Aquaculture Ireland Yearbook 2010

The Journal of the Irish Aquaculture Association

Yearbook 2010

Aquaculture Ireland

Aquaculture is Vital for Food Security in Ireland

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What is the employment potential for aquaculture in Ireland?

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Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority Continues to strive for seafood safety measures

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Real-time environmental monitoring used to forecast jellyfish blooms

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No.129 ISSN-0790-0929 The Journal of the Irish Aquaculture Association

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CONTENTS Page 5 Contributors: Donal Maguire Jan Feenstra John Joyce SFPA Keith Filer Jessica Ratcliff Anna Soler-Vila Maeve Edwards Paul Casburn Mike Murphy Charlotte O’Kelly Rory O’Connell Philip Trickett Christian Gagernaud Production: Inshore Ireland Publishing Ltd Athenry, Co Galway Tel: + 353 91 844 822 Email: flynn@inshore-ireland.com Web: www.inshore-ireland.com Advertisement Manager: Roger Cole Tel: +353 1 214 41 00/285 91 11 Mobile: +353 87 261 15 97 Email: roger@silchestermarketing.com Web: www.silchestermarketing.com Front cover picture: Gigas oysters (pircture courtesy of BIM)

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Aquaculture is Vital for Food Security in Ireland

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Prospects for Irish Aquaculture in 2011 and Beyond

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Loughs Agency Sea Lough Status Reports

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What is the Employment Potential for Aquaculture in Ireland?

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Science in the Service of Industry

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Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority Continues to Strive for Seafood Safety Measures

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Protein Sources - alternative protein sources should also show functionality if they are to play a role in modern aquafeeds

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Inshore Seaweed Cultivation – A Developing Practice in Western Countries

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Cod proving to be the next major farming opportunity

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Multi-species approach at the Aquaculture Initiative

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Real-time Environmental Monitoring Used to Forecast Jellyfish Blooms

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Fish Farmers in Ireland

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Suppliers to the Aquaculture Industry

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Aquaculture Associations, Representative Bodies and State Agencies

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THE IRISH AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION can accept no responsibility for the accuracy of contributed articles or statements appearing in this publication and any views or opinions expressed herein are the views of contributors and are not necessarily the views of the Association. No responsibility for loss or distress occasioned to any person acting or refraining from acting as a result of the material in this publication can be accepted by the authors, contributors, association or publisher. It is the policy of Aquaculture Ireland to correct any mistakes or errors in any edition that are brought to the editor’s attention. This will be done in the following edition.

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AQUACULTURE IS VITAL FOR FOOD SECURITY IN IRELAND

By Donal Maguire, Aquaculture Development Manager, BIM We all like to think of Ireland as a bountiful food island where we all have more than enough to eat, and where good nutritious food is freely available. Indeed that is the wonderful situation we find ourselves in at present, but how long do we expect this to last, and are there factors building up internationally that threaten this rosy picture?

From a purely agricultural perspective, the situation is quite good. We are very efficient producers of dairy products in particular, and we have a massive export market based around our plentiful, largely grass-fed supply. However, our agriculture products alone do not provide a fully balanced diet for our population. Eating seafood as a regular part of the diet is vital for health and well-being. At a joint meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) held in Rome in January of this year, a group of the world’s leading experts arrived at the following conclusions: “Among the general adult population, consumption of fish, particularly oily fish, lowers the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality”.

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They also stated that “…..fish consumption lowers the risk of sub-optimal neuro development in children” and that “…. healthy dietary patterns that include fish and are established early in life influence dietary habits and health during adult life”.

Essentially, they concluded that regular fish consumption is vital for good health and that it was important for governments to communicate this message strongly and clearly.

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exactly what it does for them. They are, however, slow to act on this knowledge; per capita fish consumption remains stubbornly low, although it is rising slowly. Given recent findings about the appalling rise in obesity in young people and the effects this will have on their health in later life, this rate of change needs to speed up dramatically.

Seafood is a double winner when it comes to the fight against obesity. Not only does it bring positive benefits in its own right, it also displaces the consumption of refined carbohydrates and saturated fat foods that lie at the root of the problem. It is not generally realised that our brains, our optical nerves and the other most important parts of our nervous systems are made up of tissues generated from long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids.

These are the so called Omega3 PUFAs oils which are so plentiful in seafood. The other key issue around these vital compounds is that our bodies are not able to metabolise these Omega3 PUFAs from their basic compounds, so we are thus dependent upon achieving a sufficient supply of them in their finished form from our diets.

In the past, nearly everybody, no matter their social standing, had a considerable fish component in their diets – even if it was only in the form of forcibly administered cod liver oil, and/or fish on a Friday. Modern social practices, together with a huge reliance on refined carbohydrates derived mostly from maize, now mean that we have a generation of children in Ireland, and elsewhere in Europe, who are suffering from a chronic lack of high grade Omega3 PUFAs in their diet. It is no longer considered fashionable to administer tablespoons full of vile tasting fish oils, and with the loss of influence of the Catholic Church in society, regular weekly fish consumption is becoming rare in less well-off and less educated families.

It is not yet clear what the long-term effects of these dietary trends will be in exact detail; however we already know enough from countries like the US where these trends are more deeply rooted that it will give rise to higher levels of mental illness and other forms of brain-based disorders such as ADHD and related conditions. In effect, unless a reasonable seafood component is maintained in every child’s diet, we are storing up a serious social time-bomb that will have crippling societal effects in years to come. Already dealing with brain disorders such as chronic depression and schizophrenia is the fastest growing component of the health bill across the EU. Treating these disorders already soaks up almost half of the entire budget and the continued rise in their incidence threatens to swamp the system as a whole.

We are not immune from this rising tide of brain disorders in Ireland. It is vitally important that we secure the security of Ireland’s seafood supply to be able to at least maintain, or hopefully improve, general well-being and mental health status.

We are currently living in a false paradise with regard to supplies of seafood, and we should consider in more detail what fish we eat; where it comes from and just how secure is our ability to source it.

We are all inclined to presume that our favourite seafood is only a trip to the supermarket away, and that the high quality fish we want to eat will continue to be freely available at a price we can readily afford. This may well be a false assumption in the not too distant future.

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What most consumers may not realise is that a very high proportion of the fish they are eating is imported from outside of Ireland, and in most cases, from outside the EU. Is this current Irish model of seafood purchasing and consumption sustainable?

The answer must be a resounding NO! As a race in Ireland we are not facing up to the need to have seafood security for the good of the health of the population. We are simply buying our way out of the hole on borrowed money and locking ourselves into a short-term supply solution that could easily backfire. To continue as we are we have to stay rich, with a high disposable income and our favourite fish will have to remain relatively cheap and in plentiful supply.

The human population on planet earth in rising inexorably.

Every year some 60,000,000 extra mouths need to be fed, even taking into account the people that die annually. In simple terms, that is the equivalent of placing a new Germany on the planet every single year! The parts of the planet where the bulk of this population growth is occurring is in South and East Asia and on the Indian sub-Continent.

Culturally, these peoples like to eat seafood, and value it highly. As a result, the global per-capita demand for seafood consumption annually continues to rise sharply. If one puts this rising demand against the backdrop of capture fisheries, which are already at or above their sustainable yield, then it may be seen that demand for seafood products is going to accelerate and can only be met by increases in output from the aquaculture sector.

If, and this seems the most likely scenario, seafood prices begin to pick up sharply as the global demand for seafood rises along with world population, Ireland is in danger of finding itself out in the cold with regard to the supply of our favourite fish. This would be ironic given our status as an island nation and the fact that we are surrounded by the most productive waters in the European Union.

How should this situation be addressed in the medium to long-term? On the one hand, with proper investment and an appropriate regulatory framework, Ireland could readily grow all of the seafood it needs and still be in a position to make lucrative exports to the greater EU market. Such a course would also create much needed employment in our coastal regions now that the construction bubble has burst.

On the other hand, if we are to pursue this course then we have to be prepared to tackle all of the issues that go with developing a new food production industry, including the idea of growing used to seeing farm structures spring up around our coast. Fish farming, especially shellfish farming is a relatively benign activity from an environmental point of view; however like any activity it has some impact and requires space and priority on the State’s foreshore. In the nature of a democracy, not everyone will love it, and not everyone will be happy, but we must either overcome these perceptual hurdles or face a very insecure future in terms of Ireland’s vital seafood supply.

The inevitable conclusion of the analysis above is that we must get serious about kick starting serious output growth from the Irish aquaculture sector. We need to do this to bring about vital seafood security and to underpin the health of the nation. In the short-term, extra employment and contribution to exports are also very badly needed.

At the moment these considerations may seem theoretical, but it is worth bearing in mind that by 2050 there will be over 9½ Yearbook 2010

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billion human beings on the planet to feed, the vast bulk of whom will want a lot of seafood in their diets. That is only some 40 years from now, well within the lifespan of most of the readers of this publication, and certainly within the lifespan of our own children.

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PROSPECTS FOR IRISH AQUACULTURE IN 2011 AND BEYOND Donal Maguire, Aquaculture Development Manager, Bord Iascaigh Mhara

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The Irish aquaculture industry has shown considerable resilience in the face of the current general recession that has gripped the country for the last three years. Output has stayed quite steady at around 53,000 tonnes of production per annum, and the value of the sector at the point of first sale per annum has stayed in the range of €115m to €120m.

This performance compares very well with other parts of the Irish economy that have experienced severe contractions over the same period, demonstrating the truth of the old adage that even in a depression people have to eat.

However, this performance by the Irish aquaculture industry is not so impressive when compared to the rate of growth in the sector in other parts of the world. The FAO tell us that up to 2008, global aquaculture averaged a growth rate of roughly 9% per annum. In fact, aquaculture has been the fastest growing segment of world food production for more than a decade.

Given that the EU -based aquaculture industry has not grown at all in the same period, it shows that in some parts of the world, aquaculture output is growing extremely rapidly. In effect, Ireland and the rest of the EU are compensating for the lack of growth within our own aquaculture sector by importing ever greater volumes of fish from far flung parts of the globe.

Mussels are flooding in from Chile; catfish from Vietnam and of course, our old favourite – very large volumes of Norwegian farmed salmon.

So, rather than facing up to the difficulties associated with growing our own aquaculture industry, we are giving up the opportunity to create jobs and wealth at home and allowing other parts of the world to benefit from the growth in aquaculture instead. Even from a simple economic perspective, this is plainly unsustainable. If one factors environmental consideration into the equation, and given that in many parts of the world environmental controls are weak or non-existent, it is also unsustainable environmentally. From an environmental point of view, the world is truly a global village and if poor 6

environmental practice goes on in one place its effects will eventually come home to roost on us all. Take farmed shrimps from South-East-Asia as a case in point. They are being fed from an indiscriminate ‘trash-fishery’ which is decimating the ecosystem locally, and is then sold on to feed the insatiable desire for shrimps in Europe and North America.

It is convenient to ignore these harsh realities and to defer the inevitable and urgent requirement to develop our own sector on the basis it has been too difficult to accept EU environmental protection legislation and the natural tendency of people to have a knee jerk objection to development that they think of as being “in their own backyards”.

In the boom years of the Celtic Tiger, money was plentiful and the line of least resistance was to just buy in what we wanted and turn a blind eye to any awkward questions this practice may have raised. There was plenty of highly paid work available so there was little incentive to struggle with the many bureaucratic obstacles that a fish farmer has to face every day.

Even now that legacy still hangs over the sector. Albeit unintended, a consequence of Ireland’s attempts to become compliant with the Birds & Habitats Directive, collectively known as Natura 2000, has been a freezing of virtually all development aid, regulatory reform and significant inward investment into the industry over the last 3-5 years.

On the one hand, government strategy is to expand the sector, as expert after expert have queued up to state how much potential is inherent within it. Yet on the other hand, other parts of the State apparatus have effectively blocked development as they in turn seek to achieve objectives of their own and avoid censure from the EU for failure to implement important environmental directives.

Whilst this has been a depressing scenario there is now some genuine light at the end of the tunnel. The long awaited Operational Programme for aquaculture development has been launched, and there is now a serious drive to bring the regulation of Ireland’s aquaculture industry and its inshore fisheries into full compliance with the Natura 2000 directives.

It will take some time but the fundamentals for development are now falling into place whereby over the next 3-5 years an increasing momentum will be generated as the industry begins to pick up its pace of expansion once again. It has been a long and trying period for the promoters and tenacious entrepreneurs of the Irish fish farming industry, and it will take continued patience for some little time yet before all of the constraints to expansion are resolved.

Nevertheless, prospects are better than they have been for some years; the previous blockages in the system are being addressed, market demand remains strong, prices for the main species are favourable and there are signs of a willingness on the part of venture capitalists to begin investing in the sector. It is BIM’s firm intention to pursue the actions set out in its recently launched Strategy “Delivering on the Potential of Irish Seafood”.

These actions, together with the investment stimulus coming from the Operational Programme, should serve to grease the wheels and once again achieve a steady growth rate in output from the sector.

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We have a wonderful natural resource around our coastline and in our inland waters for aquaculture production. However, many other sectoral interests also consider these natural resources as being vital to their business and leisure interests.

Some of these sectors are extremely powerful and very well connected. If aquaculture is to take its place and blossom as it can, it must be able to demonstrate its credentials as a good and responsible stakeholder. Aquaculturalists depend on general public goodwill to support the social licence necessary to allow them access to the State foreshore, which is a shared resource of every citizen of the State. The ability to sequester parts of this commonage for private commercial gain must be seen as privilege rather than a right, and with that privilege comes a burden of responsibility.

Along with the factors set out above, Irish fish farmers through their own actions and via their representative organisation must carry out a concerted communication campaign to make the general public aware of the importance and benefits of aquaculture at local and national level. BIM will play its part in assisting with this effort, insofar as its resources allow.

It will be vitally important for any sustainable expansion of output in the Irish aquaculture sector to bring general public opinion alongside growth in the industry. In a way this is a bit like the slow public acceptance of the outward manifestations of renewable energy such as wind turbines. In Ireland these tend to be new features in the landscape, exciting a lot of public commentary. In Holland for example where there is a very old tradition of windmills being used to pump water for land reclamation, thousands of wind turbines all over the countryside are taken for granted as being for the public good.

A similar sea change in attitude and consequent acceptance of the presence of aquaculture instillations around our coast is going to be required.

LOUGHS AGENCY SEA LOUGH STATUS REPORTS The Loughs Agency publishes annual status reports on aspects of fisheries and aquaculture in Lough Foyle and Carlingford Lough. These reports detail the results of monitoring work undertaken by the Agency on the native oysters; wild mussels; invasive species and aquaculture resources in the sea loughs, along with relevant data from statutory and nonstatutory monitoring programmes operated by the Loughs Agency and other government Departments and Agencies.

The reports showcase the stock assessments carried out on each species in each calendar year and also the environmental monitoring results available from the Agencies ‘in-situ’ sampling equipment.

The reports are broken down into the following chapters: • Environmental and Ecological Monitoring Data • Fishery Survey Data • Fishery Landings Information • Estuarine Fish Surveys • Bonamia Test Results • Bacteriology Test Results • Biotoxin Test Results • Designated Conservation Areas • Proposed Actions These reports allow stakeholders and other interested parties to keep informed as to the trends in environmental parameters such as temperature and chlorophyll levels in the sea loughs, and view these in the context of the wild and farmed shellfish populations in the loughs. The Agency monitors changes to the ecology of the lough, and this data is presented within the Status Reports with an explanation of how the data will be utilised for management purposes. This allows transparency for stakeholders and enables them to get involved with the process of delivering effective sustainable management by submitting feedback on the Status Reports and through liaison with the Agency’s Advisory Forum.

The delivery of fisheries landings information in the reports allows rapid assessment of trends in production levels by interested parties and this can be used to assess the sustainability of each resource in combination with stock assessments.

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WHAT IS THE EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL FOR AQUACULTURE IN IRELAND? By Jan Feenstra What is the employment potential for aquaculture in Ireland?

I was asked this highly topical question recently by my new boss who is responsible for one of the largest aquaculture companies in the world, employing approximately 5,000 staff across 18 countries. My immediate response was rather muted and may have made me come across as somewhat unenthusiastic which I would like to think is definitely not the case.

On reflection, the reason why this question didn’t stimulate me into elaborating on all that is great about Ireland is that it was going to lead to a complex explanation – essentially a long string of excuses about the many factors that have and continue to hamper Ireland’s mariculture industry. My own experience is in salmon farming; however from working with the IFA and its members in the shellfish sector, I know that my experiences mirror those in all of Irish mariculture.

Rather than focus on the negative it is important to remember how far we have come. Since 1983 I have worked with great people in a company called Comhlucht Iascaireachta Fanad Teoranta (Fanad Fisheries) which was founded in 1979 by a group of foresighted Irish entrepreneurs who held the vision that aquaculture was an indigenous livelihood for the future. Since then, this company has changed ownership and transformed a number of times, and these days trades as Marine Harvest Ireland – a salmon farming company with operations in counties Cork, Kerry, Mayo and Donegal. This Irish company currently employs 255 staff directly; concentrates on producing Irish organic salmon; exports 78% of its annual sales of €53m; is successful; pays its taxes and has loyal customers whose only dissatisfaction concerns the company’s inability to supply their demand for our products.

This sounds like an excellent recipe for growth and further job creation for our remote and coastal communities where employment is particularly scarce. I wish it were Irish ministers who were asking me this question instead of my boss; such would lead to an interesting discussion and a better understanding by those who should be perfectly positioned to answer the question, and therefore be at the forefront of job creation. Ireland’s current economic challenges could be well served by a blossoming mariculture sector given that food industries worldwide are doing relatively well. Whilst economies may fail, people still have to eat. What is more, the fish category nowadays has a very significant share of fish culture products – typically between 35 to 50% (in other words, without mariculture it will be hard to have a healthy fisheries sector - affecting many indirect jobs in processing and so on).

Decentralisation of the regulatory department with a similar cloud hanging over BIM has been unhelpful, as experienced and knowledgeable civil servants have been lost from the system. This has increased the complexity of the task at hand for those who have taken over this work; furthermore there remain disagreements and varying agendas between various departments, institutes and agencies. The pros and cons for aquaculture seem to get very complicated for those not directly employed in our industry. Hence foremost, it looks like aquaculture still needs to communicate much better on how it works and what it is all about. While we on the inside see things so simply, the outside struggles terribly with understanding the real and practical aspects to our business – it is a young industry after all and few people are truly familiar with marine ecosystems. Without a better understanding it will be a long road to raising the general conviction of assistin in this sector’s development and job creation.

Success will breed success and it is vital to celebrate, focus and learn from when things go well in this business. Even objectors are good for our industry and contribute to raising sustainable practices . . . . provided they hold a constructive outlook and understand the differences between conservation and preservation.

Unfortunately some objectors pretend to have such genuine intent, making things very confused and complicated while ultimately they are simply competing for the same pristine environmental surroundings

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that suit our business. Their concept of serenity however excludes development and local staff working in aquaculture visible from their homes – perhaps fair enough motivation but only if transparently so.

That last word “transparency” is definitely a close second after communication when it comes to unleashing the employment potential of aquaculture: Firstly, transparency in production and the running of farms is already present amongst many producers as they strive to satisfy the demands that go with high quality and supplying discerning customers (Ireland is the world’s leading producer of organically reared salmon!).

Secondly, transparency in regulation, encouraging and enabling best practices while reprimanding disregard for the environment and important non-compliance in a clear, simple and sensible regulatory framework that is understood by all.

Thirdly, transparency by objectors, making sure that they too have to be clear and honest about their objections with sound scientific work and no anecdotal pseudo-science to cloud mere NIMBY’s intent.

Objections can and often should make for higher standards but only if soundly based.

Ultimately, such transparency should lead to reasoned compromises and responsible development, replacing the current situation in which it has been impossible to plan one’s development as government departments and agencies wrangle about ‘how’. A small country like the Faeroe Isles, which is five times the size of Achill Island, produces four times as much salmon as Ireland, while Scotland produces 14 fold our produce.

We are surrounded by sea and there is ample coastline to accommodate all interests. It is simply false to suggest that tourism or water sports are incompatible with aquaculture – instead it simply needs a well informed overview and planning which would be greatly helped by . . . . . that word that everybody has been talking about this year, . . . .‘leadership’.

Unfortunately, too many of us tend to shrug our shoulders and look up when it comes to leadership, though the reality is that we all have a role to play in this. At the farm end we intend to lead better when it comes to communication, while transparency simply represents a professional approach in our business. I have no doubt that the agencies and the Department of Agriculture will do the same given the employment crisis our country is now facing.

If I can make one wish for 2011 it would be that objectors too shall demonstrate leadership by being constructive, balanced, transparent and sound with their science – perhaps a little naïve and dreamy, but those who don’t apply this are simply denying others their jobs and missing the opportunity to contribute to raising standards for the common good.

Aquaculture is a truly indigenous and ideal livelihood for us living in the west of Ireland. The west is not only for recreation; it needs to be productive. Every €1m produced in our business employs five people directly and creates partial employment for 20 others. Many of the smaller producers are even more labour intensive.

Most of us have worked in this industry for 25 years and longer; we swim, surf and sail the waters in which we farm, feeling blessed to work and live in remote beauty. We are proud and protective of the sea, the natural resource, on which we depend.

There is huge scope for more of this and it is badly needed. This great potential for jobs requires some positive momentum to build, and while I don’t expect our most fanatic adversaries to join in this, I hope that common sense will prevail and be embraced by all those willing to lead and thus increase the jobs on offer.

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By John Joyce shellfish industry and for the information of the general public.

Research into new phytoplankton species and their toxins is being pursued under the ASTOX II programme, dealing with the Azaspiracid toxin group which are more prevalent in Irish waters than elsewhere.

The project includes a toxicological evaluation, development of enhanced test methods and the identification of the source organism.

Significant progress has already been made, with a likely culprit organism identified and work underway to both culture it in the laboratory and produce quantities of it for further analysis.

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2011 will mark the twentieth anniversary of the Marine Institute Act 1991 which enabled the formation of Foras na Mara and empowered it to “to undertake, to co-ordinate, to promote and to assist in marine research and development and to provide such services related to research and development that, in the opinion of the Institute, will promote economic development and create employment and protect the marine environment.”

Today, this work includes a wide range of practical support services for the aquaculture industry ranging from seafood safety and harmful algal bloom monitoring, to fish health services, sea lice inspections and advice in parallel with funding and carrying out forward-looking, cutting-edge research projects aimed at equipping the industry to face the future with confidence.

SEAFOOD SAFETY The Marine Institute is tasked with carrying out a wide range of seafood safety programmes to ensure that Irish aquaculture products entering the marketplace continue to be of the highest quality in line with national requirements and EU Law. Monitoring programmes include analysis for shellfish biotoxins, residues of veterinary drugs in farmed fish, shellfish microbiology and chemical pollutants. This work is carried out in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland.

The Marine Institute is also the National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for marine biotoxins and for the monitoring of bacterial and viral contamination in bivalve molluscan shellfish. As such, it is responsible for co-ordinating the activities of other national laboratories involved in the monitoring of shellfish harvesting areas for classification purposes.

HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS As well as testing shellfish products for marine biotoxins, the Marine Institute monitors the source of these toxins – marine phytoplankton under a national programme which has been in place since the 1980s.

During this period, phytoplankton scientists have developed an understanding of phytoplankton populations and dynamics around the Irish coastline, especially in relation to those that cause shellfish toxicity. This work has profound implications regarding the issues of public health and the shellfish industry’s capacity to export its product.

Water and shellfish samples from designated sampling areas are taken by Local Sea Fisheries Protection Agency Sea fishery officers or other assigned personnel and sent to the Marine Institute labs at either Bantry or Galway where analysis is carried out. Staff in each of these regional labs are highly trained in phytoplankton identification and ecology, and the programme is one of the few worldwide to carry ISO 17025 Quality accreditation. The presence of harmful or toxic species is then reported on the Marine Institute website as a support to the

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The Marine Institute carried out a review of lice control at all sites during the spring – summer period covering 2009 and 2010 as a measure of performance under the new DAFF Pest Management Strategy. The review comprised of an evaluation of the sea lice infestation data on a site by site basis, reviewing the Single Bay Management plans and their implementation for each bay, and conducting one to one interviews with relevant personnel on each of the farms and a review of lice control activities at each site.

Since the introduction of the new Pest Management Strategy there has not only been a sustained reduction in the level of ovigerous lice on farms in spring, but also a sustained incremental improvement in overall levels of lice infestation on farms during that period. The review of lice infestation data showed that this progress has been made at a range of sites in all salmon farming areas. It also demonstrated that these improvements were not achieved by an increased level of treatment but rather by a combination of consistent application of appropriate husbandry techniques, combined with bay management approaches and carefully chosen application of appropriate treatments using best practice.

A number of key factors have emerged which need to be considered in order to optimise lice control, particularly in the second year of the production cycle, relating to good planning, appropriate husbandry and effective follow-through.

Firstly, having a detailed proactive management plan in place was a key factor. The most effective management plans included schedules of planned regular appropriate treatments, logistical planning for carrying out these treatments and the availability of appropriately trained staff and suitable equipment for carrying out treatments.

Secondly, weekly lice counts to assess and follow the development of infestation to aid in the fine tuning of treatment plans was a feature of the those sites with best control. Where in-feed treatments are planned the need to calculate cage specific dose rates to ensure appropriate amounts of treatment are delivered to different size grades of fish within the population was highlighted as a significant issue at some locations.

There were also a number of husbandry factors which underpinned

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good control. These were complete separation of generations (often in separate bays) with a minimum fallow period (one month) prior to restocking and the removal of harvest fish from grower sites to separate harvest locations to facilitate best practice in the management of both grower fish and harvest fish.

FISH HEALTH 2009 saw the Marine Institute become the ‘Competent Authority for Fish Health’ under the Fish Health Directive. All aquaculture business in Ireland must be authorised by the Institute and movements of stock must be notified to the Institute in advance.

During the year new legislation was passed by the EU (Commission Regulation 175/2010) to provide protection from the virus OsHv1-uvar which originated in France and to learn more about the disease. Full details are available on the Marine Institute web site (www.marine.ie) in the Fish Health Regulations section, where it states that anyone considering importing shellfish for ongrowing or relaying in Ireland must notify the Marine Institute and confirm the health status of the site where the shellfish originated. Should there be active shellfish mortalities associated with this originating site, then the oysters must be tested and certified in accordance with the Commission Regulation.

This virus appears to affect only Pacific Oysters (Crassostrea gigas).

Ireland has managed to remain free of a number of fish diseases which have affected mainland Europe including: Spring Viraemia of Carp (SVC), Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD) and the salmon parasite Gyrodactylis salaris. This has been achieved through National Measures which require any susceptible fish species coming into the country to be certified as free of these diseases.

In order to ensure that Ireland remains free from the Koi Herpes Virus (KHV), a national surveillance programme for this disease is being put in place to include the screening of fish farms, cropping waters and putand-take fisheries for the virus. Upon successful completion of this programme Ireland could achieve the highest health status (category 1) in Europe with respect to this disease as defined in Fish Health Directive 2006/88/EC). The Surveillance Programme will be operated jointly between the Marine Institute and Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI).

In collaboration with the IFA Aquaculture Section, the Marine Institute will shortly publish The Farmed Salmonid Health Handbook.

This work was carried outunder the AquaPlan project and is designed to assist producers in establishing a sound framework to protect animal health and promote fish welfare on Irish farms. This will be followed by the Second Annual Fish Health Seminar in October. Eight Veterinary Inspectors from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (DAFF) are now working with the Marine Institute in a collaborative arrangement to implement Fish Health Legislation.

RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF THE INDUSTRY The Marine Institute is responsible for implementing Sea Change, Ireland’s national marine research and innovation strategy. The aquaculture research programme of Sea Change targets research that will contribute to the development of a vibrant, sustainable aquaculture industry. Projects currently funded by the Marine Institute include applied projects that address fish health and seafood safety (biotoxins) issues (see above) and significant support for projects that will contribute to the diversification, by developing new species for culture (e.g. cod and seaweed).

COD FARMING Scientists working at the National University of Ireland Galway facility at Carna, Co. Galway and at University College Cork are using the latest techniques in genomic analysis in selecting cod stocks most appropriate to culturing in Irish conditions. The project, known as EIRCOD, is aimed at designing, establishing and operating a cod broodstock programme customised for the Irish environment and underpinning the native fish farming industry. The researchers have established that cod from the Celtic Sea off the south coast of Ireland have a faster Yearbook 2010

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growth rate than other stocks from more northerly European countries.

By 2011 the EIRCOD project will have had adult cod at sea for the past four years with in excess of 50 unique family groups, many of which will be reaching their sexual maturity. It will therefore be possible for researchers to selectively breed these fish for the first time; identifying and actively selecting the best performers to give a better performing stock, which could give Ireland a significant commercial competitive advantage in this sector.

SEAWEED CULTIVATION Another project, coordinated by BIM, and including Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) and the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) with close collaboration from Irish seaweed companies: Cartron Point Shellfish Ltd, Tower Aqua Products Ltd., Dolphin Sea Vegetable Co., G and B Barge Operators Ltd, Roaring Water Bay Seaweed Cooperative Society Ltd and Cleggan Seaweeds has been experimenting with three valuable species of edible seaweeds at sites all around Ireland.

The species being farmed include two red seaweeds ‘dillisk’ (Palmaria palmata), Porphyra sp., or ‘nori’ in Japanese, and a brown seaweed ‘kelp’, (Laminaria digitata). Hatchery procedures for all three species are currently being perfected and it is clear, from the results so far, that seaweed offers huge potential for Irish aquaculture and its versatility lends itself to a diverse range of sectors from nutriceuticals, pharmaceuticals and functional food sectors as well as horticulture and as a food source

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE This year, the Marine Institute published the document Irish Ocean Climate and Ecosystem Status Report 2009 which detailed a number of observations recorded in recent years that could have consequences, not only for cod farming, but for the Irish aquaculture industry as a whole.

These include increases in sea surface temperature and increased wave heights off the southwest coast. These could bring future challenges, not only from increased likelihood of storm damage to fish farm installations, but increases in potentially harmful warm water species in Irish waters, ranging from the microscopic plankton that cause harmful algal blooms to swarms of jellyfish that can devastate marine finfish farms(This report can be downloaded directly from the Marine Institute web site.)

Finally, a boost to the development of “Smart” marine monitoring systems, that will be of enormous benefit not only to Irish aquaculture in monitoring environmental change but to all marine interests, was received in July with the announcement of €3.8 million in funding through the Government’s PRTLI (Programme for Research in ThirdLevel Institutions) to SmartBay, an innovative project to establish a National Shared Marine Research, Test and Demonstration Platform to catalyse and facilitate the commercial development of cutting-edge remote sensing environmental and marine technology. The funding will enable the expansion of the current pilot infrastructure deployed of the west coast of Galway and could eventually enable aquaculture operators to monitor the environment around their farms in real-time from their desk tops by logging on to a web portal.

FIND OUT MORE . . .

Full details of all these projects and programmes, as well as other work by the Marine Institute of interest to those involved with aquaculture, is available online at www.marine.ie/home/aquaculture and www.marine.ie/research.

The research projects referred to above are funded under the Marine Research Sub-Programme of the National Development Plan, co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund.

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SEA-FISHERIES PROTECTION AUTHORITY CONTINUES TO STRIVE FOR SEAFOOD SAFETY MEASURES Along with our role in sea-fisheries conservation, the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is responsible for the enforcement, verification and promotion of compliance with food safety requirements in the seafood sector. The SFPA has entered into a Service Contract with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) to be an ‘official agency’ responsible for the implementation of food safety legislation in the seafood sector. In aquaculture, this includes primary producers such as shellfish or finfish farmers, as well as seafood processors. In general terms, SFPA’s role is to ensure that food safety requirements are complied with, and this is achieved via promotion activity, provision of information, inspections, auditing, monitoring and sampling.

Primary producers are food business operators, bearing their own responsibility for food safety. The major food safety issues that have arisen in the wider food-chain over the past few decades have had direct links to the primary production sector. Much of the food-borne illness that occurs is attributable to hazards arising in the primary phase of food production. Such hazards can sometimes be managed in the processing sector; however primary producers have their part to play in ensuring food safety. Primary producers in the aquaculture sector are therefore part of the SFPA’s programme of official controls in food safety.

Arising from specific inherent hazards, there is an ongoing interface between the SFPA and primary producers of molluscan shellfish production. Specifically, the requirement to have underlying monitoring in order to manage biological and chemical risks, has ensured an active and impressive engagement by this sector with the SFPA and other food agencies. A specifically consultative group, the Molluscan Shellfish Safety Committee, provides a useful and healthy forum for dialogue and progress.

Microbiological classification of shellfish areas continues to be a specific requirement of food legislation. SFPA devotes significant resources to sampling and collation of datasets, and we give active consideration to the perspectives provided by industry on the datasets that inform those decisions. Downgrades of areas are regrettable, and in recent years, unfortunately common. Such decisions are never taken lightly; however SFPA’s role is to assign a classification that most meaningfully reflects the status of those waters over the three-year time window.

Marine biotoxins are a further area for ongoing involvement between SFPA and the shellfish sector. The monitoring programme for phytoplankton and biotoxins is an important

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cornerstone of controls in this area. In contrast to microbiological classification, decisions are made on a more real-time basis with the open/closed status decided upon by the most recent sample.

Closures are sometimes necessary to ensure protection of public health, and for the protection of the national reputation of aquaculture products in the international marketplace.

Additionally, the SFPA has a role in advising on technical aspects of regulations. Biotoxin matters are under active consideration at an EU Commission level, with specific changes agreed on the move away from mouse bioassay to give primacy to chemical analysis. The European Food Safety Authority has recommended lower biotoxins limits, and the potential for this to influence future legislative changes will be relevant to Irish aquaculture.

Finfish farms within the Irish aquaculture sector are also food business operators who undergo inspections by the SFPA. Official controls are designed to verify compliance with general food safety requirements and specifically look at the proper use of animal remedies with a view to minimising food-borne residues. SFPA inspections examine records and methods of medicine usage onfarm to ensure that appropriately licensed medicines have been used in legitimate ways. SFPA checks underpin and complement the monitoring programme run by the Marine Institute, taking samples of seafood to monitor residues of animal remedies as part of the overall residue control programme.

A specific area where the SFPA’s interaction with the aquaculture sector relates to animal by-products (ABPs). The SFPA is responsible for ensuring the proper disposal of animal products not destined for human consumption; for example, biotoxinpositive shellfish or finfish mortalities. A requirement of ABP legislation which is of specific indirect relevance to the aquaculture sector is the prevention of farmed finfish waste being used as bait in the wild-caught sector.

Aquaculture seeks to produce food from the marine environment and the SFPA seeks to verify compliance with the necessary food safety requirements, therefore we share the goal of safe food. The SFPA is committed to continually working with the aquaculture sector to promote compliance and to ensuring that seafood safety measures are in place. Food business operators, who adopt a meaningful approach to food safety, provide protection for consumers and compliance with legal requirements as well as high quality seafood products.

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PROTEIN SOURCES Alternative protein sources should also show functionality if they are to play a role in modern aquafeeds

By Keith Filer Ph.D, Research Manager, Asia-Pacific Biosciences Centre, Alltech, Inc.

The aquaculture industry today faces challenges that threaten to restrict its development and profitability.

To live in harmony with consumer expectations of the highest possible standards of product quality and to do so in a sustainable and environmentally responsible manner, necessitates an innovative, coordinated and holistic approach within the aquaculture industry.

The requirement for sustainability has focused on the composition of the feed being used as one of the key parameters determining the sustainability of production of a particular species, particularly the fishmeal and fish oil content and how it relates to overall feed conversion ratios.

Further formulation trends are moving towards low fishmeal and oil content in the grower and finishing feeds designed to restore flesh quality parameters such as Omega 3 fats, and fillet quality that are considered essential for the promotion of the product and its benefits for human health.

This strategy addresses to some extent the limited resources of fishmeal and fish oil.

The use of soybean meal and other plant based proteins sources, such as legume seeds, oilseed cakes, leaf meals, leaf protein concentrates and root tuber meals however have been limited due to the presence of a wide variety of anti-nutritional substances and their interaction with the physiology of the animal, resulting in depressed growth and feed efficiency, mortality and abnormal intestinal morphology and damage.

These substances act in different ways: by affecting protein utilisation and digestion (e.g. protease inhibitors, tannins, lectins; by affecting mineral utilisation (e.g. phytate, gossypol pigments, glucosinolates), antivitamins and other miscellaneous substances (e.g. phytoestrogens).

The increasing use of plant protein sources is also raising new concerns about possible contamination by mould derived mycotoxins.

This risk is enhanced by the global nature and trading of plant protein sources and the as yet little investigated impact of different mycotoxins and their interactions in aquaculture species.

In 2008, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed in the EU noted that mycotoxins accounted for 56 per cent of border rejections when identified by risk. This concern may become increasingly important in aquafeed formulations in the future.

A number of production techniques and specific products are used to help reduce the effect of anti-nutritional substances and mycotoxins in terrestrial animal production; however these are not widely used in the aquaculture sector at this time. Studies using enzymes and mycotoxin adsorbents are being carried out to find alternatives to overcome these limitations.

SINGLE-CELLED PROTEINS Figure 1: A comparison of typical essential amino acid (EAA) requirements for fish and the EAA profile of AquateTM

EXPECTATIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY The only way to achieve the expectations of sustainability and replace or supplement fishmeal and fish oil in aquafeeds, is to exploit alternative protein and lipid sources.

The obvious and traditionally used alternatives are animal and plant protein sources. In Europe however and now increasingly in North America, consumers prefer aquaculture products to have been fed without the inclusion of animal by-products due in part to recent health scares in the terrestrial animal sector such as bovine spongiform encephaopathy (BSE). The search is on therefore â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not only for the simple replacement of protein but also for functional nutrition that addresses both the sustainability and flesh quality requirements of the industry while the animal is being cultured.

ALTERNATIVE VEGETABLE PROTEIN SOURCES

Single-celled proteins such as micro-algae, bacteria and yeast are now being considered as attractive alternatives to the more traditional plant protein sources. Many of these have been incorporated into aquafeed with differing degrees of success (Oliva-Teles and Goncalves, 2001). Fermentation technologies may be used to produce sustainable sources of single-celled proteins: algae and yeast being two examples.

Yeast-based proteins are the most thoroughly investigated as protein sources and as a dietary replacement for fishmeal because they are a rich source of protein, with a relatively good balance of essential amino acids. They contain B complex vitamins, pigments, complex carbohydrates and are a source of dietary "The primary defence mechanism of a fish can be considered to be the physical barrier (skin, gills and gastrointestinal tract).

Both externally and internally, therefore, the mucosal barrier and tissue cellular membrane integrity play a vital role"

Over the last two decades, aquaculture research has focused on plant protein sources such as grains, pulses and oilseeds as they are generally widely available.

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Aquateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s level of nucleotides ranges from five per cent to as much as 15 per cent in the specialised AquateTM Junior product.

Aquate Junior has been designed for juvenile stages of aquaculture species where a rich source of nucleotides is especially important for immunity and gut health.

The Aquate family has been designed to provide functionality in aquafeeds to meet the specific requirements of a particular aquaculture sector or species. AquateTM SPMP also contains the specific yeast cell wall component Bio-MosÂŽ, which has been used to provide an effective feed component in the fight to control sea lice in salmonid culture. Combinations of functional nutrition in this manner have resulted in improvements in gut morphology, nutrient uptake, improved immuno-competence and disease resistance.

AQUATE SPMP AND ATLANTIC SALMON Figure 2: Mucal production increases with the addition of Bio-MosÂŽ (Torrecillas et al, 2008). nucleotides which have been shown to promote growth and enhance non-specific immune activity. They are also low in phosphorous, which can lead to less water and environmental contamination than fishmeal and other plant based alternative protein sources that contain high levels of this mineral.

The processing and extraction technologies of both cell wall material and yeast extract are critical in providing functionality and optimizing nutritional potential by ensuring a high degree of digestibility. Industrial spray drying techniques have played a significant role in improving these characteristics.

Microalgae are rich sources of protein, carbohydrates and lipids.

The amino acid profile of almost all algae compares favourably to other food protein sources and the carbohydrate components are highly digestible.

Nevertheless, it is the lipid content that is especially interesting because of the functionality of this component, particularly so in some species rich in n-3 and n-6 fatty acids.

Today, commercial microalgae production is used to produce algal biomass for direct use as feed additives in the food and feed industry or for the extraction of high-valued components such as vitamins (C & D2), n-fatty acids, pigments and antioxidants (B carotene, astaxanthin, lutein).

Through the careful formulation and blending of algal and yeast components, Alltech has produced the AquateTM range of products designed to provide nutritional solutions for the aquaculture industry.

Aquate is the commercial name for a second generation of sustainable product solutions aimed at enhancing biomass production, feed efficiency and boosting natural defence mechanisms in aquaculture species, thus encouraging healthier and more robust populations.

Aquaculture species, like other animals, have a requirement for a well-balanced mixture of essential and non-essential amino acids from which to construct their own protein tissues and, therefore, the balance of essential amino acids in the diet is crucial. Aquate is a rich source of highly digestible amino acids with a crude protein content of approximately 47 per cent.

The amino acid profile of Aquate closely matches the requirement for fish (Figure 1) and contains docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) at approximately 33.8 per cent of its fat content.

Furthermore, its nucleotide content provides functional nutrients that are present in the yeast extract component. Nucleotides are known to play a major role in almost all biological processes and this includes: storage of energy; components of several coenzymes that are involved in carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism; mediation in cellular processes; control of several enzymatic reactions and intermediates in biosynthetic reactions.

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The primary defence mechanism of a fish, exposed to an infectious or damaging agent, can be considered to be the physical barrier (skin, gills and gastrointestinal tract) and their protection mechanisms, at the point of interaction of the environment and the physiology of the fish. Both externally and internally, therefore, the mucosal barrier and tissue cellular membrane integrity play a vital role in this process.

In sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) mucosal production increases when Bio-Mos is fed as indicated by the significant increase (P<0.05) in the number of cells secreting acid mucin in the posterior gut (Figure 2). The quantity of lysozyme in the mucus was also increased.

Figure 3: Typical skin mucus development on salmon fed AquateTM SPMP in Scotland (Wallace et al, 2009).

In commercial field studies carried out by Marine Harvest in 2008 (Wallace et al, 2009) salmon fed on Aquate SPMP showed increased skin mucous secretion (Figure 3). This increased skin mucosa was characterised in the field by noticeably more slimy fish and was also widely reported by site managers from Salmon Group in Norway.

The role of mucus in anti-parasitic mechanisms in fish is not well understood. Buchmann and Bresciani (1998) demonstrated that mucus, as measured by the density of mucous cells, could play a role in limiting the parasite load of monogeans in rainbow trout.

Other authors have shown that monogenean and crustacean ectoparasites can modulate mucus production during attachment by reducing the mucous cells in the skin of the host (Wells & Cone 1990, Nolan et al 1999).

Recent studies, however, have begun to clarify the relative roles of the immune system in fighting parasitic infections in fish. It has been suggested that the physico-chemical characteristics of skin mucus as determined by the presence of bioactive substances and the epidermal migration of inflammatory cells and their secretions may affect the establishment and proliferation of ectoparasitic copepods, ciliates or monogenean (Jones, 2001).

Work at GIFAS monitored sea lice development on juvenile salmon and showed that after a seven week period of feeding the

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total sea lice counts showed that fish fed with the addition of BioMos had significantly lower overall numbers of sea lice present compared with the fish fed the control diet. In addition the total number of individual salmon infected by sea lice (irrespective of species, life stage or sex) was significantly reduced by the Bio-Mos supplementation (Table 1).

In the United Kingdom, the aim of the National Sea Lice Strategy is to extend the lice free period and reduce the frequency of therapeutic intervention.

Marine Harvest sampled fish muscle for emamectin benzoate (EmB) in fish fed Aquate SPMP and the control diets immediately after the end of medication with SLICE®.

Noticeably higher levels of the medicinal residue were found in the fish fed Aquate SPMP (Figure 4).

This is important environmentally as less emamectic benzoate is voided in the faeces and more is retained in the fish flesh so indicating more effective treatment.

The combined effect of SPMP and improved operational practices resulted in reduced Chalimi resettlement following treatment which was attributed to increased mucal production (Figure 5) and a general overall lower level of pressure from all stages of total mobile lice.

Marine Harvest concluded that the Loch Sunart trials indicated that: • The SPMP diet produced more epidermal mucus than the control diet • The SPMP diets promoted better gut integrity, which allowed better uptake of SLICE® into the flesh of fish • Using SPMP to enhance emamectin uptake was environmentally positive • Using SPMP to encourage epidermal mucus curbed Chalimi resettlement in comparison with control populations.

• SPMP can be incorporated into the diet at the initial stage of food production, thus eliminating an additional cost for top coating.

In Norway, Salmon Group, following industrial trials using SPMP, concluded that: • 4/5 farms reported better general health status in the SPMP fed fish • 4/5 farms reported less lice treatments in the trial fish • All farms reported that the fish appeared to be very slimy

AQUATE TRIAL WITH COBIA In omnivores and herbivorous species such as catfish or tilapia high replacement levels (>40 per cent) of fishmeal can be tolerated provided that the amino acid requirement of the fish species is met from other sources. However, in the carnivorous fish species cobia (Racyhycentron canadum), Chou et al, 2004 reported that a 40 percent replacement of fishmeal with soybean meal did not have a negative effect on growth performance, but that at higher replacement rates growth performance decreased.

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Figure 5: Average Chalimi levels from SPMP fed fish versus controls, Loch Sunart. (Wallace et al, 2009) A recent study at Virginia Cobia Farms in Saltville, Virginia, USA investigated the potential of Aquate inclusion (30 per cent of the dry diet) to replace fishmeal and fish oil for the marine carnivore cobia Racyhycentron canadum.

The high level of replacement of fishmeal was designed to capitalise on the DHA content of Aquate and to investigate if it could not only satisfy the essential fatty acid requirements of juvenile cobia, but also provide adequate n-3 HUFA in the final product for human consumers.

A commercial diet regularly used for cobia production was used as the control diet and a second experimental diet high in soy product inclusion (>55 per cent of the dry diet) was also included.

At the end of the feeding trial, the fish were harvested and utilized for test marketing purposes in which chefs, distributors and others compared the cobia fed the experimental diets in terms of taste, texture, physical and visual preferences.

The trial showed that Aquate could be used as a partial provider of essential n-3 HUFA in marine fish diets and that the inclusion of Aquate appeared to impart beneficial taste and texture characteristics to the final product with 83 per cent of the test panel preferring the Aquate fed fish to that of the high soy inclusion diet. This combined with an improved feed conversion ratio led Virginia Cobia Farms to consider the inclusion of Aquate in their proprietary cobia grow-out formulations.

CONCLUSION Single-celled protein sources have the potential to become a renewable source of functional nutrition providing both alternatives to fishmeal and fish oil.

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Microenvironment of Gyrodactylus derjavini on rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss: association between mucous cell density on skin and site selection.

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Chou RL, Her BY, Su MS, Hwang G,Wu YH & Chen HY (2004). Substituting fishmeal with soybean meal in diets of juvenile cobia Rachycentron canadum.

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Jones SRM (2001). The occurrence and mechanisms of innate immunity against parasites in fish. Developmental and Comparative Immunology 25, 841-852.

Nolan DT, Reilly P & Wendelaar Bonga SE (1999). Infection with low numbers of sea louse Lepeoptheirus salmonis induces stress-related effects in post smolt Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Can J. Fish Aquatic Sci. 56, 947-959.

Oliva-Teles,A. & P. Goncalves. 2001. Partial replacement of fishmeal by brewers yeast (Saccaromyces cerevisiae) in diets for sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles. Aquaculture 202, 269-278.

Torrecillas S, Makol A., Caballero M.J, Montero D, Sweetman J & Izquierdo M.S (2008). Enhanced nutrient utilization and bacterial infection resistance in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) fed mannan oligosaccharides. Poster presented at XIII ISFNF Meeting, Brazil 1-5 June.

Wallace C,Waddell R, Cockerill D & Ritchie G (2009). Double mucal effect boosts sea lice control and potentially extends useful life of medications. Fish Farming Xpert, No 1/09, 48-53.

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INSHORE SEAWEED CULTIVATION – A DEVELOPING PRACTICE IN WESTERN COUNTRIES Jessica Ratcliff, Anna Soler-Vila & Maeve Edwards The Ryan Institute (ISC) National University of Ireland, Galway Seaweed and aquatic plant culture represents a significant segment of global aquaculture. World aquatic plant production by aquaculture was 15.1 million tonnes in 2006, (FAO, 2008). With an average annual growth rate of 8.0 % since 1970, we could estimate that today’s production is about 20.3 million tonnes. Interestingly, aquatic plants are the second largest group in aquaculture production in the world after freshwater fish and above other groups such as molluscs, crustaceans or marine fish.

The main producers are China, Philippines, Indonesia, Republic of Korea and Japan, with three main species produced at the top of the list: the Japanese kelp (Laminaria japonica); Wakame (Undaria pinnatifida) and Nori (Porphyra tenera).

The reality in Europe is completely different, and in particular in Ireland, where aquaculture is mainly focused on two groups: shellfish and finfish; while seaweed aquaculture is only just starting to develop.

Researchers at the ISC, NUI Galway are currently cultivating several species of Kelp. Laminaria digitata, Laminaria hyperborea, Alaria esculenta, Saccorhiza polyschides and Saccharina latissima are the main focus. The success of these efforts suggests that there will be scope to increase and diversify seaweed cultivation in the coming years.

Seaweed aquaculture is based on growing juvenile plants seeded from a small number of wild-collected parents. Kelp species are harvested during the appropriate reproductive seasons to collect the spores and cultivate them in the laboratory. Kelps have a two-stage life-history, a microscopic gametophyte phase, and the large sporophyte stage – these being the large plants we see commonly around the coasts.

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It is only necessary to harvest a small number of plants for spore release as they have an enormous reproductive output. In the wild it is estimated that only a tiny percentage survive; however in the Males & females Gametophytes controlled environment of under microscope the lab, where the survival rate is much higher, large numbers of gametophytes can be cultured from relatively little material.

The gametophytes are grown until there is sufficient material to spray onto culture ropes. At this point fertility is induced and they begin developing as sporophytes. Once sprayed on the ropes they are again held in tanks until the microscopic plants have become big enough and well enough attached to cope with the conditions in the sea.

Kelps grow well over winter and are out-planted in the late autumn.

Following 6-8 months growth, certain species have attained an impressive size and weight, some individual plants being almost 4m in length!

In the ISC we have been carrying out growth trials of five species of native kelp, working on optimising conditions both in the lab and at sea, and establishing basic parameters such as growth rate and likely harvestable yield.

FUTURE ISSUES AND TRENDS There is a history of kelp use in Ireland that began when its potential as a fertiliser was discovered, and continued with supply to the alginate market. While the fertiliser and alginate markets are still current, there are emerging markets for kelp in animal feeds, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, and bioenergy, all of which are receiving considerable research attention at the moment. Reflecting the increased interest in potential natural products from seaweeds, there is a high degree of interest across Europe in the practicalities of cultivation and harvesting on a large scale. Both these processes will cause localized environmental changes that need to be taken into account if an expansion of activity is to be sustainable. While some of the environmental impacts of aquaculture and harvesting are known or predictable to some extent, other issues may be as yet unknown. There will certainly be interactions with other coastal species. For example, kelps are habitat and/or a food source for an abundant and diverse flora and fauna and, as such, provide nursery areas for juvenile fish - including commercially valuable species (cod and pollock).

Thorough assessments of the impacts of intensification in seaweed aquaculture or harvesting are necessary to ensure that other species are not being inappropriately affected. While seaweeds are able to mitigate to some extent nutrient pollution in inshore waters – high nutrients encourage good growth - the potential effects of large-scale cultivation may change local flows of nutrients and impact assessments should be developed with this in mind.

One interesting opportunity may be in the development of Integrated-Multi-Trophic-Aquaculture (IMTA). This involves species that excrete organic and inorganic nutrients (such as finfish) cultivated alongside filter feeders (such as mussels) that clean the water of organic material, and also alongside seaweeds, which finally remove the inorganic nutrients – creating a system that is in balance. IMTA offers the potential to minimise the local footprint of an aquaculture installation while maximising the range of products produced.

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COD PROVING TO BE THE NEXT MAJOR FARMING OPPORTUNITY Paul Casburn, The Ryan Institute (Carna Aquaculture Research Facility) TROSC TEO 2010 Trosc Teo – Ireland’s first cod farm continues to trial and record farming techniques and growths of Irish cod in Connemara. There are currently three year classes of cod at sea and one in the hatchery at the Martin Ryan Institute (MRI) Carna. These year classes are the direct result of the EIRCOD breeding programme taking place in the MRI lab which uses Celtic Sea cod as broodstock. This project is funded by the Marine Institute and Sea Change Strategy under the NDP programme and co-financed by ERDF.

DESCRIPTION OF YEAR CLASSES: The oldestof the fish at sea are the 2007 year-class. There are 1,000 fish, averaging approximately 3.5kg. This year-class comprise a small number of families of Celtic sea fish. These fish have gone through recent maturation where they were studied to assess the extent of maturation and weight loss. Trosc Teo along with the MRI lab, conducted and in-depth study with a view to assigning actual economic losses attributed to early maturation. The study is currently being finalised.

All these year-classes of cod are and will be of immense importance to the EIRCOD project as future broodfish. In order to help identify individuals/families, pit-tagging and DNA assignment has been carried out by Dr Luca Mirimin and his team at MRI. Once fast growing individuals and separate families have been identified, 100 or so of these fish will be used to provide the first F1 generation eggs for the hatchery and as juveniles will be placed back into Trosc Teo and other commercial farms if and when they are started.

Up until now, only wild adult cod eggs have been used in successive years to build up a core broodstock population.

Evaluation on the performance of these F1s, against known, wild parented juveniles and previous year-classes grown by Trosc will be undertaken.

Cod broodstock being stripped and tagged (Photo MI) The second year-class, from 2008, averages approximately 2.2kg.

Numbers in this cohort stand at c. 8,000 fish. This cohort is also of Celtic sea origin with approximately 10-12 families extant. It is hoped that some of these fish will also be crossed with the 2007 fish thereby providing the EIRCOD project with an invaluable library of crossed parentage stocks. This ability of Trosc to provide many ‘crosses’ of cod families is a key element of the EIRCOD project Yearbook 2010

Taking a fin clip of a Cod for DNA analysis (photo courtesy of the MI) The third year-class that Trosc has at sea come from the 2009 year-class and were recently been put to sea. They number 8,200 fish and their average weight is 150g.

Lice checks and temperature monitoring have been ongoing by staff from the marine institute. Most lice checks have been completely negative

Tagging, recording and DNA equipment used at Trosc Teo (photo courtesy of the MI)

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Profiling of Cod stocks Broodstock production and selection Economic assessment Project management

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Trosc Teo is only a small contributor of WP 1 and WP3. The majority of work in these packages has been carried out by the various teams in the MRI Carna and at UCC. The economic assessment work package WP4 is complete and will be available for dissemination shortly.

Its intended that while WP4 is complete, it will be reviewed during the life of EIRCOD and will be updated as parameters change, i.e. growth rates and industry performance.

Other works planned include compilation of a manual: ‘How to farm Cod’ It is hoped that public information sessions around Ireland will allow good dissemination of the progress to date.

Trosc Teo will be at the forefront of information dissemination and may be used as a demonstration and possible training farm in the future.

HATCHERY C+: In July 2009, Enterprise Ireland sanctioned a C+ project into a Marine fish hatchery for Ireland. This was completed and presented to Enterprise Ireland in early 2010. While Trosc has no direct involvement in this, the document will help potential investors examine and access a potential hatchery to augment a commercial farm. Copies of this report are available.

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Trosc Teo’s cod are the first cod hatched, reared and grown to market size in Ireland All of Trosc Teo’s juveniles are hatched and grown at the MRI Carna Laboratory and come from Celtic sea stock No parasites/lice treatment required in five years farming, as monitored by the Marine Institute Irish seawater temperatures have not shown to be a hindrance to cod culture and may be more suitable than temperatures in Norwegian and other waters Fish health ‘good’ and survival ‘good’ despite challenging environmental conditions (high summer water temperatures, algal blooms etc).

Over 30 tons harvested to date. The product has been well received in the market with interest for Organic cod from mainland Europe and the Middle East

BIM is helping establish organic status for Trosc Teo The geographical area that Trosc is based in is unique in having a third level marine research station providing technical backup Local industry in the shape of enterprising fish farmers have been instrumental in bringing Trosc Teo to where it is now The support of the local community has been evident from the inception of the company. All full-time and part-time employees are local creating a skilled local workforce.

A focused regional development agency in the form of Údarás na Gaeltachta has been on board since Trosc Teo’s inception.

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The attraction of investment into cod farming and in particular Trosc Teo Deciding when to build a full-scale hatchery to ramp up juvenile production The establishment of a dedicated and quarantined broodstock holding unit The expanding of the sea cage operations to at least 250 tons.

The national cod breeding programme EIRCOD will bring faster growing juvenile fish to the industry over the next four years, working in conjunction with Trosc Teo. Key to this is the links between Trosc Teo and EIRCOD An ongoing research and development programme to support the emerging industry. This will include selective breeding from Irish parent stocks; managing the maturation cycle of the fish; better feed delivery systems and the development of appropriate vaccines Identification of further suitable sites for cod culture Create goodwill towards farmed cod and positive promotion of this ‘food production’ industry.

The promotion of the Irish farmed cod as a unique product ‘Celtic Cod’ Yearbook 2010

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MULTI-SPECIES APPROACH AT THE AQUACULTURE INITIATIVE

By Mike Murphy, Aquaculture Initiative EEIG, Dundalk The team at the Cross-Border Aquaculture Initiative continue to provide development services to the aquaculture industry in Northern Ireland and the border counties of the Republic of Ireland.

Despite the difficult economic situation, aquaculture remains a sector with the potential for further growth. Aquaculture can continue to contribute to the rural economy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both in terms of jobs and exportable product. In any recession, exported goods are an important way of generating income and boosting GDP. Now more than ever, the ability of market-led aquaculture operators to make sales of top quality, sustainable and accredited seafood products to those key markets abroad is needed.

European structural funds are available to assist the private sector make productive investments in aquaculture. EFF opened in Northern Ireland early in 2010, and whilst initial uptake of the aquaculture capital measure has been relatively slow, it is expected to pick up as producers are able to secure financial backing for the 60% match funding required to draw down the grant aid available.

The Operational Programme in the south has also opened and is welcome news for the sector there.

There has been much highlighted of restrictions on obtaining funding (e.g. licensees in or adjacent to Natura sites in the south are restricted in availing of this funding), the fact that it exists is very important as it shows that there is a commitment from Government to the sector in a time when allocation of monies is prioritised.

The core aquaculture species produced, mussels , oysters, trout and salmon are the basis of the aquaculture industry in Ireland, and the trout sector possibly has a lot to teach new entrants with regard to new species to be produced in land based installations, when it comes to the ways of how to remain competitive and maintain profitability.

Diversification is critical in any discussion on the development of aquaculture. Over recent years, some enterprising people, both existing and new entrants, have ventured into species diversification. The species looked at have been both indigenous and novel, namely Arctic char and perch. The first is a little-known

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relict species from the Ice Age, still found in deep cold water lakes throughout Ireland; the second is perch â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a common occurring species which historically had little attraction other than to dedicated coarse anglers.

ARCTIC CHAR While char had been cultured since the early nineties, production virtually ceased for a number of years, but has recently been reawakened with production of different scales on a number of sites.

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little penetration and while one unit has virtually ceased production, in the short-term it could revamp to full production in more favourable conditions overnight. It is interesting to note that while all (or most) anyone who has tasted this fish speak very highly of it and it is slowly gaining its deserved recognition.

PERCH With two dedicated hatcheries and two on-growing units recently established, it is expected that this emerging sector will shortly take a solid foothold as a serious species generating turnover for Irelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s s aquaculture production. Initial slowness in development was largely due to technical production difficulties that have been overcome due to the perseverance of these entrepreneurs and their backers. Market demand is not seen to be a problem with a well established demand for perch in central Europe primarily Switzerland and neighbouring countries with a traditional market for white fish.

Irregular and seasonal supply from the wild catch is assisting the promotion of farmed perch as consistency of supply and quality of product can be assured. It is hoped that the initial learning curve is over since the publication of a technical rearing manual produced through a European project with a large input from Ireland. While difficulties remain with units up-scaling to fully commercial profitable production levels, there is a bright future ahead for this species where demand heavily exceeds supply.

Other species either being produced on a small scale or being

contemplated include turbot with one unit in production in the south and a second planned in Northern Ireland; barramundi which has been licensed but is still on the drawing board and pollan â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a native species unique to Ireland. This last species is now very rare in both the Erne and Shannon catchments, but is still commercially harvested from Lough Neagh.

Freshwater crustaceans have been seriously investigated with a recently completed cross-border study on the hatchery rearing techniques for the freshwater crayfish.

This should be of benefit to those interested in assisting with conserving existing stocks in serious decline and the way is now open for investigating commercial aspects of this species as a table item.

The trade-off between what is technically possible in terms of species and what is economically feasible is a crucial decisio in the medium term. To help put this into context; in late 2009 the Aquaculture Initiative on behalf of the aquaculture sector in Northern Ireland applied to DARD EFF under the Collective Operations Measure seeking funds to undertake a study into the feasibility of diversification of aquaculture in land-based systems.

Following a successful application, work is currently underway which hopefully will provide up-to-date information relevant to Irelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aquaculture sector in general and build on work and other similar studies. Whilst understanding the rearing techniques, existing and potential markets will help people make key investment decisions; and in terms of the economic feasibility of new species, the marketing aspect is crucial to this study.

SHELLFISH Whilst prices are good at present for oysters due to a scarcity in France, the herpes virus that has badly affected stocks in France has also caused major problems in southern Ireland.

Northern Ireland has largely escaped this problem and to date the mortality on the island has been less than last year. Along with the industry, the Initiative recently submitted an application to EFF DARD to undertake growth trials with different rearing techniques in Northern Ireland using different sources of gigas oysters for comparison.

Applications are also being written with industry regarding both, alien species issues and their effect on industry, as well as the possibility of MSC certification for bottom mussels on the island.

These and other projects along with other work being undertaken

by AFBI in NI, BIM etc and industry are contributing to overcome current problems facing the industry today, to ensure that potential can be achieved in this growing sector.

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REAL-TIME ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING USED TO FORECAST JELLYFISH BLOOMS Charlotte O’Kelly; Rory O’Connell; Philip Trickett; Christian Gagneraud, TechWorks Marine Ltd. Jellyfish are becoming a far greater problem for coastal communities worldwide, causing huge economic loss to some coastal economic activities particularly to aquaculture and tourism.

In 2009 the European Space Agency funded a project called EOJELLY specifically aimed at forecasting jellyfish blooms. Using satellite images and numerical models, a neural network is trained and validated by using real-time oceanographic monitoring systems. The neural network will then produce a 7-day forecast of predicted jellyfish occurrence in the selected area. This project was finished in Late 2009.

In late 2009 the Euripides label project JellyFOR was started, this project is bigger than the pilot project EOJelly funded under ESA, in that there are three partner: TechWorks Marine, Starlab (Barcelona) and MUMM, Belgium Meteorological Office (Belgium). The project has two years funding, to further develop the jellyfish forecasting project, using a data driven neural network.

TechWorks Marine was asked to join the JellyFOR Consortia because of our extensive expertise in real-time oceanographic data buoys, and oceanographic data processing. Long-term high resolution oceanographic data is critical to training and validating the forecast tool.

As part of the JellyFOR project, TechWorks Marine decided to monitor across a broad geographical area; the Irish sites were specifically selected to demonstrate the impact of jellyfish on the aquaculture industry. In 2007 an organic salmon farm in Northern Ireland was completely decimated in a 24-hour period by a jellyfish bloom. The economic loss from this jellyfish bloom was devastating for the business - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCNcsEayYAc. A jellyfish bloom forecast such as the product being developed in the JellyFOR project would have enabled the fish farm management to take preventative action.

Figure 2: TechWorks Marine Coastal Buoy being deployed on fish farm at Red bay. Sensor package below the buoy.

Following the selection of the Irish study area, we decided to deploy two real-time coastal monitoring platforms as close as possible to fish farms; one in Lough Swilly on a Marine Harvest, Ireland site, and the second on the Glenarm organic salmon site in Antrim.

Both buoys are TechWorks Marine Coastal platform controllers mounted on a buoy hull. The sensor package on the Buoys comprise: • •

Figure 1. Shows the geographic extent of the demonstration site for jellyfish forecasting.

Within the Irish study area are an extensive number of aquaculture sites in the northwest and northeast of the island.

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Seabird 16 Conductivity and Temperature sensor Seabird 43, Dissolved Oxygen Sensor Wetlabs Eco FLNTU, Chlorophyll and Turbidity sensor.

These sensors are integrated into the TMBB (TechWorks Marine Black Box) data acquisition and transmission system which sends data back to a base station and also keeps a copy of the data on file locally as backup. The TMBB is designed to be robust and reliable, enabling the user to make immediate management decisions based on real-time information. Operating 24/7, 365 days-a-year in hostile environments, monitoring a range of different parameters, it gives the user a real-time picture of environmental conditions at their monitored site(s) from all their sensor data being collected.

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Data transfer to our data centre using GPRS, as both sites are in the near shore. High resolution sensors are now able to function in the coastal zone for long periods of time with minimal service intervention due to the anti-fouling technology used by manufactures. TechWorks Marine has worked very closely with Seabird Electronics to ensure the SBE43 Dissolved Oxygen sensor works well in near shore locations. This has resulted in sensor modifications such as a black plenum chamber and black tygon tubing used on the flow through parts of the Seabird equipment.

Figure 3: Data Buoy in position, clearly showing TMBB data acquisition and transmission system, Navigation light and power

In the JellyFOR project, data is being sent back to TechWorks Marine. The two Irish buoys started transmitting data at 30 minute intervals just as soon as they were deployed. The TMBB is capable of sampling data at intervals ranging from 25 Hz to hourly or daily depending on the application. In this case, data was transmitted on the GPRS network using both UK and Irish mobile phone operators.

This has been found to be a very cost effective efficient method of transmitting data in the coastal zone. Since TechWorks Marine started using GPRS in the coastal zone, we have experienced very reliable data transfer. The TMBB also has additional functionality that enables end users to remotely change the sampling mode. This functionality ensures users can increase sampling of the insitu sensors remotely based on specific events e.g. algae blooms. In addition, this remote access facility means it is possible to troubleshoot and maintain the system remotely.

Figure 4: The TechWorks Marine Data web interface. With some data from the JellyFOR Redbay site.

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The data collected is then presented on our secure data web portal. Full turnkey product and service solutions provide users with real-time highly accurate data for their sites. This provides on-thespot risk management information ranging from harmful algal blooms events in aquaculture, to real-time climate change information for statutory monitoring to current and turbidity monitoring for engineering projects. All this data is quality controlled and made accessible to the end user via a secure webpage where they can query and view different data sets for their sites.

Users can also add information relative to specific data points and download the data for further analysis and manipulation.

Users can then download the data as a .CSV file which can then be imported into their own software packages or which can be used to validate models.

In the JellyFOR project, live insitu data with visual observations of jellyfish presence is used to train the neural network using the ENVISAT and MERCATOR data. The neural network then provides both an analysis product as well as a prediction data product. These operational data products have a value add to the user in terms of a 3-7 day prediction of the occurrence of the Jellyfish bloom. Being able to accurately predict jellyfish blooms occurring has a huge value in terms of risk management /prevention. The JellyFOR project is ongoing for another 18 months and is funded by both the partners and the EU Commission, through National RTI funding.

In conclusion, projects such as JellyFOR can have a real impact on the Fish Farming industry in terms of reducing mortalities due to Jellyfish events. And in the near future such tool will be used to predict the occurrence of harmful algal bloom events too. For numerical models and satellite images to be validated as accurate it is essential to have good quality information on the on site conditions at the fish farm in question, and this can only be achieved through a long time series of high quality scientific data.

Moored instruments either on data buoys or barges/feed barges already on the fish farm site, are the best way to achieve this very accurate long time series record, which can then be used to validate the much larger spatial area of a numerical model and/or satellite image.

COMPANY BACKGROUND TechWorks Marine is an Irish company based in Dun Laoghaire which has undertaken work in Ireland, Scotland and Canada in the area of real-time environmental monitoring. Founded in 2002 it has grown from strength to strength in recent years. In 2005 TechWorks was awarded its first long-term monitoring contract on aquaculture sites in Ireland. In 2008 it delivered the Irish Coastal Buoy Network to the Irish Marine Institute. These buoys now form the basis of the Irish Smartbay network. Real-time data collected from these buoys ranges from ppCO2 to nutrients as well as the more traditional Conductivity, Temperature, Depth, Dissolved Oxygen, Chlorophyll, Turbidity, Meteorology, Waves and Currents.

Sensors are connected into the TMBB either via cable or via inductive modem in the case of ADCPs and CTs. In late 2009 TechWorks Marine installed a real-time water quality and AIS (aids to navigation) monitoring station for Marine Scotland in Fair Isle.

In 2010 we have delivered real-time wave and tide information at locations around Ireland as part of the InfoMAR Lidar survey ground truthing.

TechWorks Marine also performs environmental monitoring in freshwater locations and carried out all the real-time turbidity monitoring using 5 integrated monitoring sites for the Shannon tunnel project in 2007.

For more information on our real-time monitoring solutions and how they can help you, please contact us on + 353 1 2365990 or email info@techworks.ie Yearbook 2010

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FISH FARMERS IN IRELAND ABALONE Abalone Chonamara Teo Cindy O'Brien Aille, Barna Co. Galway (091) 591307 091 754602 Boet Mor Seafoods Ltd. Jean Le Dorven Claddaghduff, Clifden Co. Galway (095) 44698 boetmor@eircom.net Brandon Bay Seafoods (Ireland) Ltd. Brendan Treacy Ballybeggan Lodge Drumtacker, Tralee (066) 7139027 (087) 2892287 (COG) info@brandonbay.com G&B Barge Ltd. Brendan Sullivan Ballinakilla, Bere Island, Co. Cork (027) 75018 or 086 8350820 hotel4@eircom.net

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Feirm Eisc Chleire Michael Cadogan Cape Clear, Co. Cork (028) 39158 (028) 41959 capeclearfishfarm@eircom.net M.R.I. Carna Laboratories Declan Clarke Carna, Co. Galway (095) 32201 srl@iol.ie Saul Joyce Quay Cottage Beach Road, Clifden (095) 44890 (087) 1267714 Sea Lyons Seafood Ltd. James Lyons Pier Road, Carrigaholt, Co. Clare (065) 9058321 (065) 9058322 or (087) 6149537 sealyons@iol.ie Shellfish Research Laboratory Declan Clarke Carna, Co. Galway (095) 32201 or (095) 32205 srl@iol.ie

Sullivan Jackie (also 0027) Jackie Sullivan Ballinakilla, Bere Island, Co. Cork (027) 75018 027 75989 hotel4@eircom.net

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Atlanfish Gareth Gallagher Station House, Malin Road, Carndonagh 07493 74285 (0044) 7720464085 Daniel@gallagherandson.biz

Araglen Trout Farm John Haydon Araglen, Kilworth, Co. Cork (058) 50049 araglenvalleytrout@eircom.net & johnhaydon@eircom.net

BLACK PEARL SHELLFISH Clew Bay Oyster Cooperative Sean O Grady The Boathouse, The Quay, Newport (087) 9882522

Alex McCarthy Shellfish Alex McCarthy Robin Hill, Kildimo, Co. Limerick (061) 393040 (087) 2549630 alexm2004@eircom.net

Ballylawn Shellfish Ltd Danny McDermott Ballylawn, Redcastle, Co. Donegal (086) 2902462 07493 82805 Blake Conor Conor Blake Pier Road, Rathmullan, Co Donegal (07491) 58368 (087) 6186334

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LISTINGS FISH FARMERS IN IRELAND Boyce Paddy Paddy Boyce Malin Road, Moville, Co. Donegal 07493 82100 07493 85200 pboyce@eircom.net

Emerald Mussels Raymond Dougal Greencastle Road, Moville, Co. Donegal (098) 26376 (086) 8114088

Carlingford Lough Shellfish Cooperative Society Ltd David Brennan Ghan Road, Carlingford, Co. Louth (042) 9383894 (086) 1077120 042 9375956

Euro Shellfish Limited Derick McGonagle Clar, Redcastle, Co. Donegal 086 8345876

Chapman Robert Robert chapman Slade, Fethard on Sea, New Ross 051 397303 Cromane Mussels Ltd. Tony O’Sullivan Stookisland, Cromane, Killorglin (066) 9769306 (086) 8941025 Cuan Baoi Seafarm Ltd. (Murphys Irish Seafoods) Mike Sammon The Pier, Castletownbere, Cork (027) 61469 (066) 9150008/9 or MS (087) 6839831 Geraldhofmaier@eircom.net Cunningham, Brian Brian Cunningham 64 Greencastle Pier Road, Kilkeel 048 41769208 048 41763584 eileen@esloan.wanadoo.co.uk Crescent Seafoods Ltd. Stephen Kelly Redwood Park Murrinstown Co. Wexford (053) 39707 or (087) 2783226 crescentseafoods@eircom.net Cromane Seafoods Ltd. Danny Sullivan Cromane, Killorglin, Co. Kerry (066) 9761563 or 087 2271221

Frank McCarthy Frank Mc Carthy Lonart, Killorglin, Co. Kerry (066) 9769375 (087) 6432562 Flynn, Liam Liam Flynn 11 Chancellors Road Bessbrook, Newry Foyle Fresh Seafoods John Steele Gulladuff, Moville, Co. Donegal (07493) 82119 (087) 2295800/2524598 marksteele@eircom.ie Foyle Shellfish Co-operative John Steele Bankhead, Redcastle, Co. Donegal (07493) 82119 Fresco Seafoods Gerard Kelly Greencastle Co. Donegal (07491) 81333 (086) 2516603/ (074) 9381356 Foley-Teahan Group John Foley Cromane Lower, Killorglin, Co. Kerry (066) 9769247 087 7827502 Gerald O'Reilly Group Gerald O'Reilly Cromane Lower, Killorglin Co. Kerry (066) 9769256

Donegal Seafoods Ltd. John Mc Laughlin Anchor Lodge, Carrowmore, Malin (086) 2247285 (074) 9370827

Griffin-Reilly Group John Joe O’Reilly Cromane Lower, Killorglin, Co. Kerry (068) 9769235 086 6094346 reillyshellfish@hotmail.com

Doyle, Hugh and Paul Bennet Hugh Doyle Killag, Duncormick, Co. Wexford 051 563075 086 8625809

Inch Island Shellfish Allen Brown Grange, Inch Island, Co. Donegal (07493) 60637 (086) 1623777

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LDC Shellfish Liam McGuinness, Seacrest, Derry Road, Moville, Co. Donegal.

074 9382145/086 2889079

Lett & Co. Ltd. Desmond Lett Batt Street, Wexford, Co. Wexford (053) 9122811 (087)2559402

Lough Garmin Harbour Mussels Michele Barbe 84 Northumberland Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 16682404 31113571310 eddy@barbe.nl

McCarthy Daniel Daniel Mc Carthy Cromane Lower, Killorglin Co. Kerry (066) 9769240 (066) 9769375

Lough Swilly Shellfish Growers Co-operative Soc. Ltd. Tom Gallagher 37 Talbot Park, Derry, Northern Ireland (077) 61286 (077) 62547

O'Sullivan McCarthy Mussel Development Group Arther McCarthy Cromane Lower, Killorglin, Co. Kerry 872119955

M&P O’Sullivan Shellfish Ltd Paul O’Sullivan Cromane Lower, Killorglin, Co. Kerry (066) 9769975 (087) 6608569 (PO’S) or (066) 9769390

O’Connor, Liam Liam O'Connor North Commons, Liberties Carlingford

M&p O’Sullivan Shellfish Ltd Paul O’Sullivan Stookisland, Cromane Upper Killorglin (066) 9769306 McCrudden, Derek Derek McCrudden Drumaweir, Greencastle Co. Donegal 07493 81378 McDermot Danny & Carney Peter Danny McDermot Battery Brae, Greencastle, Co.Donegal (086) 8053693 (074)9381242 McDermott, Danny Danny McDermott Battery Brae, Greencastle, Co. Donegal 07493 81242 McLaughlin John D. (Donegal seafoods) John McLaughlin Anchor Lodge, Carrowmore, Malin (077) 70827 (087) 2247285 Morgan, Ciaran Ciaran Morgan Ardaghy, Omeath, Co. Louth Kelly Charles Greencastle, Co. Donegal (074) 81298

Ronan O’Doherty 13 Pillar Park, Buncrana, Co. Donegal (07493) 62557 (086) 8177885 ronanodoherty@eircom.net Sugrue Group Michael Sugrue Cromane Lower, Killorglin, Co. Kerry (087) 9862453 (066) 9769505 Scallan Fintan Fintan Scallan 84 King Street, Wexford, Co. Wexford (053) 9141207 (087) 2786852 Scallan Noel Noel Scallan 29 William Street, Wexford Town, Co. Wexford (053) 22080 nascallan@eircom.net South East Shellfish Cooperative Ltd. Dermot Kenny Barrack Street, Passage East Co. Waterford (051) 382672 (087) 2746118 sellfish@gofree.indigo.ie Teahan Partnership Michael Teahan Cromane Lower, Killorglin, Co. Kerry (066) 9769357 (087) 2654681 Yearbook 2010

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LISTINGS FISH FARMERS IN IRELAND Tully Shellfish Michael Havlin Tullyally, Redcastle, Co. Donegal (087) 2296152 07493 82436 Fergalhavlin@hotmail.co.uk Wexford Mussels Ltd. Sean Ryan Rockfield, Coolcotts, Co. Wexford (053) 24351 or (087) 2219077 wexmuss@eircom.net Woodstown Bay Shellfish Ltd. Paul Barlow The Harbour, Dunmore East, Co. Waterford (051) 383461 (087) 2565547 or (051) 383664 Paulbarlo@eircom.net William Casey Group Willie Casey Cromane Cross, Cromane, Killorgan

CLAMS Adrigole Mussels Ltd. Daniel O’Shea Bawn, Adrigole, Beara (027) 60030 086 8196625 Armada Shellfish Co. Ltd. Paul Leydon Maris Stella, Cloughboley, Co. Sligo (071) 9163153 or (087) 2360364 eircom.net Atlantic Clams Ireland Ltd. Charles Kelly Old Farm Buildings, Lissadell, Co. Sligo 07191 42990 (087) 6739051 Carragh Clams LTD Paul. O’Sullivan Cromane Lower, Killorglin Co. Kerry (066) 9769975 (087) 6608569 (PO'S) or (066) 9769390 Cartron Point Shellfish Ltd. Iarlaith Connellan New Quay, Burrin, Co. Clare (065) 7078189 iconnellan@eircom.net Connemara Clams Michael Murray Streamstown, Claddaghduff, Co. Galway (095) 44346 or (086) 8554196 Coney Island Shellfish Ltd. Noel Carter The Lodge, Strandhill, Co. Sligo (07191) 68443 (07191) 61644 Yearbook 2010

Cunningham Liam Liam Cunningham Aughmore Near, Sligo, Co. Sligo (071) 69139 (071) 68443

Seabreeze Oyster Farm Ltd. Des Moore Tullyearl, Laghy, Co. Donegal (07497) 22791 087 6536781 seabrezeltd@eircom.net

Doherty James James Doherty Maghery, Termon, Dungloe 07495 22820 086 6097574

Ongrow Shellfish Ltd. George Hunter Carrickhenry, Co Sligo (071) 62195 (071) 68443

Donegal Oceandeep Oysters Ltd. Conor Reid Rossylongan, Donegal Town, Co. Donegal (073) 23042 (H) (087) 6388843 (073) 23331 creid@taighde.ie

Sullivan, Cornelius Cornelius Sullivan Ballinakill, Bere Island, Co. Cork (027)75064

Dooriel Fisheries Ltd. Shane McGinty Dooriel, Ballycroy, Co. Mayo (098) 49244 Jasconius Ltd. Iarlaith Connellan New Quay, Burrin, Co. Clare (065) 7078189 iconnellan@eircom.net Lissadell Shellfish Co. Ltd. Kevin O'Kelly Lissadell, Sligo Town, Co. Sligo 07191 63563 (07191) 41313 ilok@tinet.ie Lurgan Green Shellfish Ltd.(0072) Francis Carter Knappaghmore Strandhill Road, Co Sligo (071) 50746 (071) 68443 Matt Burke Aghagowlra Mor, Fahy, Newport (098) 41343 087 2469101 McHugh Charles & Gavigan Vincent Charles McHugh or Packie McHugh Leconell Ard na Ratha Loughras Beg (075) 41753 (075) 41574 Morrissey Desmond Desmond Morrissey The Moorings Fountainstown Co. Cork Murray Denis & McSweeney James G. Denis Murray Roshine Acres Burtonport Letterkenny (075) 42962 murraydenis@eircom.net

South East Shellfish Cooperative Ltd. Dermot Kenny Barrack Street, Passage East, Co. Waterford (051) 382672 (087) 2746118 sellfish@gofree.indigo.ie Killala Community Councl Killala, Co. Mayo 096 32992 096 32166

Cockles South East Shellfish Cooperative Ltd. Dermot Kenny Barrack Street, Passage East, Co. Waterford (051) 382672 (087) 2746118 sellfish@gofree.indigo.ie

Freshwater Trout Araglen Trout Farm John Haydon Araglen, Kilworth, Co. Cork (058) 50049 araglenvalleytrout@eircom.net & johnhaydon@eircom.net Curraun Fisheries (Clonee) Tom Doherty Jr Doughill, Mulranny, Westport (064) 84257 (098) 36174 cflssl@eircom.net Curraun Fisheries (Gortdrum) Johnny Power Gortdrum Hatchery, Gortdrum, Co. Tipperary cflssl@eircom.net Goatsbridge Trout Farm Ltd. Gerard Kirwan Goatsbridge, Thomastown Co. Kilkenny 056 7724140 086 2544906 goatsbridgetroutfarm@eircom.net

IDAS Ltd. Stefan Petersen Woodenbridge, Arklow Co. Wicklow (0402) 35233 (087) 2270646 mantrout@wicklowtrout.com Raford Fish Farm Francis Burke Raford, Kiltulla, Athenry (091) 848137 Santa Cruise Salmon Ltd. Peter Gibbs Carrigahorig, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary (09097) 47122

Gigas Oyster Adrigole Mussels Ltd. Daniel O’Shea Bawn, Adrigole, Beara (027) 60030 086 8196625 Armada Shellfish Co. Ltd. Paul Leydon Maris Stella Cloughboley Co. Sligo (071) 9163153 (087) 2360364 eircom.net Atlanfish Gareth Gallagher Station House, Malin Road, Carndonagh 07493 74285 (0044) 7720464085 Daniel@gallagherandson.biz Atlantic Clams Ireland Ltd. Charles Kelly Old Farm Buildings Lissadell Co. Sligo 07191 42990 (087) 6739051 Atlantic Shellfish Ltd. David Hugh - Jones Rossmore, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork (021) 4883248 (021) 4883043 farm@oysters.co.uk Boet Mor Seafoods Ltd. Jean Le Dorven Claddaghduff, Clifden, Co. Galway (095) 44698 boetmor@eircom.net Cartron Point Shellfish Ltd. Iarlaith Connellan New Quay, Burrin, Co. Clare (065) 7078189 iconnellan@eircom.net

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LISTINGS FISH FARMERS IN IRELAND Clarinbridge Oyster Cooperative Society Ltd. Michael Egan Clarenbridge, Co. Galway (091) 796771 (087) 2581104 bhhm@eircom.net Bannow Island Shellfish Ltd. Sean Ffrench Danes Castle, Carrig-on-Barrow, Co.Wexford (051) 561291 Colleran John John Colleran Seaview Avenue, Carrigaline, Co Cork (021) 4372976 Barron Thomas Thomas Barron Mullinahorna, Ring Dungarvan 058 46283 Bia Mara Deise Teoranta Sean Burke 7 Bishopscourt Lawn, Bishopstown, Cork (021) 4543563 086 8909329 sdeburca@indigo.ie or cliona@tinet.ie Carlingford Oyster Company Ltd. Kian Louet- Feisser Mullatee, Carlingford, Co. Louth 429373800 (042) 9773367 info@carlingfordoysterco.ie Clew Bay Oyster Cooperative Sean O’Grady The Boathouse, The Quay, Newport (087) 9882522 Comhlacht Forbartha Toin Re Gaoith Neil Kilbane Tonragee West, Achill, Co Mayo 098 36171 (087) 2039604 Connemara Seafoods Ltd. Karl Gautier Kilmeena, Westport, Co. Mayo (098) 41328 / 41772 (098) 41000 Kgautier@eircom.net Coney Island Shellfish Ltd. Noel Carter The Lodge, Strandhill, Co. Sligo (07191) 68443 (07191) 61644 Costelloe John John Costelloe 59 Avonmore Road, Raheen Heights, Dooradoyle (061) 301823 087 2429416 Johncostello@eircom.net

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Coyne Anthony Anthony Coyne Derrylough, Renvyle, Co. Galway (095) 43501 (087) 2700672 Croagh Patrick Seafoods Ltd. Padraic Gannon Roslaher, Newport, Co. Mayo (098) 41142 (087 2497570 Crocknagee Oysters Paddy Diver Roxtown, Clonmany, Co. Donegal 074 9376303 Criostoir Teo. / CK Oysters Criostoir Kenneally Knoickeen Power, Ring, Dungarvan (058) 46448 or (087) 6655295 Curran Frank & O'Shea Jim Frank Curran Turret Field, Caherciveen, Co. Kerry (066) 9473016 (066) 972373 De Burca Oysters Michael John Burke Prospect Hill, Maree, Oranmore (091) 794590 kmburke@eircom.net Doherty Charlie Charlie Doherty Roshine South, Dungloe Co Donegal (075) 21815 Doherty James James Doherty Maghery, Termon, Dungloe 07495 22820 or 086 6097574 Cromane Seafoods Ltd. Danny Sullivan Cromane, Killorglin, Co. Kerry (066) 9761563 087 2271221 Cullinane David David Cullinane 2 Harbour View, Lockout, Dungarvan (058) 42962 (087) 2150558 Donegal Oceandeep Oysters Ltd. Conor Reid Rossylongan, Donegal Town, Co. Donegal (073) 23042 (H) or (087) 6388843 (073) 23331 creid@taighde.ie Donegal Oysters Ltd. Damien Reid Rossylongan, Donegal Town, Co. Donegal (087) 2845420 (074) 9740366

Dooriel Fisheries Licence Shane McGinty Dooriel, Ballycroy, Westport (098) 49244 Douglas Shellfish Ltd. Brian Quinn 42 Upper John Street, Cork (087) 9665386 Douglas Strand Shellfish Ltd. Pat Costelloe Douglas, Killorglin, Co. Kerry (066) 9761457 (087) 2662728 Emerald Oysters Ltd Michael Egan Care, Clarenbridge, Co. Galway (091) 796771 (087) 2581104 Eisc Riaga Teo Matt Burke Aghagowla Mor, Fahy, Newport 087 2489101 Ferguson Shellfish Ltd. Donal Ferguson Ballagan, Carlingford, Co. Louth (042) 9373350 087 6486162 fegfish@eircom.net Frank Dwyer Church Cross, Skibereen, Co. Cork (086) 8390678 b.kingsto@gofree.indigo.ie Frank McCarthy Lonart, Killorglin, Co. Kerry (066) 9769375 (087) 6432562 Fahey Mary Aughluskey, Moneen, Castlebar (094) 22623 Gerald O'Reilly Group Gerald O’Reilly Cromane Lower, Killorglin, Co. Kerry (066) 9769256 Dolphin Seafarms Ltd. Eamon Chesser Gleninagh, Galway Road, Ennis (065) 6820616 Doorus Point Shellfish Thomas Connolly Moy Road, Kinvarra, Co. Galway (085)8248847 Garvey Brendan (jnr) The Bungalow, Claremount, Clarecastle, Ennis, Co. Clare (065) 6891920 086 3840806 Gavin Patrick Patrick Gavin Clynish Island, Kilmenna, Westport 087 2339259

Duffy Anthony Anthony Duffy Carrick, Carrigart, Letterkenny 074 9155531 (087) 4185913 Griffin - Reilly Group John Joe O’Reilly Cromane Lower, Killorglin Co. Kerry (068) 9769235 086 6094346 reillyshellfish@hotmail.com Dungarvan Shellfish Ltd. Ray Harty Hillcrest, Gortnadiha, Ring (058) 46120 (058) 46508 shellfish@oceanfree.net Dwyer, William William Dwyer Ballyhack, Arthurstown, New Ross (051) 389349 (087) 2712150 Haven Shellfish Jamie Dwyer Ballinaclashet Oysterhaven, Co. Cork (021) 4770664 (087) 2557429 havenshellfish@eircom.net Hayes Aquaculture Thomas Hayes Cromane, Killorglin, Co. Kerry (066) 9769516 (087) 6779122 Hayestomas@hotmail.com Grealish Seafoods Ltd. Gerry Grealish Lettra, Ballycroy, Westport (098) 49118 (087) 9679246 Feirm Sliogeisc Mara Teoranta (Gabriel Kennealy) Gabriel Kenneally Ring, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford 087 6836035 Ffrench Thomas Thomas Ffrench Danes Castle Carrig-on-Barrow Co. Wexford (051) 561572 Fitzpatrick Eugene Eugene Fitzpatrick Tallaught, Saltmills New Ross (051) 562587 Henry Tom Tom Henry Belfarsad, Achill Sound, Co. Mayo (086) 3771648 098 20852 orianadt@msn.com Yearbook 2010

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LISTINGS FISH FARMERS IN IRELAND HighPort Ltd. Matt Burke Aghagowlra Mor, Fahy, Newport (098) 41343 087 2469101 Hunter Conal Conal Hunter Roshine, Magherty, Dungloe (075) 21457 (075) 22542

Lyons Gearoid Gearoid Lyons c/o Sea Lyons Seafood Pier Road, Carrigaholt (065) 9058321 sealyons@iol.ie

Langley Feargal Fergal Langley Sheshia, Bell Harbour, Co Clare (065) 7078146 (087) 9787033

Haran Sean Sean Haran Roughley, Cloughboley, Co. Sligo (07191) 63622

McGlinchy Alan Alan Mc Glinchy Kiltown, Killygordon, Co. Donegal (074) 49378 (086) 8163553

Fornaght Shellfish (2005) Nicolas Murphy Altona, Dock Road, Dunmore East (051) 383259 086 2568892

Harty Jimmy James Harty Hillcrest, Ballynacourty Ring, An Rinn (058) 46215 (058) 46120

Fortune Anthony Anthony Fortune 4 Mount Avenue, Cheekpoint, Waterford 051 382672 087 2125997

Mac Namara Michael Michael Mc Namara c/o Sea Lyons Seafood The Square, Carrigaholt (065) 9058087

Hunter Seamus Seamus Hunter Magherty, Dungloe, Co Donegal (075) 22542 (075) 21457 Iasc Sliogach Uisce Leathan Teo. Martin Coll Cashel, Kindrum P.O., Letterkenny (074) 9159259 (086) 8041451 martincollcashel@eircom.net Inch Two Three Oysters Ltd. Allen Browne Grange, Inch, Co. Donegal (077) 60295 Irish Atlantic Shellfish James Lyons c/o Sea Lyons Seafood Pier Road, Carrigaholt (065) 9058321 sealyons@iol.ie Jasconius Ltd. Iarlaith Connellan New Quay, Burrin, Co. Clare (065) 7078189 iconnellan@eircom.net Kilbane Michael Michael Kilbane Dooagh, Achill Island, Co. Mayo 098 43969 michaelkilbane@eircom.net Kinsale Seafoods Ltd. Tim Mc Namara Whispering Pines, Cappagh, Kinsale (021) 4772264 (086) 8545528 Matt Burke Aghagowla Mor, Fahy, Newport 087 2489101 (098) 41343 Yearbook 2010

Heraghty Patrick & Shiels Michael Michael Shields Ballyar, Kerrymeel P.O. Letterkenny (074) 9159629 (087) 2944071/ 086 8781080 Michael.shields@nutreco.com Hook Head Shellfish Ltd. Tommy Hickey Fethard-on-Sea, New Ross, Co. Wexford (051) 397492 (087) 6480109 Mahoney Bernard Bernard Mahoney Moveen West, Kilkee, Co. Clare (065) 9056985 (087) 2397440 Mannin Bay Oysters Josie King Derrygimla, Ballyconneely Co. Galway (095) 23640 Maree Oysters Ltd. Jimmy Killilea Maree, Clarinbridge, Co. Galway (091) 790525 087 6184182 Joyce, Saul Saul Joyce Claddaghduff, Co.Galway (095) 44890 Keenan Oysters Ltd. Tom Keenan The Harbour, Carlingford Lough Co. Louth (042) 9373306 Krause Daniel & Rainer Daniel Krause Dungora, Kinvara, Co. Galway (091) 637104 91637232

Mac Aodh Padraig Padraig Mac Aodh Leac Connell, Ard a Ratha, Co. Donegal (075) 41753 (075) 41574 McCahill Eamonn Eamonn Mac Cathail Dirlaught, Lettermacaward Co. Donegal (07491) 39943 086 8460933 McKinney John John McKinney Harbour View, Greencastle, Co. Donegal (077) 81134 McLaughlin Alan Alan Mc Laughlin ร darรกs na Gaeltachta Co. Donegal McDermot Danny & Carney Peter Danny McDermot Battery Brae, Greencastle, Co.Donegal (086) 8053693 (074)9381242 McMahon Michael Michael McMahon Ballynote East, Kilrush, Co. Clare (065) 9052571 (087) 2605796 McManamon John John Mc Manamon Sandhill, Carrowbeg, Tiernaur (098) 36020 McHugh Charles & Gavigan Vincent Charles McHugh or Packie McHugh Leconell, Ard na Ratha, Loughras Beg (075) 41753 (075) 41574 McKeown Martin Martin Mc Keown Rehy East, Cross, Co. Clare McNulty Gerard Martin Gerard McNulty Knockloughra, Newport, Co. Mayo (087) 2920281

Mestre, Jean Paul Jean Paul Mestre 2 Fairy Hill, Monkstown, Co.Cork 021-4841837 Michael Kelly Shellfish Ltd. Diarmuid Tyrone, Kilcolgan, Co. Galway (091) 796120 Morrissey Desmond Desmond Morrissey The Moorings, Fountainstown Co. Cork Mulloy Shellfish Ltd. Andy Mulloy Kilmeena, Westport, Co. Mayo (098) 41000 (098) 413328 / 41772 csf@iol.ie Munnelly John John Munnelly Ross, Killala, Co. Mayo (096) 32056 Moore Billy Billy Moore Doe Point, Creeslough, Letterkenny (074) 9138119 Murrisk Shellfish Ltd. Sean O'Grady Murrisknaboll, Murrisk, Westport 087 9882522 098 66063 murriskshellfish@eircom.net Moran Pat Pat Moran The Mount, Cheekpoint, Waterford (051) 382293 (051) 382672 Moroney Michael Michael Moroney Glosha, Cromane, Killorglin (066) 9769256 North Shore Oysters Jim Walsh Ballyliffen, Clonmany, Co. Donegal 074 9376433 (086) 6057819 O'Malley Michael Michael O Malley Cleggan, Co. Galway 095 44702 O'Neill Michael Michael O'Neill Church Cross, Skibbereen Co. Cork (028) 38290 Murray Denis & McSweeney James G. Denis Murray Roshine Acres, Burtonport Letterkenny (075) 42962 murraydenis@eircom.net

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LISTINGS FISH FARMERS IN IRELAND Osirí Iorrais Teoranta / Broadhaven Erris Co-op Ltd. T. O'Cuinn Chatel Street, Belmullet, Co. Mayo 097 81036 O'Sullivan McCarthy Mussel Development Group Arther McCarthy Cromane Lower, Killorglin Co. Kerry 872119955 Quay Oyster Company John Kelly Ballinacourty, Clarinbridge Co. Galway (091) 794724 Rosmoney Shellfish Ltd. Stephen Fitzgerald Rosmoney, Westport, Co. Mayo (098) 25843 rsl@eircom.net Sciana Mara Teoranta John J. Mc Namara Bothar na Scoile, Duacha, Achill (098) 43317 Sea Lyons Seafood Ltd. James Lyons Pier Road, Carrigaholt, Co. Clare (065) 9058321 (065) 9058322/ (087) 6149537 sealyons@iol.ie Seabreeze Oyster Farm Ltd. Des Moore Tullyearl, Laghy, Co. Donegal (07497) 22791 087 6536781 seabrezeltd@eircom.net O'Conduin Sean Seán O’Conduin 3 Baile na nGall Mhor An Rinn, Dúngarbhán (058) 46015 (086) 3172179 O'Domhnaill Gearoid Gearoid O'Domhnaill Meenmore, Dungloe, Letterkenny (075) 22513

O'Sullivan Martin Martin O'Sullivan 7 St. Thomas Terrace, Dungarvan Co. Waterford (058) 42580 (086) 1774813 helenosullivan@cablesurf.com Omey Oyster Company Ltd. Richard West Claddaghduff, Clifden, Co. Galway (095) 44022 Sherkin Oysters Ltd. Michael Murphy Skibbereen, Baltimore, Co. Cork (028) 20187 028 20837 Sliogeisc an Mhacaire Teo Jim O'Donnell Falmore, Dungloe, Co. Donegal (074) 9522268 (07495) 21183 or (07495) 21429 Osirí Drimloch Teoranta Paddy Melly Údarás na Gaeltachta Co. Donegal Oyster Creek Seafoods Ltd. Michael Irwin Maree, Oranmore, Co. Galway (091) 790499 (087) 2375744 oystercreek@eircom.net Sliogeisc Gaoth Beara Teoranta Paddy Boyle Ballykilduff, Portnoo, Co. Donegal (07495) 45281 087 9488044 paddybboyle@eircom.net PKA Ltd. Pat Dineen Ballycoe, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford (058) 44617 (087) 2550014 pkaoy@eircom.net

O'Maoileain Tadhg Tadhg O'Maoileoin Cnocan an Phaoraigh, An Rinn, Dungarbhan (058) 46599 (058) 46499 tadhg@nemeton.ie

Southern Seafoods Ltd. Desmond Morrissey The Moorings Fountainstown Co. Cork (021) 4831415 (021) 4963943 or (086) 2576515 dtmorrissey@hotmail.com

Sheehy Hugh Hugh Sheehy Breaffa, Kilkee, Co. Clare (065) 9058245 (086) 8579472

Saul Joyce Quay Cottage Beach Road Clifden (095) 44890 (087) 1267714

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066 9761614/087 7632453 Shannon Estuary Oysters (part of connamara seafoods) Karl Gautier Kilmeena, Wesport, Co. Mayo (098) 41000 (087) 9971761 Kgautier@eircom.net Teahan Partnership Michael Teahan Cromane Lower Killorglin Co. Kerry (066) 9769357 (087) 2654681 Thomas Bluinne Tom Bluinne Station House, Kilrush, Co. Clare (065) 9052275 087 7604230 Sliogeisc an Duag Eamon. McCahill Údarás na Gaeltachta, Co. Donegal (07491) 39943 086 8460933 Sliogeisc an Tuaisceart Teoranta Conor Reid Trá Aonaigh, Leitir Mhic an Bhaird Co. Donegal (075) 42037 creid@taighde.ie Sliogeisc na Rossan Teoranta Edward O'Gallachoir (jnr) Traigheanna Bay, Drinlaughelruid, Letterkenny 074 9522777 (075) 42637 (H) ardlands1@hotmail.com or biged@oceanfree.net

Triskell Seafood Ltd. Marie Aude Danguy Strand Hill Co. Sligo (07191) 68060 (087) 2451558 triskell@eircom.net Tairgi Mara Tir Lachain Teoranta John Downey Ards, Creeslough, Co. Donegal (074) 38370 (087) 9673776 Uí hAodha Caitlin Yannick (pka) Ceann Heilbhic, Rinn O’gCuanach, Dúngarbhán (058) 46306 Utterly Oysters Ltd Killian Tighe Rossleague, Cobh, Co. Cork (021) 4813983 (086) 2656509 killiant@iol.ie Walsh Philip Philip Walsh Ballyvoreen, Rosstuss, Woodstown (087) 4120291 051 382036 Waterford Oysters Pat Cullen New Line, Abbeyside, Dungarvan (058) 42320 086 3546062 West Cork Shellfish Ltd. David Lane Lanlyn, Ballinaluska, Myrtleville (021) 4831832 (087) 2569003

Tighe Peter Peter Tighe 1 Glenmore Grove, Balinorig, Tralee (066) 7129613 087 7870034

Whooley Colin Colin Whooley Ballylinch, Baltimore, Co. Cork (086) 2483863 (028) 20447

South East Shellfish Cooperative Ltd. Dermot Kenny Barrack Street, Passage East, Co. Waterford (051) 382672 (087) 2746118 sellfish@gofree.indigo.ie

Sofi Shellfish Nicolas Tessier Knockmanus, Newport, Co. Mayo 098 36978 087 3286283 sofishellfish@googlemail.com

Sweeney Eamon & Corbett Seamus E Mac Suibhne Corner House, Gweedore, Co. Donegal (075) 31453 087 2029909

Whooley Colin Colin Whooley Ballylinch, Baltimore, Co. Cork (086) 2483863 (028) 20447 Yearbook 2010

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LISTINGS FISH FARMERS IN IRELAND NATIVE OYSTER (FARM) Atlantic Shellfish Ltd. David Hugh - Jones Rossmore, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork (021) 4883248 (021) 4883043 farm@oysters.co.uk Connemara Seafoods Ltd. Karl Gautier Kilmeena, Westport, Co. Mayo (098) 41328 / 41772 (098) 41000 Kgautier@eircom.net McKeown Martin Martin Mc Keown Rehy East, Cross, Co. Clare Michael Kelly Shellfish Ltd. Diarmuid Tyrone, Kilcolgan, Co. Galway (091) 796120

North Mayo Oyster Development Cooperative Society Ltd Thomas Bohan Barrack St., Belmullet, Co. Mayo (097) 81074 Tralee Oyster Fishermen’s Society Ltd. Denis O’Shea 74 Boher Bee, Tralee, Co. Kerry 087 2599237 066 7136811

ORNAMENTAL Rinn Bearna Aquatics Ltd. Frances Gallagher Glanturkin, Whitegate, Co. Cork (021) 4661190 (087) 6213266 rinnbearna@gmail.com

PERCH LOBSTER ENHANCEMENT Eirshell David Baird Carraholy, Westport, Co. Mayo (087) 2362124 (098) 26430 efish3@iol.ie

NATIVE OYSTER (FISHERY) Clarinbridge Oyster Co-operative Society Ltd. Michael Egan Clarenbridge, Co. Galway (091) 796771 (087) 2581104 bhhm@eircom.net Clew Bay Oyster Cooperative Sean O Grady The Boathouse, The Quay Newport (087) 9882522 Comharchumann Sliogeisc Chonamara Teo Alan O'Sullivan Kilkieran, Connemara Co. Galway (095) 33489 (087) 2267511 harringtonjamie@hotmail.com Malin Head Fishermen's Cooperative Society Ltd. Charles O’Donnell Malin Head, Co. Donegal (07493) 70240 Yearbook 2010

Ballybay Perch Ltd P.J. Finlay Corkeeran, Ballybay, Co. Monaghan.

Ballybayperchltd@gmail.com.

086 824 2257 Cune Fisheries Ltd Philip Fryday Clune,Clonoulty, Cashel, Co. Tipperary. philipfryday1@yahoo.ie 087 6992825 Keywater Fisheries Ltd Paul Kearney Maple Drive, Boyle, Co. Roscommon PaulgKearney@eircom.net.

0879957613/071 9662692 PDS Irish Waters Perch Ltd Philip Simpson Main Street, Arvagh, Co. Cavan (043) 83910 (086) 8162750

RAGWORM Curraun Fisheries Ltd. / Seastream Ltd. T. Doherty Doughill, Mulrany, Westport (098) 36174 curraunblue@eircom.net Feirm Eisc Chleire Michael Cadogan Cape Clear, Co. Cork (028) 39158 (028) 41959 capeclearfishfarm@eircom.net

Power John John Power Curryglass, Waterfall Castletownbere (027) 70808 086 8050501

ROPE MUSSEL Adrigole Mussels Ltd. Daniel O’Shea Bawn, Adrigole, Beara (027) 60030 086 8196625 AMC Fishfarms Ltd. Michael Casey c/o Casey's Cabin Baltimore, Co. Cork (028) 20197 (028) 20427 caseys@eircom.net Atlantic Blackshells Ltd. Danny Mc Nulty 3 Castlehill Park, Turlough Road, Castlebar (094) 9023017 (085) 1127201 atlanticblackshells@eircom.net Bantry Bay Seafoods Ltd. John Cronin Gortalassa, Bantry, Co. Cork (027) 50977 087 6179358 info@bantrybaymussels.ie Ardgroom Shellfish Ltd. John Gerad Sullivan Inward, Ardgroom, Beara (027) 74369 (027) 74220 ardgroomshellfishltd1@eircom.net Bantry Harbour Mussels Ltd. Tim Coakley Millbrook, Seskin, Bantry (027) 51411 timco@eircom.net Blaney Liam Liam Blaney Ballina, Tawny, Letterkenny (07491) 59608 (074) 59014 (086) 8383623 Bruckless Bouchet Mussels Ann McClosky Darney, Bruckless, Co. Donegal 07497 37871 (087) 1396489 brucklessmussels@eircom.net Blackshell Farm Ltd. Michael Mulloy The Quay, Westport, Co. Mayo (098) 25484 (087) 6740656 blackshell@eircom.net

Collins & Minihane Sean Collins Hollyhill, Aughadown, Skibereen (028) 38429 (01) 8900919 smin@eircom.net Belenos Seafoods John Kilcoyne Kilsallagh, Westport, Co. Mayo (098) 66177 (087) 2376700 Kieran Kane Lettergesh East Renvyle, Co. Galway (095) 43525 (087) 2074738 Cormorant Mussel Ltd William Murphy 25 The Meadows, Glassis Lake, Ovens (021) 4872703 (087) 2784819 cormorantm@eircom.net Courtney Richard Richard Courtney Gurteenalomane, Skibbereen Co. Cork (028) 21382 (086) 2306961 Coyne Ciaran Ciaran Coyne Lettergesh West, Renvyle Co. Galway (095) 43418 (087) 9173800 Cronin Paddy V. Paddy V. Cronin Muxnaw, Kenmare, Co. Kerry (064) 41540 (087) 2383745 Crowley Michael Michael Crowley Ardralla, Church Cross, Skibbereen (028) 38830 (086) 2681278 Crusa Teoranta Danny Mc Nulty 3 Castlehill Park, Turlough Road Castlebar (094) 23017 (085) 1127201 atlanticblackshells@eircom.net Daly Carl Carl Daly Drombohilly, Tousist, Killarney (064) 84289 Daly Cathal Cathal Daly Kilcrohane Road, Durrus, Bantry (027) 61281 (087) 2768311

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Glendara Seafoods (See bantry Bay seafoods) Bantry Bay, Stripe, Furbo, Co Galway

Dolphin Seafarms Ltd. Eamon Chesser Gleninagh, Galway Road, Ennis (065) 6820616

Grealish Seafoods Ltd. Gerry Grealish Lettra, Ballycroy, Westport (098) 49118 (087) 9679246 Greenline Shellfish Ltd. Richard Collins Sherkin Island, Skibbereen Co. Cork 086 8304231 (028) 20286

Duggan Raymond Raymond Duggan Kilkilleen, Church Cross, Skibbereen (028) 38281 (086) 8798942

Hanley Paddy Paddy Hanley Pouleen, Ardgroom, Beara (027) 74232

Dunmanus Bay Mussels Paul McEvoy c/o Paudie Murnane Droumdough West, Ballylickey 027 54153 (086) 2782434

Harrington Florence Florence Harrington Ardgroom P.O. Bantry, Co. Cork (064) 41714 (064) 41714

Fastnet Mussels Ltd. John Murphy Gearhies. Bantry, Co. Cork (027) 61276 (086) 2440573 fastnet@eircom.net

Harrington John M. John Harrington Ardgroom P.O. Bantry, Co. Cork (064) 41714 (087) 2313395

Fundy Shellfish Ltd. John Hutchinson Dunbeacon, Durrus, Bantry (027) 61254 (027) 51748 G&B Barge Ltd. Brendan Sullivan Ballinakilla, Bere Island, Co. Cork (027) 75018 086 8350820 hotel4@eircom.net

Hegarty Margaret Colin Whooley Latherathanvaley, Church Cross Skibereen (028) 38359

Hegarty Michael Colin Whooley Fastnet View House, Church Cross, Skibbereen (028) 38227

Leonard Peter Patrick Leonard No. 7 Reengaroga, Baltimore Co. Cork (028) 38293

Hourihan Michael J. Michael J. Hourihan Droumgarriff, Glengarriff Co. Cork

Leonard Patrick J. Patrick Leonard 7 Donegal West, Reengaroga Baltimore (028) 38293

Foyle Jack Jack Foyle Foyles Hotel, Leenan, Co. Galway (087) 6828108 Iasc Sliogach Uisce Leathan Teo. Martin Coll Cashel, Kindrum P.O., Letterkenny (074) 9159259 (086) 8041451 martincollcashel@eircom.net Inishowen Shellfish Ltd. (Bantry Bay Seafoods) Paul Connelly Lahadane, Bantry, Co. Cork Kelly Paul Paul Kelly Lauragh, Killarney, Co. Kerry (064) 84513 (064) 42590 Kush Seafarms Ltd. John M. Harrington The Courthouse, Kenmare Co. Kerry (064) 41714 (064) 42127 or (087) 2313395 kush1@iol.ie

Lydon Pat Pat Lydon Lettergesh West, Rennyle Co. Galway (095) 43429 or 087 3776350 Killary Fjord Shellfish Ltd. Simon C. Kennedy Bunowen, Leenane, Co. Galway (087) 6227542 Killary Shellfish Ltd. Brendan Nee Marlee, Marshalstown, Enniscorthy (095) 43468 (095) 41116 Krause Rainer Rainer Krause Dungora, Kinvara, Co. Galway (091) 637104 91637232 Lydon Kevin Kevin Lydon Cluggam, Maam, Co. Galway 087 6783725 094 9548918 kevinlydon@eircom.net Lydon Michael (Now trading with Kevin Lydon) Michael Lydon Cluggam, Maam, Co. Galway (092) 48274 (087) 6783725 kevlydon@eircom.net

Pacific Oyster Seed (crassostrea gigas) Diploid & Triploid Seasalter (Walney) Limited, Old Gravel Works, South Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 3YQ, England

Contact:

Kelsey Thompson

Email: Mobile: Office: Fax:

info@morecambebayoysters.co.uk +44 (0)7785 386499 +44 (0)1229 474158 +44 (0)1229 470500

Commercial francais: Vivien Lopez Portable:

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McIlwaine Shellfish Ltd. Hector Mc Ilwaine Woodquarter, Cranford, Co. Donegal (07491) 53268 (087) 2390285 or (074) 21070 hectorcameron@hotmail.com Mulroy Bay Mussels Ltd. Hugh Wilhare Drim, Cranford, Letterkenny (07491) 53478 (07491) 53260 or (087) 2935852 bwilhare@hotmail.com Murphy Daniel Daniel Murphy Glenvale Lodge, Mardyke, Skibbereen (028) 22001 (086) 8887799 Yearbook 2010

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Ross Shellfish Ltd. Ray Ross 1 Reenkilla, Lauragh, Killarney (064) 83171 (087) 2508803 Seal Harbour Enterprises Ltd. Tim Green Seal Harbour, Glengarriff, Bantry (027) 63085 (087) 2599002 tgreen3@eircom.net O'Malley Bartley Bartley O’Malley Loughta, Louisburgh, Co. Mayo (098) 66281 Saul Joyce Quay Cottage, Beach Road, Clifden (095) 44890 (087) 1267714 Shamrock Shellfish Ltd. Sean Mc Carthy Killowen, Kenmare, Co. Kerry (064) 42200 087 2592209 Shamrockshellfish@eircom.net Purple Spade Ltd. Martin Nee Lettergesh West, Renvyle Co. Galway (095) 43564 Sneem Fishermans coop Jean Yves Letanneur Ankail, Tahilla Harbour, Sneem (064) 45270 Sullivan Michael G. Michael Sullivan Collaros, Lauragh Killarney (064) 83536 Sneem Fishermen’s Cooperative Society Ltd. Joe O’Sullivan Tahilla, Sneem, Co. Kerry 064 45270 or (086) 3623634 Sullivan Jackie Jackie Sullivan Ballinakilla, Bere Island, Co. Cork (027) 75018 (027) 75989 hotel4@eircom.net Turk Head Enterprises Ltd. Stephen Casey Collatrum, Church Cross, Skibbereen (028) 38173 or (086) 2606473 Westpoint Shellfish Ltd. Gerard Lynch Cleandra, Ardgroom, Beara (027) 74286 Whooley Colin Colin Whooley Ballylinch, Baltimore, Co. Cork (086) 2483863 or (028) 20447

Whooley Denis Denis Whooley Seabreeze, Church Cross, Skibereen (028) 20447

Crookhaven Fishermens Association Ltd. Jimmy Newman Crookhaven, Goleen, Co. Cork (021) 4271962 (028) 35137 (086) 8044124

SALMON

Comharchumann Sliogeisc Chonamara Teo Alan O'Sullivan Kilkieran, Connemara, Co. Galway (095) 33489 (087) 2267511 harringtonjamie@hotmail.com

Eany Fish Products Ltd. William Ward Inver P.O., Co. Donegal 074 9736318 eanyfish@eircom.net Eisc Ui Fhlatharta Teoranta Dara Beag O'Fhlaharta Ardmore, Kilkieran, Connemara (095) 32208 or 087 6981351 Marine Harvest Ireland Jan Feenstra Kindrum, Fanad, Letterkenny (074) 9159071 (074) 9159805 Catherine.McManus@nutreco.com Mannin Bay Salmon Co. Ltd. Gerry O'Donoghue Errislannan, Clifden, Co. Galway (095) 21262 or 087 6165860 mansal@eircom.net Meitheal Eisc Teo Noel O'Laoi Leitirmeallan, Co. Galway (091) 551365 087 2739909 muirach@eircom.net Silverking Seafoods Ltd Marine Harvest Inish Farnard Johnny Powers Dinish Island, Castletownbere Co. Cork (027) 70216 (086) 8050501 silverkingseafoods@eircom.net

SALMON (Organic) Clare Island Seafarms (Marine Harvest) Catherine Mc Manus Cloghmore, Achill Island, Co. Mayo (098) 45375 (098) 45647 Catherine.McManus@nutreco.com Murphy's Irish Seafoods Ltd David O'Neill Gearahies, Bantry, Co. Cork (027) 61276, info@fastnetmussels.com

SCALLOP Cartron Point Shellfish Ltd. Iarlaith Connellan New Quay, Burrin, Co. Clare (065) 7078189 iconnellan@eircom.net

Edgeworth Tom Tom Edgeworth 72 Reenrour East, Bantry, Co. Cork (027) 51849 086 3926544 Jasconius Ltd. Iarlaith Connellan New Quay, Burrin, Co. Clare (065) 7078189 iconnellan@eircom.net Glendara Seafoods (See bantry Bay seafoods) Bantry Bay, Stripe, Furbo, Co Galway Kelly John John Kelly Ballinacourty, Clarinbridge Co. Galway Lyons Kieran Kieran Lyons Eyeries, Beara, Co Cork (027) 74296 McKeown Martin Martin Mc Keown Rehy East, Cross, Co. Clare North West Shellfish Ltd. Jerry Gallagher Upper Carrick, Carrigart Letterkenny (07491) 55195 (086) 8092246 northwestshellfish@eircom.net Seal Harbour Enterprises Ltd. Tim Green Seal Harbour, Glengarriff, Bantry (027) 63085 (087) 2599002 tgreen3@eircom.net Southern Seafoods Ltd. Desmond Morrissey The Moorings, Fountainstown,Co. Cork (021) 4831415 (021) 4963943 or (086) 2576515 dtmorrissey@hotmail.com

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LISTINGS FISH FARMERS IN NORTHERN IRELAND Sneem Fishermen's Cooperative Society Ltd. Joe O’Sullivan Tahilla, Sneem, Co. Kerry 064 45270 (086) 3623634

Douglas Valley Hatchery Ltd. Michael Walsh Kilclough Kilworth Co. Cork (025) 27337 (086) 3162397

Valentia Harbour Fisheries Society Ltd. Peader Houlihan Knightstown Valentia Island Co. Kerry (066) 9476263 087 2390015

Derrylea Holdings Paul Sommerville Doorus Corr na Mona Co. Galway 09495 48193 087 2405045 connemarafisheries@eircom.net

SEA REARED TROUT Curraun Fisheries Ltd. / Seastream Ltd. T. Doherty Doughill, Mulrany, Westport (098) 36174 curraunblue@eircom.net Eany Fish Products Ltd, William Ward Inver PO, Co. Donegal (074) 9736318

SEAWEED Roaringwater Bay Seaweed Co-op Society Ltd. Diana Pitcher Cunnamore Point, Skibbereen Co. Cork (028) 38483 dp@dwn.com

SMOLT Bifand Gerard O’Donohue Drinagh Errisslannan Clifden (095) 21262 (095) 212733 (087) 6165860 mans@eircom.net Curraun Fisheries (Clonee) Tom Doherty Jr Doughill, Mulranny Westport (064) 84257 (098) 36174 cflssl@eircom.net Curraun Fisheries (Gortdrum) Johnny Power Gortdrum Hatchery Gortdrum Co. Tipperary cflssl@eircom.net

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Derrylea Holdings (Lough Fada) Paul Sommerville Lough Fee Kylemore Connemara (087) 2203694 (095) 34702 connemarafisheries@eircom.net Derrylea Holdings Ltd. (Poulmounty Salmon Hatchery) Paul Sommerville Poulmounty New Ross, Co. Wexford 094 9548193 087 2405045 connemarafisheries@eircom.net Eastern Regional Fisheries Board Kealan 15a Main Street Blackrock Co. Dublin (01) 2787223 (087) 2584174 info@erfb.ie Marine Harvest (Bradan Peittige Teo) Damien O’Toole Kindrum Letterkenny Co Donegal (074) 9159071 (07491)59805 catherinemcmanus@nutreco.com Marine Harvest (Kindrum) Catherine McManus Kindrum Letterkenny Co Donegal (074) 9159071 (07491)59805 catherinemcmanus@nutreco.com Marine Harvest (Lough Altan) Catherine McManus Kindrum Letterkenny Co Donegal (074) 9159071 (07491)59805 catherinemcmanus@nutreco.com

Marine Harvest Ireland Jan Feenstra Kindrum Fanad Letterkenny (074) 9159071 (074) 9159805 catherine.mcmanus@nutreco.com Marine Institute Salmon Mangment Division Deirdre Cotter Furnace Newport Co. Mayo (098) 41112 (098) 41705 deirdre.cotter@marine.ie Millbrook Hatcheries John O'Boyle Drumcavney Trenta Letterkenny (074) 37474 millbrookhouse@eircom.net Murphy’s Irish Seafoods Ltd David O’Neill Gearahies, Bantry, Co. Cork (027) 61276, info@fastnetmussels.com Northern Regional Fisheries Board Lindsay Clarke Station Road Ballyshannon Co. Donegal 074 9740781 071 9851435 angling@nrfb.ie Salmo Nova Ltd. Denis Harding 11 Glentianvillas Knocknacarra Galway (059 91) 57796 (091) 520555 denisharding@salmonova.com Santa Cruise Salmon Ltd. Peter Gibbs Carrigahorig Nenagh Co. Tipperary (09097) 47122 Shannon Regional Fisheries Board Thomond Weir, Limerick (061) 455171 info@shannon-fishery-board.ie South Western Regional Fisheries Board Patricia O’Connor 1 Nevilles Terrace Masseytown Macroom (026) 41221 swrfb@swrfb.ie

Southern Regional Fisheries Board Epworth, Angelsea St. Clonmel (052) 80055 (052) 23624 enquiries@srfb.ie STOFNFISKUR (IRELAND) LTD Galway Aquatic Enterprises Ltd. Peter McGovern Bunatober, Corrandulla Co. Galway (091) 791303 086 3848776 stofnfiskur@eircom.net Western Regional Fisheries Board Matt Varley The Weir Lodge Earl's Island, Galway 09495 46049 conghatchery@eircom.net

TURBOT Feirm Mara Oilean Acla Teoranta Michael Flannigan 6 The Grove, Bettyglen Raheny

URCHIN Dunmanus Seafoods Ltd. John Chamberlain Durrus, Bantry Co. Cork 087 2335857 (028) 35500 tarasouthwest@tinet.ie M.R.I. Carna Laboratories Declan Clarke Carna Co. Galway (095) 32201 srl@iol.ie Sea Lyons Seafood Ltd. James Lyons Pier Road, Carrigaholt Co. Clare (065) 9058321 (065) 9058322 (087) 6149537 sealyons@iol.ie O’Shea, Derek Derek O’Shea 55 Renour East Bantry Co. Cork (086) 4073276 Shellfish Research Laboratory Declan Clarke Carna, Co. Galway (095) 32201 (095) 32205 srl@iol.ie Yearbook 2010

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DIVING

Aquafact International Ltd. John Costello 12 Kilkerrin Park, Liosbaun, Tuam Road, Galway (091) 756812 / 756813 (091) 7556888 info@aquafact.ie

Eachtrai Aigein Teoranta Nick Pfeiffer Inverin, Galway +353 (0)91 505943 +353 (0)87 9192212 +353 (0)91 505943 nickpfeiffer@eircom.net

Aquatask Enterprises Ltd. Mr. Diarmuid Mulcahy Ballinahallia, Moycullen, Galway (091) 556715 (087) 2266472 (091) 7556715 dmu1@eircom.net AquaTT Ltd David Murphy Box 8989, Dublin 1 (01) 6449008 (01) 6449009 david@aquatt.ie Irish Seafood Producers Group Ltd. Valerie Dujardin Kilkieran, Connemara, Galway (095) 33501 (095) 33453 (087) 6502645 Jennings & O’Donnovan Colm Jennings Finisklin Industrial Estate, Sligo (071) 9161416 (071) 9161080 www.jodireland.com Marine Informatics Dr John Wallace 1 Cullenagh, Ballinagh, Killaloe, Co Clare (061) 375180 Nowcasting International Dr Mark White Ballymaley Business Park Ennis, Co. Clare (065) 6892250 Spirex Aquatec Dr. Andrew Worthington Bradley Green, Kedditch, Worchester, B96 6TE, England UK 00 44 1527821601 www.spirexaquatec.com info@spirexaquatec.com Watermark AquaEnvironmental Dr. Neil Bass Aubery Mews, Main Sreet, Shankill, Co. Dublin (01) 2720426 (087) 2481 581 (01) 2720369 neilbass@iol.ie Yearbook 2010

All in a Shell Ltd. Mr. Michael Barry Doonisky, Lissarda, Cork (026) 42267 (087) 2510413 (026) 42645. info@allinashell.com www.allinashell.com

Cochon Christophe Pierre 11 Rue Belles Ezines-BP2, 17680 Le Gua, France 00 33 546228214 / 2983 00 33 546228719 Delta Valves and Plastics Peter Harrington West Link Business Park, Kilnap, Old Mallow Road, Cork (021)4 399377/021-4399388 (021) 439 9388 deltavalves@eircom.net

Flagship Scubadiving Rory Golden Naomh Eanna, Charlotte Quay South Docks Road, Dublin 4 (01) 6670988 (01) 6675824 info@flagshipscuba.com

Alnmaritec Tyne Tube Services Ltd. Willowburn Trading Estate, Alnwick, Northumberland NE66 2PQ, England UK 0044 1665 602917 0044 1665 605399 sales@alnmaritec.co.uk www.alnmaritec.co.uk

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

Alltech Ireland Summerhill Road, Sarney, Dunboyne, Co Meath 8252244

Depur Systems Ltd John Smyth Moneycarragh Fishfarm, 60 Dromara Road, Dundrum, Co. Down, Northern Ireland 0044 2843751860

Aqua-Fact International Services Ltd. John Costello 12 Kilkerrin Park, Liosbaun, Tuam Road, Galway (091) 756812 / 756813 (091) 756888 info@aquafact.ie

Aquabeam BTB Innovation David R Holt Dysart Road, Grantham Lincolnshire, NG31 7NB, UK Tel: 0044 1476 576280 Fax: 0044 1476 561557 www.bgbmarine.com mail@bgbmarine.com

Dryden Aqua Ltd Howard Dryden Butlerfield, Bonnyrigg, EH I 9 3JQ, Midlothian, Scotland UK 00 44 1875822222 00 44 1875822229 aqua@drydenaqua.com

Hensey Glan-Uisce Teo Mary Hensey Coismeigmore, Furbo, Galway (091) 592174 (087) 2860845 info@glan-uisce.ie

Bennex Chris Hyde Unit 5 The Enterpride Park, Forres 1V36 2AB, Scotland 00 44 1309 678270 chris.hyde@bennex.co.uk

DSM Industriholmen 59, 2650, Hvidovre, Denmark 0045 43208981

Techworks Marine Ltd 4A Park Lane, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin 01 236 5990

Besnard ZI Route de Sablé 72200 La Fleche, France 0033 24394098 contact@besnard-ste.fr

Dundrum Bay Oyster Fishery Robert Graham 24 Main Street, Dundrum, Newcastle, Down, Northern Ireland UK (048) 43751810 (048) 43751610

Bonnar Engineering Pat Bonnar Neil T Blaney Road, Letterkenny, Donegal (074) 9122256 (074) 9124877 info@bonnarengitd.ie

Eddie Carr and Co. Ltd Eddie Carr Colga. Calry, Sligo, Rep. of Ireland (071) 9147180 (087) 2544217 (071) 9147182 sale@eddiecarr.com

Buccaneer Ltd Ian McDonald Unit 26, Murcar Commercial Park, Denmore Road, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, AB23 8JW, Scotland, UK 0044 (0) 1224 828555

Everyvalve Equipment Chris Townsend 19 Station Close, Potters Bar, EN6 I TL, Hertfordshire, England, UK 00 44 1707 642018 00 44 1707 646340 sales@everyvalve.com

GENERAL Aerobord Ltd. John Blessing Askeaton, Limerick (061) 604600 (061) 604601 jblessing@aerobord.ie www.aerobord.ie Air Products Tony Marron Western Industrial Est., Kileen Rd, Dublin 12 (01) 4634222 Akva Smart Douglas Johnson 14A Seafield Rd., Inverness IVG ISG, Scotland 00 44 146322 1444 00 44 1463223535

C H Marine Nicholas Bendon Marsh Road, Skibbereen, Cork (028) 23190 sales@chmarine.com

Fishtechnic Fredelslomh Gmbh 37186 Moringen, Germany 0049 5555 99300 fishtenik@t-online.de

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LISTINGS SUPPLIERS TO AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY Fusion Marine Stephan Divers Marine Resource Centre, Barcaldine, Oban, Argyll PA37 15E, Scotland UK 0044 1631 720730 0044 1631 720731 enquiries@fusionmarine.co.uk www.fusionmarine.co.uk Galway Maritime/Crewsaver Olaf Tyaransen Laurence House, Merchants Road, Galway (091) 566568 (091) 564456 galwaymaritime@eircom.net Gael Force Marine Ltd. Donnie Morrison 136 Anderson Street, Inverness, IV3 8OH, Scotland UK 0044 1463 229445 0044 1463 229421 donnie@gaelforce.net Gem Plastics James King Regaskin, Cavan, Co. Cavan 049 43 31077 049 43 61157 Irish Seafood.com Declan Connolly The Mill, Cartron Road, Kinavara, Galway (091) 637500 (091) 637038 info@irishseafood.com www.irishseafood.com Jennings & O’Donovan Finisklin Industrial Estate, Sligo 071 9161416 JFC Manufacturing Co Ltd Weir Road, Tuam, Co Galway Tel: (093) 24066 info@jfcmarine.com www.jfcmarine.com JF Mouldings / Eco Tanks John Fenton Portnason, Ballyshannon, Donegal (071) 9851025 jfmouldings@eircom.net Jotun Ltd John O’Riordan Unit K7 Marina Commercial Park, Central Park Road, Cork (021) 4965955 (021) 4965992 J T Electric Kambsdalur, Faroe Islands 00298 47 4444 00258 47 4445 J & W Stuart (Ire) Ltd Michael Murphy Castletownbere, Co. Cork 027 71663 027 70973 086 2667991

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Liftup Akua AS Jorgin Gunnarsson N-5640 Eikelandsosen, Norway 0047 56582711 mail@liftup.no

Wire Ropes Ltd. Mr Clyde Wynne North Quay, Wicklow (0404) 67375 (0404) 67053

Marketech Peter McKeown The Pier, Ballycotton, Cork (021) 4646134 (087) 2576502 (021) 4646756 info@marketech.ie

EXHIBITIONS

MoreNet Teo. Mr. Martin Lee Tir na Fhia Industrial Estate, Lettermore, Galway (091) 551222 morenet@eircom.net Pascal Sarl La Ville-Es-Jaretts 35350, St. Columb, France 0033 2 99898989 Red Rooster Aquaculture Mike Milne Nauta House, The Meadows, Oldmeldrum, Aberdeeshire AB5 10GW, Scotland 0044 1651 872101 Sterner AquaTech Graham Sutherland 1 Longman Drive, Inverness, Scotland UK 00441463 250275 0044 1463 250275 Sotra Anchor & Chain Videnes, 5363 Aagotnes, Norway 0047 56326850 Storvik As Jamie Young Kilmory Industrial Estate, Lochgilphead, Argyll PA 31RR, Scotland 0044 1 546603989 jamie.young@storvik.co.uk Techworks Marine Ltd 4A Park Lane, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin 01 236 5990 Tropical Marine Centre Jayne Robb Solesbridge Lane, Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, WD355X, England 00 44 1923284151 00 44 1923285840 Tyson’s (Ship Riggers) Ltd Unit 4, Omega Business Park, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, UK Vaki David Jarron Akralind, No. 4, 201 Kopauogur, Iceland 00 354 5953000

Aquaculture Today Special Publications Craigcrook Castle, Craigcrook Road, Edinburgh EH4 3PE, Scotland 00 44 131 312 4550 00 44 131 312 4551 www.aquaculturetoday.co.uk Heighway Events Telephone House, 69-77 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4LQ, England UK 00 44 20 7017 4500 00 44 20 7017 4537 Nor Fishing Foundation Odd Berg Director N 7030Trondheim, Norway 00 47 73929340 00 47 73516135

FINFISH FEED Aller Aqua (Ireland) Ltd. Swen Christiansen Allervej 130, DK 6070, Christianfeld, Denmark 00 45 7592 6111 00 45 7591 2141 www.aller-aqua.dk BioMar Ltd. Nick Bradbury North Shore Road, Grangemouth, FK3 8UL, Scotland UK 01324 665585 01324 666815 info@biomar.co.uk www.biomar.co.uk Coppens International bv Matthew French 15 Swindon Road, Redlands Highworth, Wiltshire SN6 7SL 00 44 1793 700241 Dana Feed A/S Dr.Tim Rees Bushford Leaze, Bradley Green-Wottonunder Edge, G 112 7PW, England UK 00 44 1453521312 00 44 1453843162 Ewos Ltd Lindsay Pollock, Westfield, Bathgate, EH48 3BP, West Lothian, Scotland UK 00 44 1506633966 00 44 1506632739

Skrettring Anthony Murphy Roman Island, Westport, Mayo (098) 26677 (098) 25873 www.skretting.co.uk United Fish Industries John Healy Killybegs, Donegal (074) 97 41800 (074) 97 41847

FINFISH STOCK Landcatch Limited Alan Stewart Cooperage Way, Alloa, Clackmannshire, Scotland 00 44 7767380234 admin@landcatch.co.uk www.landcatch.co.uk Marine Harvest Jan Fennstra Kindrum, Fanad, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal 074 9159017 Stofnfiskur Jonas Stofnfiskur Stadarberg 2-4, P O Box 24, 222 Hafnarfjordur, Iceland (354) 564 63 00 (354) 564 63 01

INSURANCE Aquaculture Risk (Management) Ltd Tom Rutter Salvus House, Aykley Heads, Durham DHI 5TS, England UK 00 44 191 3740400 00 44 191 3740484 Coyle Hamilton Willis John Scullion 7-9 South Leinster Street, Dublin 2 (01) 6616211 (01) 6613324 info@coyleham.ie Marsh Ireland 25-25 Adelaide Road, Dublin 4 01 6048100 MCM Insurance Brokers Wellworth Buildings, Bridge Street, Balina, Co. Mayo 096 72977

MAPS LaTene Maps John Coleman PO Box 6098, Foxrock, Dublin (01) 2847914 enquires@latene.com www.latene.com Yearbook 2010

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Aqualine Hans Olav Ruo Pir Trondheim, nr7010, Norway 00 47 901 90759 hans.olaf.ruo.@aqualine.no

Guernsey Sea Farms Mark Dravers Parc Lane, Vale, GY3 SEQ, Guernsey, Channel Islands 00 44 1481 247480 00 44 1481 248994 oyster@guernseyseafarms.com

Cavanagh Nets Ltd. Mr. Lawrence Cavanagh Drumaweir House, Greencastle, Donegal (074) 9381178 (074) 9381014 Ceann Mara Ltd. Collette O’Brien Railway Road, Kenmare, Kerry (064) 41400/41119 (064) 41310 Coastal Cages Seamus Gillespie/Martin Carr Ballymoon, Kilcar, Donegal (074) 9738406 (074) 9738406 I.C. Trawl Ltd. Iver Christensen West Pier, Howth, Dublin (01) 8323509 (01) 8460004 ictrawl@eircom.net Swan Net Gundry Ltd Martin Howley Roshine, Killybegs, Co. Donegal (074) 97 31180 W and J Knox Ltd. Ms. Julie McDonald Kilbirnie, KA25 7DY, Scotland UK 00 44 1505 682511 00 44 1505 682980

PHOTOGRAPHY Aquaphoto Picture Library Shay Fennelly 15 O’Brien’s Place Drumcondra, Dublin 9 +353 (0)1 8370220 +353 (0)87 6428902 (098) 36247 shayfennelly@eircom.net

SECURITY SYSTEMS Barry Electronics Ltd. Donal Haughey St. Catherines Road, Killybegs, Donegal (074) 97 31215 (074) 97 31739 el@iol.ie Yearbook 2010

Redbank Oyster Hatchery. Ltd. Mr. Jarlaith Connellan New Quay, Balluvaughan, Clare (065) 70 78189 (065) 70 78055 Satmar Julien Szwarcberg Gatteville-Phare, France 00 33 233234161 00 33 233231255 Seasalter (Walney) Ltd Kelsey Thompson Old Gravel Works, South Walney Island, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 3YQ 0044 1229 474158 0044 1229 474500 oysters@seasalter.org.uk

SMOLT Ballinderry River Enhancement Association Alan Keys Orritor, Cookstown, BT80 9ND, Tyrone, Northern Ireland UK (048) 86751201 Carrigadrohid Smolts Ltd. Carridadrohid Hatchery, Macroom, Cork (026) 48132 (087) 9080521 (026) 48054 declanquigley@eircom.net Connemara Fishfarms Paul Sommerville Doorus, Corr na Mona, Galway (094) 95 48193 (094) 95 48194 Douglas Valley Hatchery Ltd. Michael Walsh Kilclough, Kilworth, Cork (025) 27337 (025) 27635 Eir Nor Teoranta (Laschinger Aqua Group) Gerald Hofmaier Ballyhea, Dingle, Kerry (066) 9151139 (066) 9150008/9 (066) 9151133 ESB Hatchery (Ballyshannon) John Gallagher Knather Road, Ballyshannon, Donegal (071) 9851712 (071) 9852318

Marine Institute Salmon Management Division Deirdre Cotter Furnace, Newport, Mayo (098) 42300

Fish Farming International Ratchel Mutter 2 Eldon Street, London ECT2M 7LS, UK 0044 20 76501041

Millbrook Hatcheries John O’Boyle Drumcavney, Trenta Letterkenny, Donegal (074) 9737474

Institute of Aquaculture Dr. Rod Wootten University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, Scotland UK 00 44 1786 467874 00 44 1786 472133 aquaculture@stir.ac.uk

Northern Salmon Company John Russel Glenarm Hatchery Glenarm, Antrim Northern Ireland UK (048) 2841691 Santa Cruise Salmon Ltd. Peter Gibbs Carrigahorig, Nenagh Tipperary (090) 9747122 Seven Springs Trout Hatchery David Baird Ballyhampton Road North, Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland UK (048) 28260977 Sperrin Mountain Spring Hatchery Wilfred Mitchell 109 Fergarron Road Cookstown BT80 9QL Tyrone Northern Ireland UK (048) 81659700

Irish Skipper Hugh Bonner Anagaire, Letterkenny, Donegal (074) 9548935 (074) 9548940 hbonner@iol.ie Marine Times Mark McCarthy Ballymond Industrial Estate, Kilcar, Donegal (074) 9738837 (074) 9738841 marinetimes@eircom.net www.marinetimes.ie Sparsholt David Alderson College Hampshire, Winchester, S021 2NF, England UK 00 44 1962797215 00 44 1962776587

VETERINARY TRAINING AND PUBLICATIONS Aquaculture Development Centre Garbvin Burnell University College Cork, Lee Maltings, Prospect Row, Cork +353 (0)21 4904590 +353 (0)86 8206464 +353 (0)21 4904593 aquaculture@ucc.ie http://adc.ucc.ie Aquaculture Ireland Fiacc OBrolchain 13 Marlboro Road, Dublin 4 353 (0)1 6680043 087 6699729 fiaccob@iol.ie Fish Farmer Magazine Malcolm Dickson Special Publications Craigcrook Castle, Craigcrook Road, Edinburgh EH4 3PE, Scotland 00 44 131 312 4550 00 44 131 312 4551 www.fishfarmer-magazine.com

Intervet Shering Plough Mr. Robin Wardle 24-26 Gold Street, Saffron Walden, CB10 IEJ, England UK 00 44 1799 528167 00 44 1799 525546 Intevet Shering Plough Ltd Michale Roe Boghall Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow 2050900 www.intervet.com Aquatic Veterinary Group Ms. Margaret Ruttledge/ Ms. Evelyn Collins BioResearch Ireland, National Diagnostics Centre, University College Galway, Galway (091) 524098 (091) 586570 Atlantic Veterinary Services Hamish Rodger Oranmore, Oranmore Business Park, Galway (091) 792997 hamishrodger@eircom.net

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AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATIONS, REPRESENTATIVE BODIES & STATE AGENCIES AFESD Aqutic Division Dr. Heather Moore Newforge Lane Belfast BT9 5PY

Aquaculture Initiative Michael F. Murphy Units 14 – 15 Gray’s Lane Park Street Dundalk Tel: 042 9385074

Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board Holbrook House, Holles Street, Dublin 2 Tel: 01 6620331 Fax: 01 6620340 Email info@alab.ie Appeals Board

Aquaculture Development Centre University College Cork, Lee Maltings, Prospect Row, Cork City.

Tel: 021 4904050.

AquaTT Ltd. Box 8989, Dublin 1 Tel: 01 6449008; Fax: 01 6449009.

Contact David Murphy.

Email: david@aquatt.ie

BIM (Irish Sea Fisheries Board) Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.

Tel: 01 284 1544 Fax: 01 2841123 Contact: Donal Maguire.

Cairde na Mara Estát Tionscoil an Sidheán, An Spidéal, Co. na Gaillimhe.

Tel: 091 553684 Fax: 091 553271

NI Department of the Environment John McCartney Calvert House 23 Castle St Belfast BT1 IFY 028 90254796

Department. of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food Agriculture House Kildare St, Dublin 2.

Tel: 0890-2100 510

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Irish Salmon Growers Association (part of IFA Aquaculture)

Coastal Zone Management Division Sea Fisheries Administration Seafood Policy & Development West Cork Technology Park Clonakilty Co Cork Tel: 1890 25 27 41

Irish Farm Centre, Bluebell, Naas Road, Dublin 12.

Tel: 01 4508755 Fax: 01 4551043, Email: richieflynn@ifa.ie Contact: Mr Richie Flynn.

Environmental & Heritage Service Andrew Ruston Commonwealth House 35 Castle St Belfast BT1 GU

European Aquaculture Society Slijkensesteenweg 4 B-8400 Oostende, Belgium Contact: Alistair Lane Tel: 0032-59 323859 Fax: 0032-59321005 Email: eas@aquaculture.cc

Fisheries Research Centre (Marine Institute) Abbotstown, Castleknock, Dublin 15.

Tel: 01 8210111 Fax: 01 8205078 also Fish Health Unit, Kinsealy, Malahide, Co. Dublin.

Tel: 01 8460644 Fax: 01 8460524

Inland Fisheries Ireland (HQ) Swords Business Campus Swords Co Dublin Tel: +353 1 8842 600 Fax: +353 1 8360 060 Email: info@fisheriesireland.ie

Inland Fisheries Ireland Teach Breac Earl’s Island Galway Tel: +353 91 563 118 Fax: +353 91 566 335 Email: info@wrfb.ie

Irish Aquaculture Association PO. Box 12, Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.

Ex. Secretary: Mr. Diarmuid Mulcahy.

Tel/Fax: 091 556715. email: dmul@eircom.net

Irish Shellfish Association (part of IFA Aquaculture) Irish Farm Centre, Bluebell, Naas Road, Dublin 12.

Tel: 01 4508755 Fax: 01 4551043, Email: richie@ifa.ie Contact: Mr Richie Flynn.

Irish Seaweed Industry Association Martin Ryan Science Institute, University College Galway.

Tel: 091 524411 Fax: 091 525005.

Contact: Chris Hession.

Loughs Agency 22 Victoria Road L'Derry Tel: 028-71342100 RofI: 048-71342100

Marine Institute & Marine Data Centre Rinville, Oranmore, Co. Galway Tel: 091 387200 www.marine.ie

Ocean Harvest Technology N 17 Business Park Milltown, Co. Galway Tel: 093-5180710 email: info@oceanharvest.ie

Salmon Research Agency of Ireland (Marine Institute) Furnace, Newport, Co. Mayo.

Tel: 098 41107

Sea Fisheries Protection Agency West Cork Technology Park Clonakilty, Co Cork Tel: 1890 76 76 76

Údaras na Gaeltachta Na Forbacha, Furbo, Gaillimh.

Tel: 091 503100 Fax: 091 592037

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