheries [DAFF] knowingly misled the European Commission in its investigation of sea lice and wild salmon. The … Continue reading
Public meeting in Castletownbere THE South West Fishery Local Action Group will host an information and ideas meetings on Wednesday, June 26th next in Castletownbere at the BIM Fishery College from 8pm. All those connected with or interested in fisheries, the marine economy, and Marine tourism are encouraged to attend. The purpose of a new … Continue reading
BIMs Fishfarm Proposal in Galway Bay Wednesday, 22 May 2013 15:25 Does IFI have concerns regarding the proposal by BIM to locate a fish farm in Galway Bay? IFI has expressed its concern in relation to the location and scale of the proposed fish farm in Galway Bay and how its development and operation would … Continue reading
Pesticides from salmon farms poison Scotland’s lochs Published on 5 May 2013 EXCLUSIVE by Rob Edwards Environment Editor Pesticides from 12 salmon farms have contaminated lochs around Scotland’s coast in breach of safety limits, according to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa). Environmental monitoring by Sepa, the government watchdog, over the last three years has … Continue reading
Connacht Tribune 26 April 2013: BIM, Salmon Deaths, and the North Korean Approach to Democracy By Dr Roderick O’Sullivan A TOTAL of 410 objections lie on Minister Simon Coveney’s desk as he ruminates on the pitfalls of rubber-stamping BIM’s request to build the world’s largest salmon farm in Galway Bay. And who could possibly object … Continue reading
