Campaigners against fish farm seek sea lice system safety check

Campaigners against a planned €3.5m fish farm in Bantry Bay have called for Ireland’s sea lice assessment system to be tested.

In a letter to Marine Minister Simon Coveney, the group Save Bantry Bay (SBB) is seeking proof current levels of chemical anti-parasite treatments used in Irish waters were safe.

The group also called for the current moratorium on the expansion of salmon farming outlined in the National Development Plan 2008-2013 be continued.