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Ian Cloke
Guest
Dramatic increases in parasite levels, with lethal impacts on wild salmon and seatrout Escapees from farms, leading to interbreeding with wild fish, and lower survival rates
A proliferation of new and deadly diseases on farms, that can spread to wild stocks Industrial fishing for the pellet feed industry may be scooping up juvenile wild salmon This industrial fishing is also reducing the feed available for many wild fish species Pollution of the seas and seabed near salmon farms affects all nearby fish & wildlife Salmon Farming is a Seriously Flawed Industry Salmon farms are inappropriately located close to important wild fisheries By relying on open-net cages, salmon farms inevitably impact the seas around them The farms are poorly policed, with no sanctions applied even to repeat offenders Salmon farms are over-reliant on support from public finances Salmon farms also depend on artificially high & anti-competitive EU price tariff barriers
Almost all Irish salmon farms have suffered multiple bankruptcies & ownership changes Salmon farm production requires heavy usage of chemicals, dyes & antibiotics
The Irish salmon farming industry has a very weak global competitive position Salmon farming is a poor source of employment and most jobs are low-grade
The product of salmon farming is increasingly rejected as unsuitable by consumers It takes over two tonnes of other fish protein to create one tonne of salmon
What SOS/SAVE OUR SEATROUT Wants
? Effective policing and control of salmon farms, independent of the licensing authority
? The application of real sanctions against offending salmon farms
? An embargo on new or expanding farms within 25kms of wild fishery estuaries
? Incentives for farms to move onshore or far offshore or to use sealed pens
SOS/SAVE OUR SEATROUT is supported by all angling bodies in Ireland and by tourism groups, conservation bodies, river owners, the tackle industry & many other businesses.
The near-total destruction over twenty years of the previously world-class seatrout angling industry has had devastating consequences for tourism, especially along the underprivileged west coast. The angling industry was a major contributor of high-quality, multi-repeat tourism revenue, which had widespread benefits for many local communities.
SOS, PO Box 69, Galway
A proliferation of new and deadly diseases on farms, that can spread to wild stocks Industrial fishing for the pellet feed industry may be scooping up juvenile wild salmon This industrial fishing is also reducing the feed available for many wild fish species Pollution of the seas and seabed near salmon farms affects all nearby fish & wildlife Salmon Farming is a Seriously Flawed Industry Salmon farms are inappropriately located close to important wild fisheries By relying on open-net cages, salmon farms inevitably impact the seas around them The farms are poorly policed, with no sanctions applied even to repeat offenders Salmon farms are over-reliant on support from public finances Salmon farms also depend on artificially high & anti-competitive EU price tariff barriers
Almost all Irish salmon farms have suffered multiple bankruptcies & ownership changes Salmon farm production requires heavy usage of chemicals, dyes & antibiotics
The Irish salmon farming industry has a very weak global competitive position Salmon farming is a poor source of employment and most jobs are low-grade
The product of salmon farming is increasingly rejected as unsuitable by consumers It takes over two tonnes of other fish protein to create one tonne of salmon
What SOS/SAVE OUR SEATROUT Wants
? Effective policing and control of salmon farms, independent of the licensing authority
? The application of real sanctions against offending salmon farms
? An embargo on new or expanding farms within 25kms of wild fishery estuaries
? Incentives for farms to move onshore or far offshore or to use sealed pens
SOS/SAVE OUR SEATROUT is supported by all angling bodies in Ireland and by tourism groups, conservation bodies, river owners, the tackle industry & many other businesses.
The near-total destruction over twenty years of the previously world-class seatrout angling industry has had devastating consequences for tourism, especially along the underprivileged west coast. The angling industry was a major contributor of high-quality, multi-repeat tourism revenue, which had widespread benefits for many local communities.
SOS, PO Box 69, Galway