Appeal: salmon farm extension ‘would stress marine life’

An environmental group has lodged an appeal against the expansion of a salmon farming operation in Bantry Bay, claiming that it would place too much stress on the marine environment.

Appeal: salmon farm extension ‘would stress marine life’

Friends of the Irish Environment, which is based in Bantry, lodged the appeal against the expansion of the salmon farming operation in Bantry Bay by Marine Harvest, an international group with Irish offices in Donegal.

Marine Harvest already operates out of two sites in Bantry Bay, at Ahabeg and Roancarrig, as well as other sites off nearby Kenmare and along the western seaboard.

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