• Newsletter Number 11 -Salmon Farm – Concerns

    Posted by John Murphy on April 26, 2025

    Salmon Watch Ireland Newsletter Deenish Island Aquaculture Update Urgent Concerns Raised by Salmon Watch Ireland Licence Breach: Introduction of Pre-Adult Salmon The recent transfer of fish to the Deenish Island site appears to breach key conditions of the extant aquaculture licence (AQ199). The licence strictly permits the introduction of smolts only—juvenile salmon—up to a cap of 400,000. The recent stocking of 406,450 pre-adult salmon, each averaging 2.155 kg, appears to represent a clear breach of this stipulation. This information was provided on foot of a request for AIE (Access to Environmental Information) to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.      


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  • Latest Update – Issue number 10 – 16 April 2025

    Posted by John Murphy on April 16, 2025

    This update concerns an update on Straffan Weir and an examination of a refusal to grant information pertaining to mortality figures, stocking rates etc. We have just been informed that our appeal has not been upheld and we will have to appeal to the information commissioner. We fully intend to do this. We certainly feel that the process of public consultation has been effectively usurped by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. This will certainly be challenged in court if the need arises and certainly would suggest that the public is being effectively blinded to full factual information concerning these public licenses.      


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  • Straffan Weir – Newsletter

    Posted by John Murphy on April 3, 2025

    In this week's issue we discuss an ongoing hydro scheme issue at Straffan Weir on the River Liffey. The hydro scheme has been resurrected after a considerable period of time. The turbine has been replaced and the scheme is to provide power to the nearby K Club. Our concerns relate to salmonid and other fish species migration and the question must be asked if these types of projects should be permitted considering the Nature Restoration Legislation, Habitats Directive and the Water Framework Directive which champion river connectivity and biodiversity. 


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