Activists to appeal aquaculture licences

An environmental lobby is to appeal the granting of 34 aquaculture licences in a Kerry harbour designated as a special area of conservation.

Friends of the Irish Environment are angry over Marine Minister Simon Coveney’s decision to approve a number of projects in Castlemaine Harbour in Dingle Bay.

The harbour, a designated special area of conservation (SAC), is also a special protected area for birds.