Locals opposed to new proposed €5.5m salmon farm

Marine Harvest applied to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for aquaculture and foreshore licences for the site at Shot Head. The firm says the development is part of a €14 million (US$18.42 million) plan by Marine Harvest Ireland to upgrade 16 aquaculture sites over the next five years. However, objections to the plan are growing and a public meeting is due to be held at Adrigole Community Centre tomorrow night.

"The biggest problem is sewage. An average-sized salmon farm generates sewage equivalent to 10-20,000 people. This sewage will contaminate the lobster, crab and scallop, which are plentiful at Shot Head. Local fishing boats have on average three crew aboard each fishing boat. Who will compensate these fishermen when their catch is contaminated, or wiped out?". Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers. To get your copy of 'PPLAPP' click here.