Irish Examiner: Swimming against ‘organic’ tide Monday, August 05, 2013 WE are repeatedly being told the economic salvation of Ireland’s remote coastal and island communities will be massive new “organic” salmon farms. Analysis by Alec O’Donovan Barely a day goes by without either BIM, Marine Minister Simon Coveney, or the Irish Farmers Association promoting this … Continue reading
Fish company investigated after salmon farm polluted Scottish loch Marine Harvest, one of the largest fish-farming companies, is under investigation after polluting lake with pesticide Severin Carrell, Scotland correspondent, Friday 10 May 2013 Marine Harvest, one of the world’s largest fish-farming companies, is under investigation after its salmon farms polluted a Scottish loch with toxic … Continue reading
Off the fence – Opposition to the proposed Galway Bay salmon farm mounted this week as the country’s two main opposition parties took a stance against the €60 million project. Published 1 May 2013, Galway Independent Opposition to the proposed Galway Bay salmon farm is mounting this week, as the country’s two main opposition parties … 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
Dear Editor, Yet again the fish farming industry seem to have misinterpreted data presented by anti-fish farming campaigners. In his letter dated 20 October 2012, Jan Feenstra, MD Marine Harvest, makes the accusation that you cannot compare waste entering waters from fish farms to sewage stating such accusations are ‘ludicrous’. The only thing that is … Continue reading
CAAR Press Release, June 14, 2012 VANCOUVER,BC The salmon farm performance standards that form the basis of the WWF initiated Aquaculture Stewardship Council certification process announced yesterday do not adequately protect wild salmon and the environment, according to the Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform (CAAR). After seven years of hard work by numerous stakeholders CAAR … Continue reading
The Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform (CAAR), a British Columbia-based coalition of environmental organizations, including the David Suzuki Foundation and Living Oceans Society, is speaking out against the newly finalized salmon aquaculture standards developed by the World Wildlife Fund-coordinated Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue. The standards, which now move to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) to manage and … Continue reading
Unfortunately the waters of Bantry Bay are far from being pristine. A new major salmon farm at Trafrask, Adrigole, would only add substantially to the environmental impact. In the wake of the Whiddy Island Desaster in 1979 the Bay had to fight a long struggle to ecological recovery. Today the working bay suffers from heavy … Continue reading
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