Outspoken opponent of fish-farming rallies support

A global anti-fish farming activist on a tour of the west coast has called for details of chemical anti-parasite treatments used in Irish waters to be made available.

Activist Don Staniford, a known ‘public enemy’ of salmon farming drew a 100-strong crowd to Bantry Bay on Friday. A guest speaker on behalf of campaign group Save Bantry Bay, Mr Staniford outlined the damaging effects that common fish- farming practices wreak on wild stocks claiming the industry was “fundamentally flawed”.

Marine Harvest seeks to develop a 100-acre site fish farm at Shot Head and has lodged an application for a foreshore and aquaculture licence with the Department of the Marine.