Up to 20,000 farmed salmon have been lost due to a jellyfish “bloom” off Clare island, Co Mayo. Aquaculture company Marine Harvest has said the losses occurred off Clare Island in the past few days, due to warmer sea temperatures which have seen similar occurrences at fish farms across Europe. An “accelerated” harvest also occurred at its sea water sites in Donegal to try and avoid the impact of jellyfish blooms on the farmed stock…
Irish Times, 21/10/13. Read the full article ‘Jellyfish ‘bloom’ kills thousands of farmed salmon off Co Mayo‘.
