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Salmon farm approval denied in Donegal

Approval of a proposed salmon farm in Lough Swilly has been overturned on appeal brought to the Aquaculture Licensing Board by the Lough Swilly Preservation Group, individuals, and An Taisce, against a decision by the Department of the Marine to allow the operation of a new 90-acre operation.

The successful appellants sought to retain the water quality in the Lough, and the Board ruled that the proposed farm would create a navigational hazard, cause damage to the visual amenity of the scenic area, and endanger a much prized blue flag designation awarded a nearby beach.

The decision gives heart to environmentalists in Ireland and elsewhere who are concerned that the decline in stocks of wild Atlantic salmon is attributable to pollution spread by artificially bred salmon fed in cages.

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