Tag: Galway Bay Against Salmon Cages
Objectors fear marine test site could facilitate fish farm
Fears are growing that the Marine Institute’s plans for a test site off Spiddal could pave the way for a fish farm in Galway...
Fish producer only codding the customer
Galway shoppers could fall ‘hook, line and sinker’ for misleading packaging on fish products sold in a leading supermarket locally, according to a food...
Salmon farms result in sea lice increase
Salmon farms have a negative impact on wild sea trout, a new definitive scientific paper has concluded.
The study, which reviews over 300 scientific publications...
Warning to salmon farmers over water extraction
Salmon farm operators in Connemara have been warned over the illegal extraction of water from a local freshwater lake.
Warning letters have been issued to...
Fury at dumping of dead fish on beach
Galway Bay may be infected with a deadly fish virus due to the illegal dumping of farmed salmon carcases on a beach in Connemara,...
BIM criticised for PR spend on Galway Bay fish farm
Bórd Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), which has applied for a licence to facilitate a massive salmon farm in Galway Bay, says there’s nothing fishy about...