New Radio Series on RnaG- Fishing Industry in Galway Bay

Hi Lads,

Heard about this and thought it might be of interest to a few of ye who still have the cúpla focal...

Ballach, Bradán agus Bairneach is a new series on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta on Saturday evenings 6.30 pm about the development of the fishing industry in Galway Bay over the last 200 years or so.

Each programme will examine one particular theme, and these will include traditional fishing methods, fishing boats and the changes and developments in that area, the Congested Districts Board, the establishment of Bord Iascaigh Mhara, fish farms, the European fisheries policy, small scale coastal fisheries, and the future of the fishing industry.

Listen live online www.rte.ie/rnag, or listen anytime that suits you on the RTÉ Radio Player www.rte.ie/radioplayer

http://www.bim.ie/news-and-events/content,66968,en.html

could never be sustainable in my opinion - so what if they are organic - how many wild fish need to be destroyed to feed these fish!

The government has granted itself permission to apply for a licence to construct a 456 hectare fish farm in Galway Bay. This is the size of 350 GAA pitches. BIM claims it will be done sustainably and that the fish produced will be organic, but can it? The public now has 8 weeks to make its views know

http://www.bim.ie/news-and-events/content,66968,en.html

could never be sustainable in my opinion - so what if they are organic - how many wild fish need to be destroyed to feed these fish!

The government has granted itself permission to apply for a licence to construct a 456 hectare fish farm in Galway Bay. This is the size of 350 GAA pitches. BIM claims it will be done sustainably and that the fish produced will be organic, but can it? The public now has 8 weeks to make its views know

Is that the one that was going to built off the aran islands?

yep

Was going to post a new thread on this. Public consultation has now opened. Its very important for anyone who has an interest in salmon or sea trout, in this region or anywhere in Ireland, to jump in and make a submission now. This is just the start, pretty soon there may be a super-farm coming to a bay near you. Simon Coveney's stated aim is to have more aquaculture.

To put it in perspective, this farm will be larger than ALL the salmon farms currently operating in Ireland COMBINED!

The Environmental Impact Statement is a joke - it draws conclusions based on little or no data, and uses these conclusions to justify the proposal. Its a sham, BIM clearly have no scruples in misquoting or selectively using scientific research to justify their project. This state agency is also going well outside their own remit by applying for the licence themselves - why should a state agency do this when the farm will be operated by private business???

Anyone who wants to make a submission has 8 weeks from the 15th October...