HOW MANY TIMES DOES THIS ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME HAVE TO HAPPEN BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN? SADLY THERE IS NO BODY LIKE OKOKRIM IN NORWAY TO PROSECUTE SUCH ACTION HERE SO DUMPING CONTINUES IN THE WILD ATLANTIC WAY. Very serious situation unfolding Farmed salmon have been dumped on Spiddal beach near the pier some of which have …
Fissta continue to campaign against state mismanagement of our wild salmon
We need to change the management of Parteen fish pass We need to change the management of Parteen fish pass We want the fish pass at Parteen weir to be opened immediately and left open 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. Passage of ÔÇÿwildÔÇÖ fish upstream has to be given absolute priority over brood …
United Anglers Challenge State To Save our Salmon
Great response to our Trout & Salmon piece. Many thanks to all anglers for their support.
Connaught Tribune report from Galway TD
TD adds voice of opposition to proposed fish farm Wednesday, 1 April 2015 8:06 Written by: Our Reporter Galway Bay. BIM, featured, Galway Bay fish farm, galway city tribune, Noel Grealish A Galway TD has called on the Labour Ministers in Government to ensure that the application for a giant fish farm In Galway Bay …
FISSTA CONFRONT MINISTER COVENEY WITH LEGAL NOTICE
FISSTA PRESS RELEASE 2.4.2015. FISSTA SERVE NOTICE OF LEGAL ACTION ON MINISTER COVENEY TO HALT DEVELOPMENT OF TEN MEGA SALMON FARM NOW FISSTA continue to campaign for the wild Atlantic salmon to return to abundance in our Irish rivers and confront the issues that impedes this progress such as pollution from salmon cages in the …
River Inny on Shannon gets massive 1,000 job angling tourism outdoor forest camp holiday park.
Fissta welcome news of 1,000 tourism jobs to Longford Fish farming jobs or angling tourism jobs – it’s simple. Stay safe and clean with angling and clean environment. http://m.rte.ie/news/2015/0402/691627-longford-holiday-resort/ Center Parcs promises up to 1,000 Longford jobs One of the UK’s largest holiday resort firms has formally announced plans to create a holiday village close …
FISSTA QUESTION MARINE HARVEST IRELAND TO START SHOWING SAME CONCERN FOR SEALICE AND TOXIC POLLUTION AS PARENT COMPANY IN NORWAY
Good news or is it another PR exercise coming from Norway salmon farmer this morning. Marine Harvest withdraws from the Association of Norwegian Fish Farmers due to the association┬┤s lack of efforts for sustainability and the fight to contain sea lice. Hard to believe my google translation on this one. If Marine Harvest are serious …
Governments Gamble with our Health and Economy
50 SHADES OF PINK HereÔÇÖs why your farmed salmon has color added to it Gwynn Guilford March 12, 2015 From left, trout, salmon and catfish, are displayed in the seafood section of a discount retailer, often called a “big-box store,” Sunday, April 6, 2014, in suburban Virginia, just outside of Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite …
New Step Forward for Anglers – Perhaps?
?FISSTA PRESS RELEASE IRISH ANGLERS UNITE TO FIGHT FISH FARMS IRISH ANGLING FEDERATIONS UNITE WITH FISSTA TO OPPOSE MINISTER COVENEY’S TEN MEGA FISH FARMING PLAN The campaign against the ten mega fish farm plan of Minister Coveney TD took another giant step forward this month when all the major angling federations met and finally signed …
Celebrity Chefs must know the difference to replace farmed salmon with a Wild fish
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-205547/Salmon-health-alert.html#ixzz3HeuWv8gu Salmon health alert 09:49 31 Oct 2014, updated 11:35 09 Jan 2004 Scientists Issued a devastating new warning last night about the safety of Scottish farmed salmon. They said the fish is so contaminated with toxic chemicals it should be eaten no more than three times a year. The chemicals, which have been linked …