Marine Harvest Ireland wins award

Marine Harvest Ireland has won an award for export achievements and figures showing growth in the value of Irish farmed seafood. This showed the potential for the fish farm sector to contribute to the economic recovery and sustainability, according to the Irish Farmers Association (IAF).

The award by the Irish Exporters Association of “Seafood Exporter of the Year 2010”, the IFA has said that it proves the importance of seafood production to the economy. The latest figures showed that the value of Irish salmon farming had a boost of nearly 40 percent in 2009. This is largely due to increased prices and positive marketing. Read more...