Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Achill fish farm in awards forum

A Mayo couple who are growing farmed fish in the picturesque Achill Islands have made it to the final of the 2010/11 JFC Innovation Awards, with a prize fund worth €40,000 (US$ 56,691). The awards for rural business are an all-island competition for farmers and rural entrepreneurs who have a business that have commenced trading in the last five years.

Michael Flanagan and Aishling Roche of Achill Island Turbot grow sustainable, farmed turbot using new technology in the form of a fully traceable, recirculation aquaculture system. "We farmed and saw this as simple a new farming opportunity," said Michael. "Not only that, we saw it as a farming system with no production restrictions and where demand is greater than supply." Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers

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