Call to boycott salmon farms ‘sabotage’

A call for a national boycott of farmed salmon products was yesterday condemned as an act of sabotage.

The aquaculture executive of the Irish Farmers’ Association, Richie Flynn, warned that the ill-conceived boycott posed a serious threat to a vital farming and processing sector for marine communities.

Environmental groups are seeking a national boycott “as a gift to the environment for Christmas” as opposition mounts to plans to locate huge salmon farms along the west coast.