THE Marine Institute of Ireland has refuted claims by the Save Bantry Bay (SBB) group that the algal blooms, which have called a halt to shellfish harvesting along the west coast of Ireland, are attributed to nutrients discharged from salmon farms.
Over 7,000 homes on the Beara peninsula received leaflets, produced by the SBB, calling on the Minister for the Marine, Simon Coveney, to refuse to grant a new licence to Marine Harvest Ireland, who are seeking to increase the size of their salmon farming business in Bantry Bay……
West Cork Times, 14/09/12. Read full article ‘Save Bantry claims rejected by the Marine Institute of Ireland’
