Ban open farms - Salmon licence discontinued

Marine Minister Michael Creed has taken an unprecedented step of “discontinuing” a licence held by Norwegian multinational Mowi, formerly Marine Harvest, to produce farmed salmon in Ballinskelligs Bay, Co Kerry.

A second breach of licence was found at a smolt hatchery run by the company in Donegal. A third investigation found no “provable” breach at a salmon and rainbow trout farm run by the company in Coulagh Bay, Co Cork.