• Kilkieran Bay Submission – Newsletter

    Posted by John Murphy on July 27, 2025

    Salmon Watch Ireland Submission – Kilkieran Bay Aquaculture Licence Review (July 2025) This submission from Salmon Watch Ireland strongly opposes the renewal and review of aquaculture licenses for salmon farming in Kilkieran Bay, County Galway, by Bradan Beo Teoranta (BBT). It argues that the application and its supporting environmental documentation fail to meet the legal and scientific standards required under Article 6(3) and 6(4) of the EU Habitats Directive, the EIA Directive, and recent relevant High Court judgments.    


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  • Posted by John Murphy on July 14, 2025

    Salmon Watch Ireland notes the recent online discussions regarding the by catch of salmon by industrial scale pelagic fisheries. We certainly agree that these pelagic fisheries are not being fished in a sustainable manner and the prospect of significant bycatch is certainly cause for concern.


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  • Newsletter Number 16 – 02 July 2025

    Posted by John Murphy on July 5, 2025

    Latest News on two submissions from Salmon Watch Ireland - Farms in Bantry Bay and Mulroy Bay. Appeal to Inland Fisheries Ireland to engage in real time management of salmon stocks this year due to serious decline across country.      


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