On 21 September the Aquaculture Licence Appeals Board (ALAB) heard final appeals against a new Marine Harvest salmon farm at Shot Head in Bantry Bay. The Panel, chaired by Prof. Owen McIntyre heard evidence from the developer Marine Harvest and fourteen separate appellants. “After the Department for Agriculture approved the licence in October 2016, ALAB … Continue reading
Marine Harvest has revealed that more than two-thirds of its salmon farms in Scotland broke statutory sea lice limits last year. The figure of 69% was more than four times the average for the Norwegian group’s overall operations. Marine Harvest cited a number of factors for the difficulty in tackling the problem of sea lice … Continue reading
ONE of the world’s largest fish farming companies has accidentally killed more than 175,000 of its caged salmon in Scotland while trying to treat them for lice and disease, according to internal Government memos. Blunders by Norwegian multinational, Marine Harvest, have cost millions of pounds and led to over 600 tonnes of salmon having to … Continue reading
Sea lice was mentioned more than 60 times inMarine Harvest’s Q3 2015 report, released Oct. 28. The statistic – calculated by Norne Research – evidences how high the issue now is on the Norwegian salmon farmer’s agenda. In contrast, it was mentioned between 30 and 40 times in last year’s Q3 result. In his presentation, … Continue reading
An appeal has been lodged against the Norwegian multinational Marine Harvest’s application for a salmon farming expansion in Bantry Bay that claims the applicant is not a ‘fit person’ to hold a licence. The appeal cites records showing the company refused to cooperate with audits by the Department of Agriculture and by the Marine … Continue reading
Farmed salmon producer Marine Harvest says it has a ready market for fish from its newly approved second site in Bantry Bay, to be completed within four months. MHI has received Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine approval for aquaculture and foreshore licences for a site at Shot Head in Bantry Bay. After … Continue reading
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
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
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
Marine Harvest Scotland’s biological issues leave salmon processors short Undercurrent News, 18 Dec 2014 Biological problems for Marine Harvest’s Scottish salmon farming operation are causing problems for processors in the run-up to Christmas, the busiest time of the year for the sector. Problems with sea lice and other biological issues means the UK division … Continue reading
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