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Marine Institute report on fish farming disputed
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A study by researchers at the Marine Institute in Oranmore, which states that pollution rather than fish farming is affecting wild salmon stocks, is being disputed by Inland Fisheries Ireland.
The research paper says there’s no evidence of any negative impact of aquaculture on wild salmon stocks here.
It reports that river catchments with salmon cages close to estuaries are performing best in terms of salmon conservation limits.
Plans are in the pipeline for a deep sea fish farm off the coast on Inis Oírr in Galway Bay.
Dr. Paddy Gargan from Inland Fisheries Ireland says the information and methodolgy used by the Oranmore researchers is not conclusive.
Speaking on ‘Galway Talks’, Dr. Gargan says the research paper from the Marine Institute doesn’t reveal if fish farms have an impact on salmon stock.