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BIM defends use of pesticides at proposed Galway Bay fish farm
Galway bay fm newsroom – Bord Iascaigh Mhara has defended the use of an active ingredient within a veterinary medicine to be used at a proposed Galway Bay fish farm off Inis Oirr.
It follows concerns raised by campaign group Galway Bay Against Salmon Cages that a pesticide containing cypermethrin to be used at the farm could pose a toxic threat to aquatic organisms.
BIM has applied for a deep sea salmon farming licence at a site roughly six kilometes off Inis Oirr, which it argues could create hundreds of jobs.
It states that there are a number of licenced veterinary medicines permitted for use for the treatment of ailments in salmon farming.
It adds that cypermethrin is an active ingredient in one of these trade medicines which is used for the treatment of sea lice.
Speaking to Galway Bay fm news, Aquaculture Manager Donal Maguire says it has been fully tested in the marine environment for toxicology to ensure it is safe