Meeting to oppose 'great wall of China of mussel farms' in Kenmare Bay

The bay, a sunken fjord and special area of conservation, is the subject of increasing applications for rope mussel and other types of fish farming.

Meeting to oppose 'great wall of China of mussel farms' in Kenmare Bay

A public meeting is being held tomorrow night amid opposition to what opponents say is a huge mussel farm, three miles long, at Cleanderry in an untouched area of Kenmare Bay.

The bay, a sunken fjord and special area of conservation, is the subject of increasing applications for rope mussel and other types of fish farming. But there is mounting opposition to the increased size of the applications.

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