Ireland looks out to the sea

Agriculture has not lacked ambitious targets since Simon Coveney took over as minister.

Now, he tackles unprecedented challenges as the lead minister in Ireland’s first attempt to put together a comprehensive marine-integrated strategy for everything from ocean energy to shipping, marine leisure, fishing, marine tourism, and oil and gas exploration.

But there’s promising momentum behind the plan already, with Bord Iascaigh Mhara expected to shortly submit an aquaculture licence application for a deep-sea fish farm in Galway Bay which would double Ireland’s farmed salmon output.