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9 new cages for Kilkieran Bay and 5 or 6 for Bertraghboy Bay in Connemara plus more to be added
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Wednesday December 04, 2013 21:59 by Ireland Against Salmon Farms
Destruction of our bays continues The destruction of Kilkieran Bay and Bertraghboy Bay by our state. Nine new cages for Kilkieran Bay and 5or 6 for Bertraghboy Bay in Connemara and more to be added. You could practically walk to them from the shore and this is an SAC and SPA. The destruction of Kilkieran Bay and Bertraghboy Bay by our state. Nine new cages for Kilkieran Bay and 5or 6 for Bertraghboy Bay in Connemara and more to be added. You could practically walk to them from the shore and this is an SAC and SPA. |
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Jump To Comment: 3 2 1I wonder if you and your contributor would adopt such a high moral tone if you actually lived here and relied for your livelihood on what few opportunities this locale offerers.
The Southern Star which hails from West Cork carries a report on this issue titled Baffled by enthusiasm of salmon farm endorsement and in it they talk about how the massive salmon fish farm for Galway will create cesspools of waste and huge infestations of sea-lice. It's not pleasant even to swim in the water with these creatures as they will try and attach to your skin.
However in the last paragraph they ask the sort of question that should be carried in the rest of the press and that is:
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An Taisce
The National Trust for Ireland - Galway Association
30th November, 2013
Re: EU Concern over the proposed Galway Bay Salmon Farm:
Dear Editor,
Without much doubt, the reopening of a European Commission investigation, confirmed the public are right to be concerned about negative implications surrounding the proposed development of a massive industrial scale ‘open cage’ salmon farm, still waiting to be licensed by Minister Coveney at the head of Galway Bay. Galway City Tribune, page 37 “Euro probe a setback for giant Galway Bay fish farm” Nov 29th.
As the EU Commission now steps back in and seeks to investigate claims that this project, not alone threatens the future health of wild salmon and trout stocks, but also the future of economically important angling tourism in Connemara, even human health. The Commission has to be satisfied that the use of scientific information being raised in evidence, both for, and against the scheme, may have been manipulated but was not also being suppressed by a state body?
An Taisce members in Galway along with many other local organisations and individuals, had sought to question the potential for negative impacts emanating from this project from the very beginning. In fact, since Minister Coveney first published his departmental report ‘Our Ocean Wealth’ - Towards an Integrated Marine Plan for Ireland, 2011. That document included sections focusing on the required increase of commercially significant quantities of ‘cage’ reared salmon, and to promote sustainable development of finfish production. In its response, it was said that “An Taisce supports the sustainable development of aquaculture, [however] the granting of licenses must be in keeping with other objectives for the area, and developed in a balanced manner which is not damaging to the conservation interests of any site” An Taisce Natural Environment Office response - 28th March 2012.
An Taisces submission also recommended the adoption of ‘Whole Bay Management Plans’ which need to be developed for all Irish bays supporting aquaculture. To ensure the level of aquaculture does not exceed the carrying capacity of the bay. The use of large quantities of veterinary chemicals used to keep farmed salmon free from sea lice infestation, and other disease has implications for all other fishing activity within Galway Bay. Crustaceans are susceptible to changes in water quality standards, therefore existing Crab, Prawn, Lobster, Clam and Oyster production within the bay are all put at risk. Existing jobs, and an export led local fishing industry could be lost to Galway.
Finally. Rumours abound that, as well as the known 20,000 fish mortalities from a Jellyfish “bloom” at Clare island (Lorna Siggins - Irish Times 20th Oct), that a recent outbreak of Amoebic Gill Disease has forced cessation of production at this Marine Harvest island site. With the unit now being fallowed (closed), for at least another year. Meanwhile, production is being transferred to a number of other sites along the west coast?
As has become normal in Ireland, commercial consideration has been made the entire focus, for short-term financial gain. All environmental considerations having been set aside, are seen as mere obstacles to future development with local protest seen as the ranting of bystanders, who were always seen as being uninformed contrarians, if not plain ignorant!
The question that most sensible citizens in Ireland will now wish to have answered is: How much tax payers money has been, cumulatively wasted by BIM in pushing ahead with this vastly unsustainable project, in spite of authorities being advised from a very early stage that furtherance of this scheme would not be welcomed?
Huge sums of public monies have over-time been wasted by governments putting forward a number of environmentally unsustainable projects in recent years. Who is it that foots the bills? Tax payers in the first instance! But long term it is Irelands reputation as having a ‘green, clean environment, that suffers most.
Yours faithfully
Derrick Hambleton
Chair
An Taisce – Galway Association
Kingston
Galway.