Pesticides ‘threaten shellfish industry’

The failure of Government departments to regulate fish farm-used pesticides is continuing to threaten shellfish and inshore fishing industries, along with marine wildlife, in West Cork.

A study strongly confirms the levels of aquaculture pesticides used to kill sea lice in fish farms exceed standards set to protect the environment in places such as Bantry Bay.

Researchers took samples of water, sea bed sediment and various marine organisms near Norwegian fish farms.