Thursday, August 11, 2011

Fish farm problems for Ireland

Simon Coveney, Minister of Agriculture, the Marine and food said that"Practically every harbour on the island is designated a special area of conservation." He wen on to describe the licensing process as incredibly expensive and arduous and very frustrating.

Coveney told the dail "Unfortunately, while we are dealing with this frustration, we are seeing aquaculture industries developing and expanding in other European countries even though, in many ways, we have better natural resources to exploit that potential in a sustainable way." He revealed that many existing aquaculture operators are essentially operating outside of license, and said that situation is unsustainable. 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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