The assistance and co-operation of ‘ Save Bantry Bay’ , in the matter of links to salmon farming information, is acknowledged.
Galway Bay’s Designations
Special Protection Area ( SPA )
Special Area of Conservation ( SAC )
Environmental issues
- Solutions to combat plastic marine litter
- Microplastics in the Irish marine environment
- Scientific American article on mercury, pcb’s and dioxin
- Scottish farmed salmon scare and PBT’s
- Health impacts of saturated fat in farmed salmon
- Marine Institute report Dangerous Substance use in Finfish Aquaculture
- Farmed salmon more toxic than wild salmon
- Los Angeles Times article on toxic chemicals in the food chain and autism
- Wild fish at risk from salmon farmimg
Local environmental news
Galway Atlantaquaria
Realtime conditions in Galway Bay
Information on fish health
- RSPB Reasearch Paper on the ‘Impact of parasites on salmon recruitment in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean’
- Sea Lice – Life cycle and general information.
- Abstract of report on the recovery of sea lice from Hydrogen Peroxide
- Information on the effect of plankton on fish health
- Research on the genetic impact of farmed Salmon on wild Salmon
- Sea Lice Monitoring data August November 2012
- Sea lice cause 39% of wild salmon deaths
Salmon farming
- Closed system fish farming
- Impact on Local Fisheries
- Open ocean salmon farming
- Salmon farming mishaps
- Land based salmon farming
Salmon Farming Action Groups
- Ireland Against Salmon Farms
- Save Bantry Bay
- No Salmon Farms at Sea
- Salmon Watch Ireland
- Pure Salmon Campaign
- Friends of the Irish Environment
Points of view
The Irish Government’s promotion of the Galway Bay Salmon Farm
BIM’s Environment Impact Statement (EIS) Deep Sea Fish Farm Development Galway Bay
Seaweed Harvesting Threat To Galway Bay
Fears for future of Galway seaweed industry
Galway Harbour Development
