Wild, rugged, unspoiled. First 3 words in failte Ireland’s youtube video of the waw or wild Atlantic way. Not a salmon farm cage in sight. “Come to the Coastal island of your dreams.” But sadly not Inver Bay, Mulroy Bay or the banks of the Swilly where cages and even pylons and turbines will spoil …
Author: Noel Carr
Angling is the answer and alternative to salmon farming
So, Angling tourism is the Answer – scrap salmon farming plan http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0114/497756-marine-coast/ Report calls for focus on inshore fishing and aquaculture in coastal communities Tuesday 14 January 2014 17.05 The report said there should be an increased focus on sea angling as a tourist activityThe report said there should be an increased focus on sea …
Could Irish Farmed Salmon be going to China as Scottish?
http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/article1361989.ece 12th Jan 2014 Scotland ÔÇÿused as back doorÔÇÖ to ship salmon to China Sales to China hit ┬ú37m SCOTLAND is being used as a ÔÇ£back doorÔÇØ by Norway to ship thousands of tons of farmed salmon to China, environmentalists have claimed. Since 2010, when the Chinese authorities imposed trade restrictions on Norway after a …
First salmon – first message against sealice
Well done to young Mc Manus who sent our message to the minister and government on catching the first salmon of 2014. See him giving the two fingers to sealice and fish farms on the photo. Eoin comes from banks of Cathleen’s Falls in the banks of the Erne where the wild Atlantic salmon ruled …
Minister Coveney pays BIM to destroy Heritage Hotspot on Wild Atlantic Way for fish farm
THERE WILL BE NO REPLY FROM BIM OR THE MINISTER BE WHEN THE STORM BLOWS. In our questions to the EIS we get the answer that “Best practice will be applied”. While the salmon pharm cages may be built stronger than a few years ago, they are still no match for the wild Atlantic storm …
Happy new year
HAVE A WHOPPER OF A 2014
What you have to beat in 2014! Here’s wishing you all the very best for 2014. Guim 2014 sl├íinti├║il, taitneamhach, spraoi├║il agaibh uilig ├│ Fissta
More wrasse than farmed salmon for Galway Bay.
According to the January 2014 issue of the Irish skipper, Marine Harvest in Galway bay are planning for to produce a lot of sea lice if they will need 40,000 wrasse. In the usual praise and hype to a valued client they state that “Marine Harvest has a policy of using natural methods insofar as …
ANOTHER ICELANDIC VICTORY TO KEEP SALMON FARMS OUT
Orri Vigfusson writes. Today. NORTH ATLANTIC SALMON FUND WON FIRST ROUND – JUDGEMENT IN OUR FAVOUR ÔÇô THE PROPOSED FISH FARM IS SUBJECT TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE CONCERNED. NOW FIGHT THEM ON THE EIS WHENEVER THEY PUBLISH ONE. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL CUT AND PASTE BIM’s ON GALWAY BAY AS IT IS …
Fishy calculation by Minister Coveney
Thanks Ed for another good letter http://www.irishtimes.com/debate/letters/fishy-figures-1.1636689 Fishy figures Topics: Debate Letters Fri, Dec 27, 2013, 01:08 First published: Fri, Dec 27, 2013, 01:08 Sir ÔÇô Despite Minister for the Marine, Simon CoveneyÔÇÖs reassurance, marine fishing opportunities worth Ôé¼250 million (Home News, December 18th) are anything but ÔÇ£steadyÔÇØ. The value of seafish landings peaked at …