Aquaculture Ireland Yearbook 2010

Yearbook 2010The Journal of the Irish Aquaculture Association

Aquaculture Ireland

Aquaculture is Vital for Food Security in Ireland 4

What is the employment potential for aquaculture in Ireland? 8

Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority Continues to strive for seafood safety measures 13

Real-time environmental monitoring used to forecast jellyfish blooms 23

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Yearbook 2010The Journal of the Irish Aquaculture Association

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Aquaculture is Vital for Food Security in Ireland 4

Prospects for Irish Aquaculture in 2011 and Beyond 6

Loughs Agency Sea Lough Status Reports 7

What is the Employment Potential for Aquaculture in Ireland? 8

Science in the Service of Industry 10

Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority Continues to Strive for Seafood Safety Measures 13

Protein Sources - alternative protein sources should also showfunctionality if they are to play a role in modern aquafeeds 14

Inshore Seaweed Cultivation – A Developing Practice in Western Countries 18

Cod proving to be the next major farming opportunity 19

Multi-species approach at the Aquaculture Initiative 21

Real-time Environmental Monitoring Used to Forecast Jellyfish Blooms 23

Fish Farmers in Ireland 25

Suppliers to the Aquaculture Industry 35

Aquaculture Associations, Representative Bodies and State Agencies 38

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CONTENTS

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AQUACULTURE IS VITAL FOR FOOD SECURITY IN IRELANDBy Donal Maguire, Aquaculture Development Manager, BIM

We all like to think of Ireland as a bountiful food island wherewe all have more than enough to eat, and where good nutritiousfood is freely available. Indeed that is the wonderful situationwe find ourselves in at present, but how long do we expect thisto last, and are there factors building up internationally thatthreaten this rosy picture?

From a purely agricultural perspective, the situation is quitegood. We are very efficient producers of dairy products inparticular, and we have a massive export market based aroundour plentiful, largely grass-fed supply. However, our agricultureproducts alone do not provide a fully balanced diet for ourpopulation. Eating seafood as a regular part of the diet is vitalfor health and well-being. At a joint meeting of the Food andAgriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and theWorld Health Organisation (WHO) held in Rome in January ofthis year, a group of the world’s leading experts arrived at thefollowing conclusions:

“Among the general adult population, consumption of fish,particularly oily fish, lowers the risk of coronary heart disease(CHD) mortality”.

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

Essentially, they concluded that regular fish consumption isvital for good health and that it was important for governmentsto communicate this message strongly and clearly.

Here, in Ireland, most people are generally aware of thebeneficial effects of eating seafood – even if they are not sure

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

Seafood is a double winner when it comes to the fight againstobesity. Not only does it bring positive benefits in its own right,it also displaces the consumption of refined carbohydrates andsaturated fat foods that lie at the root of the problem. It is notgenerally realised that our brains, our optical nerves and theother most important parts of our nervous systems are made upof tissues generated from long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids.These are the so called Omega3 PUFAs oils which are soplentiful in seafood. The other key issue around these vitalcompounds is that our bodies are not able to metabolise theseOmega3 PUFAs from their basic compounds, so we are thusdependent upon achieving a sufficient supply of them in theirfinished 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 wasonly in the form of forcibly administered cod liver oil, and/orfish on a Friday. Modern social practices, together with a hugereliance on refined carbohydrates derived mostly from maize,now mean that we have a generation of children in Ireland, andelsewhere in Europe, who are suffering from a chronic lack ofhigh grade Omega3 PUFAs in their diet. It is no longerconsidered fashionable to administer tablespoons full of viletasting fish oils, and with the loss of influence of the CatholicChurch in society, regular weekly fish consumption is becomingrare in less well-off and less educated families.

It is not yet clear what the long-term effects of these dietarytrends will be in exact detail; however we already know enoughfrom countries like the US where these trends are more deeplyrooted that it will give rise to higher levels of mental illness andother forms of brain-based disorders such as ADHD and relatedconditions. In effect, unless a reasonable seafood component ismaintained in every child’s diet, we are storing up a serioussocial time-bomb that will have crippling societal effects in yearsto come. Already dealing with brain disorders such as chronicdepression and schizophrenia is the fastest growing componentof the health bill across the EU. Treating these disorders alreadysoaks up almost half of the entire budget and the continued risein their incidence threatens to swamp the system as a whole.

We are not immune from this rising tide of brain disorders inIreland. It is vitally important that we secure the security ofIreland’s seafood supply to be able to at least maintain, orhopefully improve, general well-being and mental health status.We are currently living in a false paradise with regard to suppliesof seafood, and we should consider in more detail what fish weeat; where it comes from and just how secure is our ability tosource it.

We are all inclined to presume that our favourite seafood isonly a trip to the supermarket away, and that the high qualityfish we want to eat will continue to be freely available at a pricewe can readily afford. This may well be a false assumption in thenot too distant future.

By a long way, the two most popular fish in Ireland are farmedsalmon and cod. The consumption of these two red hot

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favourites is then followed by a pattern of eating other whitefishtypes such as hake, whiting and more recently by importedcatfish species from the Far East.

What most consumers may not realise is that a very highproportion of the fish they are eating is imported from outsideof Ireland, and in most cases, from outside the EU.

Is this current Irish model of seafood purchasing andconsumption sustainable?

The answer must be a resounding NO! As a race in Ireland weare not facing up to the need to have seafood security for thegood of the health of the population. We are simply buying ourway out of the hole on borrowed money and locking ourselvesinto a short-term supply solution that could easily backfire. Tocontinue as we are we have to stay rich, with a high disposableincome and our favourite fish will have to remain relativelycheap 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, eventaking into account the people that die annually. In simpleterms, that is the equivalent of placing a new Germany on theplanet every single year! The parts of the planet where the bulkof this population growth is occurring is in South and East Asiaand on the Indian sub-Continent.

Culturally, these peoples like to eat seafood, and value ithighly. As a result, the global per-capita demand for seafoodconsumption annually continues to rise sharply. If one puts thisrising demand against the backdrop of capture fisheries, whichare already at or above their sustainable yield, then it may beseen that demand for seafood products is going to accelerate andcan only be met by increases in output from the aquaculturesector.

If, and this seems the most likely scenario, seafood pricesbegin to pick up sharply as the global demand for seafood risesalong with world population, Ireland is in danger of findingitself out in the cold with regard to the supply of our favouritefish. This would be ironic given our status as an island nationand the fact that we are surrounded by the most productivewaters in the European Union.

How should this situation be addressed in the medium tolong-term? On the one hand, with proper investment and anappropriate regulatory framework, Ireland could readily grow allof the seafood it needs and still be in a position to makelucrative exports to the greater EU market. Such a course wouldalso create much needed employment in our coastal regionsnow that the construction bubble has burst.

On the other hand, if we are to pursue this course then wehave to be prepared to tackle all of the issues that go withdeveloping a new food production industry, including the ideaof growing used to seeing farm structures spring up around ourcoast. Fish farming, especially shellfish farming is a relativelybenign activity from an environmental point of view; howeverlike any activity it has some impact and requires space andpriority on the State’s foreshore. In the nature of a democracy,not everyone will love it, and not everyone will be happy, but wemust either overcome these perceptual hurdles or face a veryinsecure future in terms of Ireland’s vital seafood supply.

The inevitable conclusion of the analysis above is that we mustget serious about kick starting serious output growth from theIrish aquaculture sector. We need to do this to bring about vitalseafood security and to underpin the health of the nation. In theshort-term, extra employment and contribution to exports arealso very badly needed.

At the moment these considerations may seem theoretical, butit is worth bearing in mind that by 2050 there will be over 9!

billion human beings on the planet to feed, the vast bulk ofwhom will want a lot of seafood in their diets. That is only some40 years from now, well within the lifespan of most of thereaders of this publication, and certainly within the lifespan ofour own children.

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The Irish aquaculture industry has shown considerable resiliencein the face of the current general recession that has gripped thecountry for the last three years. Output has stayed quite steadyat around 53,000 tonnes of production per annum, and thevalue of the sector at the point of first sale per annum has stayedin the range of �€115m to �€120m.

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

However, this performance by the Irish aquaculture industry isnot so impressive when compared to the rate of growth in thesector in other parts of the world. The FAO tell us that up to2008, global aquaculture averaged a growth rate of roughly 9%per annum. In fact, aquaculture has been the fastest growingsegment of world food production for more than a decade.

Given that the EU -based aquaculture industry has not grownat all in the same period, it shows that in some parts of theworld, aquaculture output is growing extremely rapidly. Ineffect, Ireland and the rest of the EU are compensating for thelack of growth within our own aquaculture sector by importingever greater volumes of fish from far flung parts of the globe.Mussels are flooding in from Chile; catfish from Vietnam and ofcourse, our old favourite – very large volumes of Norwegianfarmed salmon.

So, rather than facing up to the difficulties associated withgrowing our own aquaculture industry, we are giving up theopportunity to create jobs and wealth at home and allowingother parts of the world to benefit from the growth inaquaculture instead. Even from a simple economic perspective,this is plainly unsustainable. If one factors environmentalconsideration into the equation, and given that in many parts ofthe world environmental controls are weak or non-existent, it isalso unsustainable environmentally. From an environmentalpoint of view, the world is truly a global village and if poor

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

It is convenient to ignore these harsh realities and to defer theinevitable and urgent requirement to develop our own sector onthe basis it has been too difficult to accept EU environmentalprotection legislation and the natural tendency of people to havea 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 andthe line of least resistance was to just buy in what we wanted andturn a blind eye to any awkward questions this practice may haveraised. There was plenty of highly paid work available so therewas little incentive to struggle with the many bureaucraticobstacles that a fish farmer has to face every day.

Even now that legacy still hangs over the sector. Albeitunintended, a consequence of Ireland’s attempts to becomecompliant with the Birds & Habitats Directive, collectivelyknown as Natura 2000, has been a freezing of virtually alldevelopment aid, regulatory reform and significant inwardinvestment 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 muchpotential is inherent within it. Yet on the other hand, other partsof the State apparatus have effectively blocked development asthey in turn seek to achieve objectives of their own and avoidcensure from the EU for failure to implement importantenvironmental directives.

Whilst this has been a depressing scenario there is now somegenuine light at the end of the tunnel. The long awaitedOperational Programme for aquaculture development has beenlaunched, and there is now a serious drive to bring theregulation of Ireland’s aquaculture industry and its inshorefisheries into full compliance with the Natura 2000 directives.

It will take some time but the fundamentals for developmentare now falling into place whereby over the next 3-5 years anincreasing momentum will be generated as the industry beginsto pick up its pace of expansion once again. It has been a longand trying period for the promoters and tenacious entrepreneursof the Irish fish farming industry, and it will take continuedpatience for some little time yet before all of the constraints toexpansion are resolved.

Nevertheless, prospects are better than they have been forsome years; the previous blockages in the system are beingaddressed, market demand remains strong, prices for the mainspecies are favourable and there are signs of a willingness on thepart of venture capitalists to begin investing in the sector. It isBIM’s firm intention to pursue the actions set out in its recentlylaunched Strategy “Delivering on the Potential of Irish Seafood”.These actions, together with the investment stimulus comingfrom the Operational Programme, should serve to grease thewheels and once again achieve a steady growth rate in outputfrom the sector.

Ireland’s fish farmers will have to play their part too in thisdrive for development. To achieve compliance with the variousdirectives it will be necessary for operators to lift their own levels

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

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of performance in terms of reducing their environmentalfootprint, complying more exactly with the terms andconditions of their aquaculture licences and generally beingmore commercially and environmentally aware in the operationof their businesses. Seafood is the most widely and freely tradedcommodity in the world and as a result, competition in thesector is fierce and unforgiving. Ireland’s fish farmers will haveto continuously strive for greater levels of efficiency throughtechnology transfer and innovation.

We have a wonderful natural resource around our coastlineand in our inland waters for aquaculture production. However,many other sectoral interests also consider these naturalresources as being vital to their business and leisure interests.Some of these sectors are extremely powerful and very wellconnected. If aquaculture is to take its place and blossom as itcan, it must be able to demonstrate its credentials as a good andresponsible stakeholder. Aquaculturalists depend on generalpublic goodwill to support the social licence necessary to allowthem access to the State foreshore, which is a shared resource ofevery citizen of the State. The ability to sequester parts of thiscommonage for private commercial gain must be seen asprivilege rather than a right, and with that privilege comes aburden of responsibility.

Along with the factors set out above, Irish fish farmers throughtheir own actions and via their representative organisation mustcarry out a concerted communication campaign to make thegeneral public aware of the importance and benefits ofaquaculture at local and national level. BIM will play its part inassisting with this effort, insofar as its resources allow.

It will be vitally important for any sustainable expansion ofoutput in the Irish aquaculture sector to bring general publicopinion alongside growth in the industry. In a way this is a bitlike the slow public acceptance of the outward manifestations ofrenewable energy such as wind turbines. In Ireland these tend tobe new features in the landscape, exciting a lot of publiccommentary. In Holland for example where there is a very oldtradition of windmills being used to pump water for landreclamation, thousands of wind turbines all over the countrysideare taken for granted as being for the public good.

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

Mussel longline, Kilmakilloge

The Loughs Agency publishes annual status reports onaspects of fisheries and aquaculture in Lough Foyle andCarlingford Lough. Thesereports detail the results ofmonitoring work undertakenby the Agency on the nativeoysters; wild mussels;invasive species andaquaculture resources inthe sea loughs, along withrelevant data fromstatutory and non-statutory monitoringprogrammes operated bythe Loughs Agency andother governmentDepartments andAgencies.

The reports showcasethe stock assessmentscarried out on eachspecies in eachcalendar year and also theenvironmental monitoring results available fromthe Agencies ‘in-situ’ sampling equipment.

The reports are broken down into the followingchapters:

• 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 interestedparties to keep informed as to the trends inenvironmental parameters such as temperature andchlorophyll levels in the sea loughs, and view these inthe context of the wild and farmed shellfish populationsin the loughs. The Agency monitors changes to theecology of the lough, and this data is presented withinthe Status Reports with an explanation of how the datawill be utilised for management purposes. This allowstransparency for stakeholders and enables them to getinvolved with the process of delivering effectivesustainable management by submitting feedback on theStatus Reports and through liaison with the Agency’sAdvisory Forum.

The delivery of fisheries landings information in thereports allows rapid assessment of trends in productionlevels by interested parties and this can be used toassess the sustainability of each resource incombination with stock assessments.

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WHAT IS THE EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL FOR AQUACULTURE IN IRELAND? By Jan FeenstraWhat is the employment potential for aquaculture in Ireland?I was asked this highly topical question recently by my new boss who isresponsible for one of the largest aquaculture companies in the world,employing approximately 5,000 staff across 18 countries. Myimmediate response was rather muted and may have made me comeacross as somewhat unenthusiastic which I would like to think isdefinitely not the case.

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

Rather than focus on the negative it is important to remember howfar we have come. Since 1983 I have worked with great people in acompany called Comhlucht Iascaireachta Fanad Teoranta (FanadFisheries) which was founded in 1979 by a group of foresighted Irishentrepreneurs who held the vision that aquaculture was an indigenouslivelihood for the future. Since then, this company has changedownership and transformed a number of times, and these days trades asMarine Harvest Ireland – a salmon farming company with operations incounties Cork, Kerry, Mayo and Donegal. This Irish company currentlyemploys 255 staff directly; concentrates on producing Irish organicsalmon; exports 78% of its annual sales of �€53m; is successful; pays itstaxes and has loyal customers whose only dissatisfaction concerns thecompany’s inability to supply their demand for our products.

This sounds like an excellent recipe for growth and further jobcreation for our remote and coastal communities where employment isparticularly scarce. I wish it were Irish ministers who were asking me thisquestion instead of my boss; such would lead to an interestingdiscussion and a better understanding by those who should be perfectlypositioned to answer the question, and therefore be at the forefront ofjob creation. Ireland’s current economic challenges could be well servedby a blossoming mariculture sector given that food industriesworldwide are doing relatively well. Whilst economies may fail, peoplestill have to eat. What is more, the fish category nowadays has a verysignificant share of fish culture products – typically between 35 to 50%(in other words, without mariculture it will be hard to have a healthyfisheries sector - affecting many indirect jobs in processing and so on).

Decentralisation of the regulatory department with a similar cloudhanging over BIM has been unhelpful, as experienced andknowledgeable civil servants have been lost from the system. This hasincreased the complexity of the task at hand for those who have takenover this work; furthermore there remain disagreements and varyingagendas between various departments, institutes and agencies. The prosand cons for aquaculture seem to get very complicated for those notdirectly employed in our industry. Hence foremost, it looks likeaquaculture still needs to communicate much better on how it worksand what it is all about. While we on the inside see things so simply,the outside struggles terribly with understanding the real and practicalaspects to our business – it is a young industry after all and few peopleare truly familiar with marine ecosystems. Without a betterunderstanding it will be a long road to raising the general conviction ofassistin in this sector’s development and job creation.

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

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

that suit our business. Their conceptof serenity however excludesdevelopment and local staff workingin aquaculture visible from theirhomes – perhaps fair enoughmotivation but only if transparentlyso.

That last word “transparency” is definitely a close second aftercommunication when it comes to unleashing the employmentpotential of aquaculture: Firstly, transparency in production and therunning of farms is already present amongst many producers as theystrive to satisfy the demands that go with high quality and supplyingdiscerning customers (Ireland is the world’s leading producer oforganically reared salmon!).

Secondly, transparency in regulation, encouraging and enabling bestpractices while reprimanding disregard for the environment andimportant non-compliance in a clear, simple and sensible regulatoryframework that is understood by all.

Thirdly, transparency by objectors, making sure that they too have tobe clear and honest about their objections with sound scientific workand no anecdotal pseudo-science to cloud mere NIMBY’s intent.Objections can and often should make for higher standards but only ifsoundly based.

Ultimately, such transparency should lead to reasoned compromisesand responsible development, replacing the current situation in whichit has been impossible to plan one’s development as governmentdepartments and agencies wrangle about ‘how’. A small country like theFaeroe Isles, which is five times the size of Achill Island, produces fourtimes as much salmon as Ireland, while Scotland produces 14 fold ourproduce.

We are surrounded by sea and there is ample coastline toaccommodate all interests. It is simply false to suggest that tourism orwater sports are incompatible with aquaculture – instead it simplyneeds a well informed overview and planning which would be greatlyhelped by . . . . . that word that everybody has been talking about thisyear, . . . .‘leadership’.

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

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

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

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

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

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NETALGAE is a European innovation network for seaweed companies, research and training institutes, consultants and specialist suppliers. The project is being led by Indigo Rock Marine Research Station, and contains partners from Ireland, UK, France, Spain, Portugal and Norway. The network has been supported by funding from the Atlantic Area Programme under the Interreg IV B scheme.

We are creating the !rst European algae industry database that will contain information on all relevant enterprises that are primary or secondary processors of seaweeds or are providing services to the seaweed industry. The network intends to create a central contact and communications hub for the seaweed industry. The project website is www.netalgae.eu

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SCIENCE IN THE SERVICE OF INDUSTRY By John Joyce

2011 will mark the twentieth anniversary of the Marine Institute Act1991 which enabled the formation of Foras na Mara and empowered itto “to undertake, to co-ordinate, to promote and to assist in marineresearch and development and to provide such services related toresearch and development that, in the opinion of the Institute, willpromote economic development and create employment and protectthe marine environment.”

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

SEAFOOD SAFETYThe Marine Institute is tasked with carrying out a wide range of seafoodsafety programmes to ensure that Irish aquaculture products enteringthe marketplace continue to be of the highest quality in line withnational requirements and EU Law. Monitoring programmes includeanalysis for shellfish biotoxins, residues of veterinary drugs in farmedfish, shellfish microbiology and chemical pollutants. This work iscarried out in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheriesand 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 viralcontamination in bivalve molluscan shellfish. As such, it is responsiblefor co-ordinating the activities of other national laboratories involved inthe monitoring of shellfish harvesting areas for classification purposes.

HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMSAs well as testing shellfish products for marine biotoxins, the MarineInstitute 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 anunderstanding of phytoplankton populations and dynamics around theIrish coastline, especially in relation to those that cause shellfishtoxicity. This work has profound implications regarding the issues ofpublic health and the shellfish industry’s capacity to export its product.

Water and shellfish samples from designated sampling areas aretaken by Local Sea Fisheries Protection Agency Sea fishery officers orother assigned personnel and sent to the Marine Institute labs at eitherBantry or Galway where analysis is carried out. Staff in each of theseregional labs are highly trained in phytoplankton identification andecology, and the programme is one of the few worldwide to carry ISO17025 Quality accreditation. The presence of harmful or toxic species isthen reported on the Marine Institute website as a support to the

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 Azaspiracidtoxin group which are more prevalent in Irish waters than elsewhere.The project includes a toxicological evaluation, development ofenhanced test methods and the identification of the source organism.Significant progress has already been made, with a likely culpritorganism identified and work underway to both culture it in thelaboratory and produce quantities of it for further analysis.

SEA LICEThe Marine Institute carried out a review of lice control at all sitesduring the spring – summer period covering 2009 and 2010 as ameasure of performance under the new DAFF Pest ManagementStrategy. The review comprised of an evaluation of the sea liceinfestation data on a site by site basis, reviewing the Single BayManagement plans and their implementation for each bay, andconducting one to one interviews with relevant personnel on each of thefarms and a review of lice control activities at each site.

Since the introduction of the new Pest Management Strategy there hasnot only been a sustained reduction in the level of ovigerous lice onfarms in spring, but also a sustained incremental improvement inoverall levels of lice infestation on farms during that period. The reviewof lice infestation data showed that this progress has been made at arange of sites in all salmon farming areas. It also demonstrated thatthese improvements were not achieved by an increased level oftreatment but rather by a combination of consistent application ofappropriate husbandry techniques, combined with bay managementapproaches and carefully chosen application of appropriate treatmentsusing best practice.

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

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

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

There were also a number of husbandry factors which underpinned

Gas Chromatography at MI Oranmore Andrew Downes

Mussel analysis David Brannigan

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

FISH HEALTH2009 saw the Marine Institute become the ‘Competent Authority forFish Health’ under the Fish Health Directive. All aquaculture business inIreland must be authorised by the Institute and movements of stockmust be notified to the Institute in advance.

During the year new legislation was passed by the EU (CommissionRegulation 175/2010) to provide protection from the virus OsHv1-uvarwhich originated in France and to learn more about the disease. Fulldetails are available on the Marine Institute web site (www.marine.ie) inthe Fish Health Regulations section, where it states that anyoneconsidering importing shellfish for ongrowing or relaying in Irelandmust notify the Marine Institute and confirm the health status of the sitewhere the shellfish originated. Should there be active shellfishmortalities associated with this originating site, then the oysters must betested 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 diseaseswhich have affected mainland Europe including: Spring Viraemia ofCarp (SVC), Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD) and the salmon parasiteGyrodactylis salaris. This has been achieved through National Measureswhich require any susceptible fish species coming into the country to becertified 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 putin place to include the screening of fish farms, cropping waters and put-and-take fisheries for the virus. Upon successful completion of thisprogramme Ireland could achieve the highest health status (category 1)in Europe with respect to this disease as defined in Fish Health Directive2006/88/EC). The Surveillance Programme will be operated jointlybetween the Marine Institute and Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI).

In collaboration with the IFA Aquaculture Section, the MarineInstitute will shortly publish The Farmed Salmonid Health Handbook.This work was carried outunder the AquaPlan project and is designed toassist producers in establishing a sound framework to protect animalhealth and promote fish welfare on Irish farms. This will be followed bythe Second Annual Fish Health Seminar in October. Eight VeterinaryInspectors from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food(DAFF) are now working with the Marine Institute in a collaborativearrangement to implement Fish Health Legislation.

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

COD FARMINGScientists working at the National University of Ireland Galway facilityat Carna, Co. Galway and at University College Cork are using the latesttechniques in genomic analysis in selecting cod stocks most appropriateto culturing in Irish conditions. The project, known as EIRCOD, isaimed at designing, establishing and operating a cod broodstockprogramme customised for the Irish environment and underpinningthe native fish farming industry. The researchers have established thatcod from the Celtic Sea off the south coast of Ireland have a faster

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 ofwhich will be reaching their sexual maturity. It will therefore be possiblefor researchers to selectively breed these fish for the first time;identifying and actively selecting the best performers to give a betterperforming stock, which could give Ireland a significant commercialcompetitive advantage in this sector.

SEAWEED CULTIVATIONAnother project, coordinated by BIM, and including Queen’s UniversityBelfast (QUB) and the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG)with close collaboration from Irish seaweed companies: Cartron PointShellfish Ltd, Tower Aqua Products Ltd., Dolphin Sea Vegetable Co., Gand B Barge Operators Ltd, Roaring Water Bay Seaweed CooperativeSociety Ltd and Cleggan Seaweeds has been experimenting with threevaluable species of edible seaweeds at sites all around Ireland.

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

LOOKING TO THE FUTUREThis year, the Marine Institute published the document Irish OceanClimate and Ecosystem Status Report 2009 which detailed a number ofobservations recorded in recent years that could have consequences, notonly for cod farming, but for the Irish aquaculture industry as a whole.These include increases in sea surface temperature and increased waveheights off the southwest coast. These could bring future challenges,not only from increased likelihood of storm damage to fish farminstallations, but increases in potentially harmful warm water species inIrish waters, ranging from the microscopic plankton that cause harmfulalgal blooms to swarms of jellyfish that can devastate marine finfishfarms(This report can be downloaded directly from the Marine Instituteweb site.)

Finally, a boost to the development of “Smart” marine monitoringsystems, that will be of enormous benefit not only to Irish aquaculturein monitoring environmental change but to all marine interests, wasreceived in July with the announcement of �€3.8 million in fundingthrough the Government’s PRTLI (Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions) to SmartBay, an innovative project to establish aNational Shared Marine Research, Test and Demonstration Platform tocatalyse and facilitate the commercial development of cutting-edgeremote sensing environmental and marine technology. The funding willenable the expansion of the current pilot infrastructure deployed of thewest coast of Galway and could eventually enable aquaculture operatorsto monitor the environment around their farms in real-time from theirdesk tops by logging on to a web portal.

FIND OUT MORE . . . Full details of all these projects and programmes, as well as other workby the Marine Institute of interest to those involved with aquaculture, isavailable online at www.marine.ie/home/aquaculture andwww.marine.ie/research.

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

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Along with our role in sea-fisheries conservation, the Sea-FisheriesProtection Authority (SFPA) is responsible for the enforcement,verification and promotion of compliance with food safetyrequirements in the seafood sector. The SFPA has entered into aService Contract with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)to be an ‘official agency’ responsible for the implementation offood safety legislation in the seafood sector. In aquaculture, thisincludes primary producers such as shellfish or finfish farmers, aswell as seafood processors. In general terms, SFPA’s role is toensure that food safety requirements are complied with, and thisis achieved via promotion activity, provision of information,inspections, auditing, monitoring and sampling.

Primary producers are food business operators, bearing theirown responsibility for food safety. The major food safety issuesthat have arisen in the wider food-chain over the past few decadeshave had direct links to the primary production sector. Much ofthe food-borne illness that occurs is attributable to hazards arisingin the primary phase of food production. Such hazards cansometimes be managed in the processing sector; however primaryproducers have their part to play in ensuring food safety. Primaryproducers in the aquaculture sector are therefore part of the SFPA’sprogramme of official controls in food safety.

Arising from specific inherent hazards, there is an ongoinginterface between the SFPA and primary producers of molluscanshellfish production. Specifically, the requirement to haveunderlying monitoring in order to manage biological andchemical risks, has ensured an active and impressive engagementby this sector with the SFPA and other food agencies. A specificallyconsultative group, the Molluscan Shellfish Safety Committee,provides a useful and healthy forum for dialogue and progress.

Microbiological classification of shellfish areas continues to bea specific requirement of food legislation. SFPA devotes significantresources to sampling and collation of datasets, and we give activeconsideration to the perspectives provided by industry on thedatasets that inform those decisions. Downgrades of areas areregrettable, and in recent years, unfortunately common. Suchdecisions are never taken lightly; however SFPA’s role is to assign aclassification that most meaningfully reflects the status of thosewaters over the three-year time window.

Marine biotoxins are a further area for ongoing involvementbetween SFPA and the shellfish sector. The monitoringprogramme for phytoplankton and biotoxins is an important

cornerstone of controls in this area. In contrast to microbiologicalclassification, decisions are made on a more real-time basis withthe open/closed status decided upon by the most recent sample.Closures are sometimes necessary to ensure protection of publichealth, and for the protection of the national reputation ofaquaculture products in the international marketplace.

Additionally, the SFPA has a role in advising on technicalaspects of regulations. Biotoxin matters are under activeconsideration at an EU Commission level, with specific changesagreed on the move away from mouse bioassay to give primacy tochemical analysis. The European Food Safety Authority hasrecommended lower biotoxins limits, and the potential for this toinfluence future legislative changes will be relevant to Irishaquaculture.

Finfish farms within the Irish aquaculture sector are also foodbusiness operators who undergo inspections by the SFPA. Officialcontrols are designed to verify compliance with general food safetyrequirements and specifically look at the proper use of animalremedies with a view to minimising food-borne residues. SFPAinspections examine records and methods of medicine usage on-farm to ensure that appropriately licensed medicines have beenused in legitimate ways. SFPA checks underpin and complementthe monitoring programme run by the Marine Institute, takingsamples of seafood to monitor residues of animal remedies as partof the overall residue control programme.

A specific area where the SFPA’s interaction with the aquaculturesector relates to animal by-products (ABPs). The SFPA isresponsible for ensuring the proper disposal of animal productsnot destined for human consumption; for example, biotoxin-positive shellfish or finfish mortalities. A requirement of ABPlegislation which is of specific indirect relevance to theaquaculture sector is the prevention of farmed finfish waste beingused as bait in the wild-caught sector.

Aquaculture seeks to produce food from the marineenvironment and the SFPA seeks to verify compliance with thenecessary food safety requirements, therefore we share the goal ofsafe food. The SFPA is committed to continually working with theaquaculture sector to promote compliance and to ensuring thatseafood safety measures are in place. Food business operators,who adopt a meaningful approach to food safety, provideprotection for consumers and compliance with legal requirementsas well as high quality seafood products.

SEA-FISHERIES PROTECTION AUTHORITY CONTINUES TOSTRIVE FOR SEAFOOD SAFETY MEASURES

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The use of soybean meal andother plant based proteinssources, such as legume seeds, oilseed cakes, leaf meals, leafprotein concentrates and root tuber meals however have beenlimited due to the presence of a wide variety of anti-nutritionalsubstances and their interaction with the physiology of theanimal, resulting in depressed growth and feed efficiency,mortality and abnormal intestinal morphology and damage.

These substances act in different ways: by affecting proteinutilisation 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 newconcerns about possible contamination by mould derivedmycotoxins.

This risk is enhanced by the global nature and trading of plantprotein sources and the as yet little investigated impact of differentmycotoxins and their interactions in aquaculture species.

In 2008, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed in the EUnoted that mycotoxins accounted for 56 per cent of borderrejections when identified by risk. This concern may becomeincreasingly important in aquafeed formulations in the future.

A number of production techniques and specific products areused to help reduce the effect of anti-nutritional substances andmycotoxins in terrestrial animal production; however these are notwidely used in the aquaculture sector at this time. Studies usingenzymes and mycotoxin adsorbents are being carried out to findalternatives to overcome these limitations.

SINGLE-CELLED PROTEINSSingle-celled proteins such as micro-algae, bacteria and yeast arenow being considered as attractive alternatives to the moretraditional plant protein sources. Many of these have beenincorporated into aquafeed with differing degrees of success(Oliva-Teles and Goncalves, 2001). Fermentation technologiesmay be used to produce sustainable sources of single-celledproteins: algae and yeast being two examples.

Yeast-based proteins are the most thoroughly investigated asprotein sources and as a dietary replacement for fishmeal becausethey are a rich source of protein, with a relatively good balance ofessential amino acids. They contain B complex vitamins,pigments, complex carbohydrates and are a source of dietary

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

To live in harmony with consumer expectations of the highestpossible standards of product quality and to do so in a sustainableand environmentally responsible manner, necessitates aninnovative, coordinated and holistic approach within theaquaculture industry.

The requirement for sustainability has focused on thecomposition of the feed being used as one of the key parametersdetermining the sustainability of production of a particularspecies, particularly the fishmeal and fish oil content and how itrelates to overall feed conversion ratios.

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

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

EXPECTATIONS OF SUSTAINABILITYThe only way to achieve the expectations of sustainability andreplace or supplement fishmeal and fish oil in aquafeeds, is toexploit alternative protein and lipid sources.

The obvious and traditionally used alternatives are animal andplant protein sources. In Europe however and now increasingly inNorth America, consumers prefer aquaculture products to havebeen fed without the inclusion of animal by-products due in partto recent health scares in the terrestrial animal sector such asbovine spongiform encephaopathy (BSE). The search is ontherefore – not only for the simple replacement of protein but alsofor functional nutrition that addresses both the sustainability andflesh quality requirements of the industry while the animal isbeing cultured.

ALTERNATIVE VEGETABLE PROTEINSOURCESOver the last two decades, aquaculture research has focused onplant protein sources such as grains, pulses and oilseeds as theyare generally widely available.

PROTEIN SOURCESAlternative protein sources should also show functionalityif they are to play a role in modern aquafeedsBy Keith Filer Ph.D, Research Manager, Asia-Pacific Biosciences Centre, Alltech, Inc.

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

"The primary defence mechanism of a fish canbe 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"

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Aquate’s level of nucleotides ranges from five per cent to asmuch as 15 per cent in the specialised AquateTM Junior product.Aquate Junior has been designed for juvenile stages of aquaculturespecies where a rich source of nucleotides is especially importantfor immunity and gut health.

The Aquate family has been designed to provide functionality inaquafeeds to meet the specific requirements of a particularaquaculture sector or species. AquateTM SPMP also contains thespecific yeast cell wall component Bio-Mos®, which has been usedto provide an effective feed component in the fight to control sealice in salmonid culture. Combinations of functional nutrition inthis manner have resulted in improvements in gut morphology,nutrient uptake, improved immuno-competence and diseaseresistance.

AQUATE SPMP AND ATLANTIC SALMONThe primary defence mechanism of a fish, exposed to an infectiousor damaging agent, can be considered to be the physical barrier(skin, gills and gastrointestinal tract) and their protectionmechanisms, at the point of interaction of the environment andthe physiology of the fish. Both externally and internally,therefore, the mucosal barrier and tissue cellular membraneintegrity play a vital role in this process.

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

In commercial field studies carried out by Marine Harvest in2008 (Wallace et al, 2009) salmon fed on Aquate SPMP showedincreased skin mucous secretion (Figure 3). This increased skinmucosa was characterised in the field by noticeably more slimyfish and was also widely reported by site managers from SalmonGroup in Norway.

The role of mucus in anti-parasitic mechanisms in fish is notwell understood. Buchmann and Bresciani (1998) demonstratedthat mucus, as measured by the density of mucous cells, could playa role in limiting the parasite load of monogeans in rainbow trout.Other authors have shown that monogenean and crustaceanectoparasites can modulate mucus production during attachmentby reducing the mucous cells in the skin of the host (Wells & Cone1990, Nolan et al 1999).

Recent studies, however, have begun to clarify the relative rolesof the immune system in fighting parasitic infections in fish. It hasbeen suggested that the physico-chemical characteristics of skinmucus as determined by the presence of bioactive substances andthe epidermal migration of inflammatory cells and their secretionsmay affect the establishment and proliferation of ectoparasiticcopepods, ciliates or monogenean (Jones, 2001).

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

nucleotides which have been shown to promote growth andenhance non-specific immune activity. They are also low inphosphorous, which can lead to less water and environmentalcontamination than fishmeal and other plant based alternativeprotein sources that contain high levels of this mineral.

The processing and extraction technologies of both cell wallmaterial and yeast extract are critical in providing functionalityand optimizing nutritional potential by ensuring a high degree ofdigestibility. Industrial spray drying techniques have played asignificant role in improving these characteristics.

Microalgae are rich sources of protein, carbohydrates and lipids.The amino acid profile of almost all algae compares favourably toother food protein sources and the carbohydrate components arehighly digestible.

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

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

Through the careful formulation and blending of algal and yeastcomponents, Alltech has produced the AquateTM range ofproducts designed to provide nutritional solutions for theaquaculture industry.

Aquate is the commercial name for a second generation ofsustainable product solutions aimed at enhancing biomassproduction, feed efficiency and boosting natural defencemechanisms in aquaculture species, thus encouraging healthierand more robust populations.

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

The amino acid profile of Aquate closely matches therequirement 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 nutrientsthat are present in the yeast extract component. Nucleotides areknown to play a major role in almost all biological processes andthis includes: storage of energy; components of several coenzymesthat are involved in carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism;mediation in cellular processes; control of several enzymaticreactions and intermediates in biosynthetic reactions.

Figure 2: Mucal production increases with the addition ofBio-Mos® (Torrecillas et al, 2008).

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

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A recent study at Virginia Cobia Farms in Saltville, Virginia, USAinvestigated the potential of Aquate inclusion (30 per cent of thedry diet) to replace fishmeal and fish oil for the marine carnivorecobia Racyhycentron canadum.

The high level of replacement of fishmeal was designed tocapitalise on the DHA content of Aquate and to investigate if itcould not only satisfy the essential fatty acid requirements ofjuvenile cobia, but also provide adequate n-3 HUFA in the finalproduct for human consumers.

A commercial diet regularly used for cobia production was usedas the control diet and a second experimental diet high in soyproduct inclusion (>55 per cent of the dry diet) was also included.At the end of the feeding trial, the fish were harvested and utilizedfor test marketing purposes in which chefs, distributors and otherscompared 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 providerof essential n-3 HUFA in marine fish diets and that the inclusionof Aquate appeared to impart beneficial taste and texturecharacteristics to the final product with 83 per cent of the testpanel preferring the Aquate fed fish to that of the high soyinclusion diet. This combined with an improved feed conversionratio led Virginia Cobia Farms to consider the inclusion of Aquatein their proprietary cobia grow-out formulations.

CONCLUSIONSingle-celled protein sources have the potential to become arenewable source of functional nutrition providing bothalternatives to fishmeal and fish oil.

REFERENCESBuchmann K & Bresciani J (1998).Microenvironment of Gyrodactylus derjavini on rainbow trout Oncorhynchusmykiss: association between mucous cell density on skin and site selection.Parisitology Research 84, 17-24.

Chou RL, Her BY, Su MS, Hwang G,Wu YH & Chen HY (2004). Substitutingfishmeal with soybean meal in diets of juvenile cobia Rachycentron canadum.Aquaculture 229, 325- 333.

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

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

Oliva-Teles,A. & P. Goncalves. 2001. Partial replacement of fishmeal by brewersyeast (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 inEuropean sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) fed mannan oligosaccharides. Posterpresented at XIII ISFNF Meeting, Brazil 1-5 June.

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

Wells PR, & Cone DK (1990). Experimental studies on the effect of Gyrodactyluscolemanensis and G. salmonis on density of mucous cells in the epidermis of fryof Oncorhynchus mykiss. J. Fish Biol. 37, 599-603.

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

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

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

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

This is important environmentally as less emamectic benzoate isvoided in the faeces and more is retained in the fish flesh soindicating more effective treatment.

The combined effect of SPMP and improved operationalpractices resulted in reduced Chalimi resettlement followingtreatment which was attributed to increased mucal production(Figure 5) and a general overall lower level of pressure from allstages of total mobile lice.

Marine Harvest concluded that the Loch Sunart trials indicatedthat:

• The SPMP diet produced more epidermal mucus than thecontrol diet

• The SPMP diets promoted better gut integrity, which allowedbetter uptake of SLICE® into the flesh of fish

• Using SPMP to enhance emamectin uptake wasenvironmentally positive

• Using SPMP to encourage epidermal mucus curbed Chalimiresettlement in comparison with control populations.

• SPMP can be incorporated into the diet at the initial stage offood production, thus eliminating an additional cost for topcoating.

In Norway, Salmon Group, following industrial trials usingSPMP, concluded that:

• 4/5 farms reported better general health status in the SPMPfed 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 COBIAIn omnivores and herbivorous species such as catfish or tilapiahigh replacement levels (>40 per cent) of fishmeal can betolerated provided that the amino acid requirement of the fishspecies is met from other sources. However, in the carnivorous fishspecies cobia (Racyhycentron canadum), Chou et al, 2004reported that a 40 percent replacement of fishmeal with soybeanmeal did not have a negative effect on growth performance, butthat at higher replacement rates growth performance decreased.

Figure 5: Average Chalimi levels from SPMP fed fishversus controls, Loch Sunart. (Wallace et al, 2009)

Figure 4: EmB residues in the SPMP study in Loch Sunart(Wallace et al, 2009)

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FEATURE

Seaweed and aquatic plant culture represents a significant segment ofglobal aquaculture. World aquatic plant production by aquaculture was15.1 million tonnes in 2006, (FAO, 2008). With an average annualgrowth rate of 8.0 % since 1970, we could estimate that today’sproduction is about 20.3 million tonnes. Interestingly, aquatic plantsare the second largest group in aquaculture production in the worldafter freshwater fish and above other groups such as molluscs,crustaceans or marine fish.

The main producers are China, Philippines, Indonesia, Republic ofKorea 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 inIreland, where aquaculture is mainly focused on two groups: shellfishand finfish; while seaweed aquaculture is only just starting to develop.

Researchers at the ISC, NUI Galway are currently cultivating severalspecies of Kelp. Laminaria digitata, Laminaria hyperborea, Alariaesculenta, Saccorhiza polyschides and Saccharina latissima are the mainfocus. The success of these efforts suggests that there will be scope toincrease and diversify seaweed cultivation in the coming years.

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

It is only necessary toharvest a small number ofplants for spore release asthey have an enormousreproductive output. In thewild it is estimated thatonly a tiny percentagesurvive; however in thecontrolled environment ofthe lab, where the survivalrate is much higher, large numbers of gametophytes can be culturedfrom relatively little material.

The gametophytes are grown until there is sufficient material to sprayonto culture ropes. At this point fertility is induced and they begindeveloping as sporophytes. Once sprayed on the ropes they are againheld in tanks until the microscopic plants have become big enough andwell 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 animpressive size and weight, some individual plants being almost 4m inlength!

In the ISC we have been carrying out growth trials of five species ofnative kelp, working on optimising conditions both in the lab and atsea, and establishing basic parameters such as growth rate and likelyharvestable yield.

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

Thorough assessments of the impacts of intensification in seaweedaquaculture or harvesting are necessary to ensure that other species arenot being inappropriately affected. While seaweeds are able to mitigateto some extent nutrient pollution in inshore waters – high nutrientsencourage good growth - the potential effects of large-scale cultivationmay change local flows of nutrients and impact assessments should bedeveloped with this in mind.

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

INSHORE SEAWEED CULTIVATION – A DEVELOPING PRACTICE IN WESTERN COUNTRIESJessica Ratcliff, Anna Soler-Vila & Maeve EdwardsThe Ryan Institute (ISC) National University of Ireland, Galway

Harvesting Kelp this year

Males & females Gametophytesunder microscope

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TROSC TEO 2010Trosc Teo – Ireland’s first cod farm continues to trial and recordfarming techniques and growths of Irish cod in Connemara. Thereare currently three year classes of cod at sea and one in thehatchery at the Martin Ryan Institute (MRI) Carna. These yearclasses are the direct result of the EIRCOD breeding programmetaking place in the MRI lab which uses Celtic Sea cod asbroodstock. This project is funded by the Marine Institute and SeaChange Strategy under the NDP programme and co-financed byERDF.

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

All these year-classes of cod are and will be of immenseimportance to the EIRCOD project as future broodfish. In order tohelp identify individuals/families, pit-tagging and DNAassignment has been carried out by Dr Luca Mirimin and his teamat MRI.

Once fast growing individuals and separate families have beenidentified, 100 or so of these fish will be used to provide the firstF1 generation eggs for the hatchery and as juveniles will be placedback into Trosc Teo and other commercial farms if and when theyare started.

Up until now, only wild adult cod eggs have been used insuccessive years to build up a core broodstock population.Evaluation on the performance of these F1s, against known, wildparented juveniles and previous year-classes grown by Trosc willbe undertaken.

The third year-class that Trosc has at sea come from the 2009year-class and were recently been put to sea. They number 8,200fish and their average weight is 150g.

Lice checks and temperature monitoring have been ongoing bystaff from the marine institute. Most lice checks have beencompletely negative

TROSC AND EIRCOD:The full work packages that Trosc are involved in under EIRCODare:

• WP 1 Profiling of Cod stocks• WP 3 Broodstock production and selection• WP 4 Economic assessment• WP 6 Project management

COD PROVING TO BE THE NEXT MAJOR FARMINGOPPORTUNITY Paul Casburn, The Ryan Institute (Carna Aquaculture Research Facility)

Cod broodstock being stripped and tagged (Photo MI)

Taking a fin clip of a Cod for DNA analysis(photo courtesy of the MI)

The second year-class, from 2008, averages approximately 2.2kg.Numbers in this cohort stand at c. 8,000 fish. This cohort is alsoof Celtic sea origin with approximately 10-12 families extant. It ishoped that some of these fish will also be crossed with the 2007fish thereby providing the EIRCOD project with an invaluablelibrary of crossed parentage stocks. This ability of Trosc to providemany ‘crosses’ of cod families is a key element of the EIRCODproject

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

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Trosc Teo is only a small contributor of WP 1 and WP3. Themajority of work in these packages has been carried out by thevarious teams in the MRI Carna and at UCC. The economicassessment work package WP4 is complete and will be availablefor dissemination shortly. Its intended that while WP4 iscomplete, it will be reviewed during the life of EIRCOD and willbe updated as parameters change, i.e. growth rates and industryperformance.

Other works planned include compilation of a manual: ‘How tofarm Cod’ It is hoped that public information sessions aroundIreland will allow good dissemination of the progress to date.Trosc Teo will be at the forefront of information disseminationand may be used as a demonstration and possible training farm inthe future.

HATCHERY C+:In July 2009, Enterprise Ireland sanctioned a C+ project into aMarine fish hatchery for Ireland. This was completed andpresented to Enterprise Ireland in early 2010. While Trosc has nodirect involvement in this, the document will help potentialinvestors examine and access a potential hatchery to augment acommercial farm. Copies of this report are available.

Further points on cod farming in Ireland and Trosc Teo:

• Trosc Teo’s cod are the first cod hatched, reared andgrown to market size in Ireland

• All of Trosc Teo’s juveniles are hatched and grown at theMRI Carna Laboratory and come from Celtic sea stock

• No parasites/lice treatment required in five yearsfarming, as monitored by the Marine Institute

• Irish seawater temperatures have not shown to be ahindrance to cod culture and may be more suitable thantemperatures in Norwegian and other waters

• Fish health ‘good’ and survival ‘good’ despitechallenging environmental conditions (high summerwater temperatures, algal blooms etc).

• Over 30 tons harvested to date. The product has beenwell received in the market with interest for Organic codfrom 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 providingtechnical backup

• Local industry in the shape of enterprising fish farmershave been instrumental in bringing Trosc Teo to where itis now

• The support of the local community has been evidentfrom the inception of the company. All full-time andpart-time employees are local creating a skilled localworkforce.

• A focused regional development agency in the form ofÚdarás na Gaeltachta has been on board since TroscTeo’s inception.

• Other invaluable help has been forthcoming from theMarine Institute and BIM.

CHALLENGES AHEAD• 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 thenext 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 tosupport the emerging industry. This will include selectivebreeding from Irish parent stocks; managing thematuration cycle of the fish; better feed delivery systemsand 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’


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The team at the Cross-Border Aquaculture Initiative continue toprovide development services to the aquaculture industry inNorthern Ireland and the border counties of the Republic of Ireland.Despite the difficult economic situation, aquaculture remains asector with the potential for further growth. Aquaculture cancontinue to contribute to the rural economy – both in terms of jobsand exportable product. In any recession, exported goods are animportant way of generating income and boosting GDP. Now morethan ever, the ability of market-led aquaculture operators to makesales of top quality, sustainable and accredited seafood products tothose key markets abroad is needed.

European structural funds are available to assist the private sectormake productive investments in aquaculture. EFF opened inNorthern Ireland early in 2010, and whilst initial uptake of theaquaculture capital measure has been relatively slow, it is expectedto pick up as producers are able to secure financial backing for the60% match funding required to draw down the grant aid available.The Operational Programme in the south has also opened and iswelcome news for the sector there.

There has been much highlighted of restrictions on obtainingfunding (e.g. licensees in or adjacent to Natura sites in the south arerestricted in availing of this funding), the fact that it exists is veryimportant as it shows that there is a commitment fromGovernment to the sector in a time when allocation of monies isprioritised.

The core aquaculture species produced, mussels , oysters, troutand salmon are the basis of the aquaculture industry in Ireland, andthe trout sector possibly has a lot to teach new entrants with regardto new species to be produced in land based installations, when itcomes to the ways of how to remain competitive and maintainprofitability.

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

relict species from the Ice Age, still found in deep cold water lakesthroughout Ireland; the second is perch – a common occurringspecies which historically had little attraction other than todedicated coarse anglers.

ARCTIC CHARWhile char had been cultured since the early nineties, productionvirtually ceased for a number of years, but has recently beenreawakened with production of different scales on a number ofsites.

Production techniques are now well established withrecirculation being the preferred production method. Markets bothhome and abroad have proven slow to embrace this species, with

MULTI-SPECIES APPROACH AT THE AQUACULTURE INITIATIVEBy Mike Murphy, Aquaculture Initiative EEIG, Dundalk

Oyster farming in Carlingford Lough


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

PERCHWith two dedicated hatcheries and two on-growing units recentlyestablished, it is expected that this emerging sector will shortly takea solid foothold as a serious species generating turnover for Ireland’ss aquaculture production. Initial slowness in development waslargely due to technical production difficulties that have beenovercome due to the perseverance of these entrepreneurs and theirbackers. Market demand is not seen to be a problem with a wellestablished demand for perch in central Europe primarilySwitzerland and neighbouring countries with a traditional marketfor white fish.

Irregular and seasonal supply from the wild catch is assisting thepromotion of farmed perch as consistency of supply and quality ofproduct can be assured. It is hoped that the initial learning curve isover since the publication of a technical rearing manual producedthrough a European project with a large input from Ireland. Whiledifficulties remain with units up-scaling to fully commercialprofitable production levels, there is a bright future ahead for thisspecies 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 thesouth and a second planned in Northern Ireland; barramundiwhich has been licensed but is still on the drawing board andpollan – a native species unique to Ireland. This last species is nowvery rare in both the Erne and Shannon catchments, but is stillcommercially harvested from Lough Neagh.

Freshwater crustaceans have been seriously investigated with arecently completed cross-border study on the hatchery rearingtechniques for the freshwater crayfish.

This should be of benefit to those interested in assisting withconserving existing stocks in serious decline and the way is nowopen for investigating commercial aspects of this species as a tableitem.

The trade-off between what is technically possible in terms ofspecies and what is economically feasible is a crucial decisio in themedium term. To help put this into context; in late 2009 theAquaculture Initiative on behalf of the aquaculture sector inNorthern Ireland applied to DARD EFF under the CollectiveOperations Measure seeking funds to undertake a study into thefeasibility of diversification of aquaculture in land-based systems.Following a successful application, work is currently underwaywhich hopefully will provide up-to-date information relevant toIreland’s aquaculture sector in general and build on work and othersimilar studies. Whilst understanding the rearing techniques,existing and potential markets will help people make keyinvestment decisions; and in terms of the economic feasibility ofnew species, the marketing aspect is crucial to this study.

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

Northern Ireland has largely escaped this problem and to date themortality on the island has been less than last year. Along with theindustry, the Initiative recently submitted an application to EFFDARD to undertake growth trials with different rearing techniquesin Northern Ireland using different sources of gigas oysters forcomparison.

Applications are also being written with industry regarding both,alien species issues and their effect on industry, as well as thepossibility of MSC certification for bottom mussels on the island.These and other projects along with other work being undertakenby AFBI in NI, BIM etc and industry are contributing to overcomecurrent problems facing the industry today, to ensure that potentialcan be achieved in this growing sector.


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Jellyfish are becoming a far greater problem for coastalcommunities worldwide, causing huge economic loss to somecoastal economic activities particularly to aquaculture and tourism.In 2009 the European Space Agency funded a project calledEOJELLY specifically aimed at forecasting jellyfish blooms. Usingsatellite images and numerical models, a neural network is trainedand validated by using real-time oceanographic monitoringsystems. The neural network will then produce a 7-day forecast ofpredicted jellyfish occurrence in the selected area. This project wasfinished in Late 2009.

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

TechWorks Marine was asked to join the JellyFOR Consortiabecause of our extensive expertise in real-time oceanographic databuoys, and oceanographic data processing. Long-term highresolution oceanographic data is critical to training and validatingthe forecast tool.

As part of the JellyFOR project, TechWorks Marine decided tomonitor across a broad geographical area; the Irish sites werespecifically selected to demonstrate the impact of jellyfish on theaquaculture industry. In 2007 an organic salmon farm in NorthernIreland was completely decimated in a 24-hour period by a jellyfishbloom. The economic loss from this jellyfish bloom was devastatingfor the business - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCNcsEayYAc. Ajellyfish bloom forecast such as the product being developed in theJellyFOR project would have enabled the fish farm management totake preventative action.

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

Both buoys are TechWorks Marine Coastal platform controllersmounted on a buoy hull. The sensor package on the Buoyscomprise:

• 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 MarineBlack Box) data acquisition and transmission system which sendsdata back to a base station and also keeps a copy of the data on filelocally as backup. The TMBB is designed to be robust and reliable,enabling the user to make immediate management decisions basedon real-time information. Operating 24/7, 365 days-a-year inhostile environments, monitoring a range of different parameters, itgives the user a real-time picture of environmental conditions attheir monitored site(s) from all their sensor data being collected.TMBB data acquisition systems also enable remote control of

REAL-TIME ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING USED TOFORECAST JELLYFISH BLOOMSCharlotte O’Kelly; Rory O’Connell; Philip Trickett; Christian Gagneraud, TechWorks Marine Ltd.

Figure 1. Shows the geographic extent of the demonstrationsite for jellyfish forecasting.

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

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

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sensors, including the triggering water samplers through the webinterface or using rules based algorithms.

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

In the JellyFOR project, data is being sent back to TechWorksMarine. The two Irish buoys started transmitting data at 30 minuteintervals just as soon as they were deployed. The TMBB is capableof sampling data at intervals ranging from 25 Hz to hourly or dailydepending on the application. In this case, data was transmitted onthe GPRS network using both UK and Irish mobile phone operators.This has been found to be a very cost effective efficient method oftransmitting data in the coastal zone. Since TechWorks Marinestarted using GPRS in the coastal zone, we have experienced veryreliable data transfer. The TMBB also has additional functionalitythat enables end users to remotely change the sampling mode. Thisfunctionality ensures users can increase sampling of the insitusensors remotely based on specific events e.g. algae blooms. Inaddition, this remote access facility means it is possible totroubleshoot and maintain the system remotely.

The data collected is then presented on our secure data webportal. Full turnkey product and service solutions provide users withreal-time highly accurate data for their sites. This provides on-the-spot risk management information ranging from harmful algalblooms events in aquaculture, to real-time climate changeinformation for statutory monitoring to current and turbiditymonitoring for engineering projects. All this data is qualitycontrolled and made accessible to the end user via a secure webpagewhere they can query and view different data sets for their sites.Users can also add information relative to specific data points anddownload the data for further analysis and manipulation.

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

In the JellyFOR project, live insitu data with visual observationsof jellyfish presence is used to train the neural network using theENVISAT and MERCATOR data. The neural network then providesboth an analysis product as well as a prediction data product. Theseoperational data products have a value add to the user in terms of a3-7 day prediction of the occurrence of the Jellyfish bloom. Beingable to accurately predict jellyfish blooms occurring has a hugevalue in terms of risk management /prevention. The JellyFORproject is ongoing for another 18 months and is funded by both thepartners and the EU Commission, through National RTI funding.

In conclusion, projects such as JellyFOR can have a real impact onthe Fish Farming industry in terms of reducing mortalities due toJellyfish events. And in the near future such tool will be used topredict the occurrence of harmful algal bloom events too. Fornumerical models and satellite images to be validated as accurate itis essential to have good quality information on the on siteconditions at the fish farm in question, and this can only beachieved through a long time series of high quality scientific data.

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

COMPANY BACKGROUNDTechWorks Marine is an Irish company based in Dun Laoghairewhich has undertaken work in Ireland, Scotland and Canada in thearea of real-time environmental monitoring. Founded in 2002 ithas grown from strength to strength in recent years. In 2005TechWorks was awarded its first long-term monitoring contract onaquaculture sites in Ireland. In 2008 it delivered the Irish CoastalBuoy Network to the Irish Marine Institute. These buoys now formthe basis of the Irish Smartbay network. Real-time data collectedfrom these buoys ranges from ppCO2 to nutrients as well as themore traditional Conductivity, Temperature, Depth, DissolvedOxygen, Chlorophyll, Turbidity, Meteorology, Waves and Currents.Sensors are connected into the TMBB either via cable or viainductive modem in the case of ADCPs and CTs. In late 2009TechWorks Marine installed a real-time water quality and AIS (aidsto navigation) monitoring station for Marine Scotland in Fair Isle.In 2010 we have delivered real-time wave and tide information atlocations around Ireland as part of the InfoMAR Lidar surveyground truthing.

TechWorks Marine also performs environmental monitoring infreshwater locations and carried out all the real-time turbiditymonitoring using 5 integrated monitoring sites for the Shannontunnel project in 2007.

For more information on our real-time monitoring solutions andhow they can help you, please contact us on + 353 1 2365990 oremail [email protected]

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

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


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LISTINGSFISH FARMERS IN IRELAND

ABALONEAbalone Chonamara TeoCindy O'BrienAille, BarnaCo. Galway(091) 591307091 754602

Boet Mor Seafoods Ltd.Jean Le DorvenCladdaghduff, ClifdenCo. Galway(095) [email protected]

Brandon Bay Seafoods(Ireland) Ltd.Brendan TreacyBallybeggan LodgeDrumtacker, Tralee(066) 7139027(087) 2892287 (COG)[email protected]

G&B Barge Ltd.Brendan SullivanBallinakilla, Bere Island, Co. Cork(027) 75018 or 086 [email protected]

Feirm Eisc ChleireMichael CadoganCape Clear, Co. Cork(028) 39158(028) [email protected]

M.R.I. Carna LaboratoriesDeclan ClarkeCarna, Co. Galway(095) [email protected]

Saul JoyceQuay CottageBeach Road, Clifden(095) 44890(087) 1267714

Sea Lyons Seafood Ltd.James LyonsPier Road, Carrigaholt, Co. Clare(065) 9058321(065) 9058322 or (087) [email protected]

Shellfish Research LaboratoryDeclan ClarkeCarna, Co. Galway(095) 32201 or (095) [email protected]

Sullivan Jackie (also 0027)Jackie SullivanBallinakilla, Bere Island, Co. Cork(027) 75018027 [email protected]

ARCTIC CHARRAraglen Trout FarmJohn HaydonAraglen, Kilworth, Co. Cork(058) [email protected] &[email protected]

BLACK PEARLSHELLFISHClew Bay Oyster CooperativeSean O GradyThe Boathouse, The Quay,Newport(087) 9882522

BOTTOM MUSSELAlex McCarthy ShellfishAlex McCarthyRobin Hill, Kildimo, Co. Limerick(061) 393040(087) [email protected]

AtlanfishGareth GallagherStation House, Malin Road,Carndonagh07493 74285(0044) [email protected]

Ballylawn Shellfish LtdDanny McDermottBallylawn, Redcastle, Co. Donegal(086) 290246207493 82805

Blake ConorConor BlakePier Road, Rathmullan, Co Donegal(07491) 58368(087) 6186334

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Boyce PaddyPaddy BoyceMalin Road, Moville, Co. Donegal07493 8210007493 [email protected]

Carlingford Lough ShellfishCooperative Society LtdDavid BrennanGhan Road, Carlingford,Co. Louth(042) 9383894(086) 1077120042 9375956

Chapman RobertRobert chapmanSlade, Fethard on Sea, New Ross051 397303

Cromane Mussels Ltd.Tony O’SullivanStookisland, Cromane, Killorglin(066) 9769306(086) 8941025

Cuan Baoi Seafarm Ltd.(Murphys Irish Seafoods)Mike SammonThe Pier, Castletownbere, Cork(027) 61469(066) 9150008/9 or MS (087) [email protected]

Cunningham, BrianBrian Cunningham64 GreencastlePier Road, Kilkeel048 41769208048 [email protected]

Crescent Seafoods Ltd.Stephen KellyRedwood ParkMurrinstownCo. Wexford(053) 39707 or(087) [email protected]

Cromane Seafoods Ltd.Danny SullivanCromane, Killorglin, Co. Kerry(066) 9761563 or 087 2271221

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

Doyle, Hugh and Paul BennetHugh DoyleKillag, Duncormick, Co. Wexford051 563075086 8625809

Emerald MusselsRaymond DougalGreencastle Road, Moville,Co. Donegal(098) 26376(086) 8114088

Euro Shellfish LimitedDerick McGonagleClar, Redcastle, Co. Donegal086 8345876

Frank McCarthyFrank Mc CarthyLonart, Killorglin, Co. Kerry(066) 9769375(087) 6432562

Flynn, LiamLiam Flynn11 Chancellors RoadBessbrook, Newry

Foyle Fresh SeafoodsJohn SteeleGulladuff, Moville,Co. Donegal(07493) 82119(087) 2295800/[email protected]

Foyle Shellfish Co-operativeJohn SteeleBankhead, Redcastle, Co. Donegal(07493) 82119

Fresco SeafoodsGerard KellyGreencastleCo. Donegal(07491) 81333(086) 2516603/ (074) 9381356

Foley-Teahan GroupJohn FoleyCromane Lower, Killorglin,Co. Kerry(066) 9769247087 7827502

Gerald O'Reilly GroupGerald O'ReillyCromane Lower, KillorglinCo. Kerry(066) 9769256

Griffin-Reilly GroupJohn Joe O’ReillyCromane Lower, Killorglin,Co. Kerry(068) 9769235086 [email protected]

Inch Island ShellfishAllen BrownGrange, Inch Island, Co. Donegal(07493) 60637(086) 1623777

LDC ShellfishLiam McGuinness,Seacrest, Derry Road,Moville, Co. Donegal. 074 9382145/086 2889079

Lough Garmin Harbour MusselsMichele Barbe84 Northumberland Road,Ballsbridge, Dublin [email protected]

Lough Swilly Shellfish GrowersCo-operative Soc. Ltd.Tom Gallagher37 Talbot Park, Derry,Northern Ireland(077) 61286(077) 62547

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

M&p O’Sullivan Shellfish LtdPaul O’SullivanStookisland, Cromane UpperKillorglin(066) 9769306

McCrudden, DerekDerek McCruddenDrumaweir, GreencastleCo. Donegal07493 81378

McDermot Danny & CarneyPeterDanny McDermotBattery Brae, Greencastle,Co.Donegal(086) 8053693(074)9381242

McDermott, DannyDanny McDermottBattery Brae, Greencastle,Co. Donegal07493 81242

McLaughlin John D. (Donegal seafoods)John McLaughlinAnchor Lodge,Carrowmore, Malin(077) 70827(087) 2247285

Morgan, CiaranCiaran MorganArdaghy, Omeath, Co. Louth

Kelly CharlesGreencastle, Co. Donegal(074) 81298

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

McCarthy DanielDaniel Mc CarthyCromane Lower, KillorglinCo. Kerry(066) 9769240(066) 9769375

O'Sullivan McCarthy MusselDevelopment GroupArther McCarthyCromane Lower,Killorglin, Co. Kerry872119955

O’Connor, LiamLiam O'ConnorNorth Commons, LibertiesCarlingford

Ronan O’Doherty13 Pillar Park, Buncrana, Co. Donegal(07493) 62557(086) [email protected]

Sugrue GroupMichael SugrueCromane Lower,Killorglin, Co. Kerry(087) 9862453(066) 9769505

Scallan FintanFintan Scallan84 King Street, Wexford, Co. Wexford(053) 9141207(087) 2786852

Scallan NoelNoel Scallan29 William Street, Wexford Town, Co. Wexford(053) [email protected]

South East Shellfish Cooperative Ltd.Dermot KennyBarrack Street, Passage EastCo. Waterford(051) 382672(087) [email protected]

Teahan PartnershipMichael TeahanCromane Lower, Killorglin, Co. Kerry(066) 9769357(087) 2654681

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Tully ShellfishMichael HavlinTullyally, Redcastle, Co. Donegal(087) 229615207493 [email protected]

Wexford Mussels Ltd.Sean RyanRockfield, Coolcotts, Co. Wexford(053) 24351 or (087) [email protected]

Woodstown Bay Shellfish Ltd.Paul BarlowThe Harbour, Dunmore East,Co. Waterford(051) 383461(087) 2565547 or (051) [email protected]

William Casey GroupWillie CaseyCromane Cross, Cromane,Killorgan

CLAMSAdrigole Mussels Ltd.Daniel O’SheaBawn, Adrigole, Beara(027) 60030086 8196625

Armada Shellfish Co. Ltd.Paul LeydonMaris Stella, Cloughboley,Co. Sligo(071) 9163153 or (087) 2360364eircom.net

Atlantic Clams Ireland Ltd.Charles KellyOld Farm Buildings, Lissadell,Co. Sligo07191 42990(087) 6739051

Carragh Clams LTDPaul. O’SullivanCromane Lower, KillorglinCo. Kerry(066) 9769975(087) 6608569 (PO'S) or (066) 9769390

Cartron Point Shellfish Ltd.Iarlaith ConnellanNew Quay, Burrin, Co. Clare(065) [email protected]

Connemara ClamsMichael MurrayStreamstown, Claddaghduff,Co. Galway(095) 44346 or (086) 8554196

Coney Island Shellfish Ltd.Noel CarterThe Lodge, Strandhill, Co. Sligo(07191) 68443(07191) 61644

Cunningham LiamLiam CunninghamAughmore Near, Sligo,Co. Sligo(071) 69139(071) 68443

Doherty JamesJames DohertyMaghery, Termon, Dungloe07495 22820086 6097574

Donegal Oceandeep OystersLtd.Conor ReidRossylongan, Donegal Town,Co. Donegal(073) 23042 (H)(087) 6388843 (073) [email protected]

Dooriel Fisheries Ltd.Shane McGintyDooriel, Ballycroy, Co. Mayo(098) 49244

Jasconius Ltd.Iarlaith ConnellanNew Quay, Burrin, Co. Clare(065) [email protected]

Lissadell Shellfish Co. Ltd.Kevin O'KellyLissadell, Sligo Town, Co. Sligo07191 63563(07191) [email protected]

Lurgan Green ShellfishLtd.(0072)Francis CarterKnappaghmoreStrandhill Road, Co Sligo(071) 50746(071) 68443

Matt BurkeAghagowlra Mor, Fahy, Newport(098) 41343087 2469101

McHugh Charles & GaviganVincent Charles McHugh orPackie McHughLeconellArd na RathaLoughras Beg(075) 41753(075) 41574

Morrissey DesmondDesmond MorrisseyThe MooringsFountainstownCo. Cork

Murray Denis & McSweeneyJames G.Denis MurrayRoshine AcresBurtonportLetterkenny(075) [email protected]

Seabreeze Oyster Farm Ltd.Des MooreTullyearl, Laghy, Co. Donegal(07497) 22791087 [email protected]

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

Sullivan, CorneliusCornelius SullivanBallinakill, Bere Island,Co. Cork(027)75064

South East ShellfishCooperative Ltd.Dermot KennyBarrack Street, Passage East,Co. Waterford(051) 382672(087) [email protected]

Killala Community CounclKillala, Co. Mayo096 32992096 32166

CocklesSouth East ShellfishCooperative Ltd.Dermot KennyBarrack Street, Passage East,Co. Waterford(051) 382672(087) [email protected]

Freshwater TroutAraglen Trout FarmJohn HaydonAraglen, Kilworth, Co. Cork(058) [email protected]& [email protected]

Curraun Fisheries (Clonee)Tom Doherty JrDoughill, Mulranny, Westport(064) 84257(098) [email protected]

Curraun Fisheries (Gortdrum)Johnny PowerGortdrum Hatchery, Gortdrum,Co. [email protected]

Goatsbridge Trout Farm Ltd.Gerard KirwanGoatsbridge, ThomastownCo. Kilkenny056 7724140086 [email protected]

IDAS Ltd.Stefan PetersenWoodenbridge, ArklowCo. Wicklow(0402) 35233(087) [email protected]

Raford Fish FarmFrancis BurkeRaford, Kiltulla, Athenry(091) 848137

Santa Cruise Salmon Ltd.Peter GibbsCarrigahorig, Nenagh,Co. Tipperary(09097) 47122

Gigas OysterAdrigole Mussels Ltd.Daniel O’SheaBawn, Adrigole,Beara(027) 60030086 8196625

Armada Shellfish Co. Ltd.Paul LeydonMaris StellaCloughboleyCo. Sligo(071) 9163153(087) 2360364eircom.net

AtlanfishGareth GallagherStation House, Malin Road,Carndonagh07493 74285(0044) [email protected]

Atlantic Clams Ireland Ltd.Charles KellyOld Farm BuildingsLissadellCo. Sligo07191 42990(087) 6739051

Atlantic Shellfish Ltd.David Hugh - JonesRossmore, Carrigtwohill,Co. Cork(021) 4883248(021) [email protected]

Boet Mor Seafoods Ltd.Jean Le DorvenCladdaghduff, Clifden,Co. Galway(095) [email protected]

Cartron Point Shellfish Ltd.Iarlaith ConnellanNew Quay, Burrin, Co. Clare(065) [email protected]


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Clarinbridge Oyster Co-operative Society Ltd.Michael EganClarenbridge, Co. Galway(091) 796771(087) [email protected]

Bannow Island Shellfish Ltd.Sean FfrenchDanes Castle, Carrig-on-Barrow,Co.Wexford(051) 561291

Colleran JohnJohn ColleranSeaview Avenue, Carrigaline,Co Cork(021) 4372976

Barron ThomasThomas BarronMullinahorna, RingDungarvan058 46283

Bia Mara Deise TeorantaSean Burke7 Bishopscourt Lawn,Bishopstown, Cork(021) 4543563086 [email protected] [email protected]

Carlingford Oyster Company Ltd.Kian Louet- FeisserMullatee, Carlingford, Co. Louth429373800(042) [email protected]

Clew Bay Oyster CooperativeSean O’GradyThe Boathouse, The Quay,Newport(087) 9882522

Comhlacht Forbartha Toin ReGaoithNeil KilbaneTonragee West, Achill, Co Mayo098 36171(087) 2039604

Connemara Seafoods Ltd.Karl GautierKilmeena, Westport, Co. Mayo(098) 41328 / 41772(098) [email protected]

Coney Island Shellfish Ltd.Noel CarterThe Lodge, Strandhill, Co. Sligo(07191) 68443(07191) 61644

Costelloe JohnJohn Costelloe59 Avonmore Road,Raheen Heights, Dooradoyle(061) 301823087 [email protected]

Coyne AnthonyAnthony CoyneDerrylough, Renvyle, Co. Galway(095) 43501(087) 2700672

Croagh Patrick Seafoods Ltd.Padraic GannonRoslaher, Newport, Co. Mayo(098) 41142(087 2497570

Crocknagee OystersPaddy DiverRoxtown, Clonmany, Co. Donegal074 9376303

Criostoir Teo. / CK OystersCriostoir KenneallyKnoickeen Power, Ring,Dungarvan(058) 46448 or (087) 6655295

Curran Frank & O'Shea JimFrank CurranTurret Field, Caherciveen, Co. Kerry(066) 9473016(066) 972373

De Burca OystersMichael John BurkeProspect Hill, Maree, Oranmore(091) [email protected]

Doherty CharlieCharlie DohertyRoshine South, DungloeCo Donegal(075) 21815

Doherty JamesJames DohertyMaghery, Termon, Dungloe07495 22820 or 086 6097574

Cromane Seafoods Ltd.Danny SullivanCromane, Killorglin, Co. Kerry(066) 9761563087 2271221

Cullinane DavidDavid Cullinane2 Harbour View, Lockout,Dungarvan(058) 42962(087) 2150558

Donegal Oceandeep Oysters Ltd.Conor ReidRossylongan, Donegal Town,Co. Donegal(073) 23042 (H) or (087) 6388843(073) [email protected]

Donegal Oysters Ltd.Damien ReidRossylongan, Donegal Town,Co. Donegal(087) 2845420(074) 9740366

Dooriel Fisheries LicenceShane McGintyDooriel, Ballycroy, Westport(098) 49244

Douglas Shellfish Ltd.Brian Quinn42 Upper John Street, Cork(087) 9665386

Douglas Strand Shellfish Ltd.Pat CostelloeDouglas, Killorglin, Co. Kerry(066) 9761457(087) 2662728

Emerald Oysters LtdMichael EganCare, Clarenbridge, Co. Galway(091) 796771(087) 2581104

Eisc Riaga TeoMatt BurkeAghagowla Mor, Fahy, Newport087 2489101

Ferguson Shellfish Ltd.Donal FergusonBallagan, Carlingford, Co. Louth(042) 9373350087 [email protected]

Frank DwyerChurch Cross, Skibereen, Co. Cork(086) [email protected]

Frank McCarthyLonart, Killorglin, Co. Kerry(066) 9769375(087) 6432562

Fahey MaryAughluskey, Moneen, Castlebar(094) 22623

Gerald O'Reilly GroupGerald O’ReillyCromane Lower, Killorglin, Co. Kerry(066) 9769256

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

Doorus Point ShellfishThomas ConnollyMoy Road, Kinvarra, Co. Galway(085)8248847

Garvey Brendan (jnr)The Bungalow, Claremount,Clarecastle, Ennis, Co. Clare(065) 6891920086 3840806

Gavin PatrickPatrick GavinClynish Island, Kilmenna,Westport087 2339259

Duffy AnthonyAnthony DuffyCarrick, Carrigart, Letterkenny074 9155531(087) 4185913

Griffin - Reilly GroupJohn Joe O’ReillyCromane Lower, KillorglinCo. Kerry(068) 9769235086 [email protected]

Dungarvan Shellfish Ltd.Ray HartyHillcrest, Gortnadiha, Ring(058) 46120(058) [email protected]

Dwyer, WilliamWilliam DwyerBallyhack, Arthurstown, New Ross(051) 389349(087) 2712150

Haven ShellfishJamie DwyerBallinaclashetOysterhaven, Co. Cork(021) 4770664(087) [email protected]

Hayes AquacultureThomas HayesCromane, Killorglin, Co. Kerry(066) 9769516(087) [email protected]

Grealish Seafoods Ltd.Gerry GrealishLettra, Ballycroy, Westport(098) 49118(087) 9679246

Feirm Sliogeisc Mara Teoranta(Gabriel Kennealy)Gabriel KenneallyRing, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford087 6836035

Ffrench ThomasThomas FfrenchDanes CastleCarrig-on-BarrowCo. Wexford(051) 561572

Fitzpatrick EugeneEugene FitzpatrickTallaught, SaltmillsNew Ross(051) 562587

Henry TomTom HenryBelfarsad, Achill Sound, Co. Mayo(086) 3771648098 [email protected]

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HighPort Ltd.Matt BurkeAghagowlra Mor, Fahy, Newport(098) 41343087 2469101

Hunter ConalConal HunterRoshine, Magherty, Dungloe(075) 21457(075) 22542

Fornaght Shellfish (2005)Nicolas MurphyAltona, Dock Road, DunmoreEast(051) 383259086 2568892

Fortune AnthonyAnthony Fortune4 Mount Avenue,Cheekpoint, Waterford051 382672087 2125997

Hunter SeamusSeamus HunterMagherty, Dungloe, Co Donegal(075) 22542(075) 21457

Iasc Sliogach Uisce Leathan Teo.Martin CollCashel, Kindrum P.O., Letterkenny(074) 9159259(086) [email protected]

Inch Two Three Oysters Ltd.Allen BrowneGrange, Inch, Co. Donegal(077) 60295

Irish Atlantic ShellfishJames Lyonsc/o Sea Lyons SeafoodPier Road, Carrigaholt(065) [email protected]


Kilbane MichaelMichael KilbaneDooagh, Achill Island, Co. Mayo098 [email protected]

Kinsale Seafoods Ltd.Tim Mc NamaraWhispering Pines, Cappagh,Kinsale(021) 4772264(086) 8545528

Matt BurkeAghagowla Mor, Fahy, Newport087 2489101(098) 41343

Lyons GearoidGearoid Lyonsc/o Sea Lyons SeafoodPier Road, Carrigaholt(065) [email protected]

Haran SeanSean HaranRoughley, Cloughboley, Co. Sligo(07191) 63622

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

Mac Namara MichaelMichael Mc Namarac/o Sea Lyons SeafoodThe Square, Carrigaholt(065) 9058087

Heraghty Patrick & Shiels MichaelMichael ShieldsBallyar, Kerrymeel P.O.Letterkenny(074) 9159629(087) 2944071/ 086 [email protected]

Hook Head Shellfish Ltd.Tommy HickeyFethard-on-Sea, New Ross,Co. Wexford(051) 397492(087) 6480109

Mahoney BernardBernard MahoneyMoveen West, Kilkee, Co. Clare(065) 9056985(087) 2397440

Mannin Bay OystersJosie KingDerrygimla, BallyconneelyCo. Galway(095) 23640

Maree Oysters Ltd.Jimmy KillileaMaree, Clarinbridge, Co. Galway(091) 790525087 6184182

Joyce, SaulSaul JoyceCladdaghduff, Co.Galway(095) 44890

Keenan Oysters Ltd.Tom KeenanThe Harbour, Carlingford LoughCo. Louth(042) 9373306

Krause Daniel & RainerDaniel KrauseDungora, Kinvara, Co. Galway(091) 63710491637232

Langley FeargalFergal LangleySheshia, Bell Harbour, Co Clare(065) 7078146(087) 9787033

McGlinchy AlanAlan Mc GlinchyKiltown, Killygordon, Co. Donegal(074) 49378(086) 8163553

Mac Aodh PadraigPadraig Mac AodhLeac Connell, Ard a Ratha,Co. Donegal(075) 41753(075) 41574

McCahill EamonnEamonn Mac CathailDirlaught, LettermacawardCo. Donegal(07491) 39943086 8460933

McKinney JohnJohn McKinneyHarbour View, Greencastle,Co. Donegal(077) 81134

McLaughlin AlanAlan Mc LaughlinÚdarás na GaeltachtaCo. Donegal

McDermot Danny & Carney PeterDanny McDermotBattery Brae, Greencastle,Co.Donegal(086) 8053693(074)9381242

McMahon MichaelMichael McMahonBallynote East, Kilrush, Co. Clare(065) 9052571(087) 2605796

McManamon JohnJohn Mc ManamonSandhill, Carrowbeg, Tiernaur(098) 36020

McHugh Charles & Gavigan Vincent Charles McHugh or PackieMcHughLeconell, Ard na Ratha, Loughras Beg(075) 41753(075) 41574

McKeown MartinMartin Mc KeownRehy East, Cross, Co. Clare

McNulty Gerard MartinGerard McNultyKnockloughra, Newport,Co. Mayo(087) 2920281

Mestre, Jean PaulJean Paul Mestre2 Fairy Hill, Monkstown, Co.Cork021-4841837

Michael Kelly Shellfish Ltd.DiarmuidTyrone, Kilcolgan, Co. Galway(091) 796120

Morrissey DesmondDesmond MorrisseyThe Moorings, FountainstownCo. Cork

Mulloy Shellfish Ltd.Andy MulloyKilmeena, Westport, Co. Mayo(098) 41000(098) 413328 / [email protected]

Munnelly JohnJohn MunnellyRoss, Killala, Co. Mayo(096) 32056

Moore BillyBilly MooreDoe Point, Creeslough,Letterkenny(074) 9138119

Murrisk Shellfish Ltd.Sean O'GradyMurrisknaboll, Murrisk, Westport087 9882522098 [email protected]

Moran PatPat MoranThe Mount, Cheekpoint,Waterford(051) 382293(051) 382672

Moroney MichaelMichael MoroneyGlosha, Cromane, Killorglin(066) 9769256

North Shore Oysters Jim WalshBallyliffen, Clonmany, Co. Donegal074 9376433(086) 6057819

O'Malley MichaelMichael O MalleyCleggan, Co. Galway095 44702

O'Neill MichaelMichael O'NeillChurch Cross, SkibbereenCo. Cork(028) 38290

Murray Denis & McSweeney James G.Denis MurrayRoshine Acres, BurtonportLetterkenny(075) [email protected]

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Osirí Iorrais Teoranta /Broadhaven Erris Co-op Ltd.T. O'CuinnChatel Street, Belmullet, Co. Mayo097 81036

O'Sullivan McCarthy MusselDevelopment GroupArther McCarthyCromane Lower, KillorglinCo. Kerry872119955

Quay Oyster CompanyJohn KellyBallinacourty, ClarinbridgeCo. Galway(091) 794724

Rosmoney Shellfish Ltd.Stephen FitzgeraldRosmoney, Westport, Co. Mayo(098) [email protected]

Sciana Mara TeorantaJohn J. Mc NamaraBothar na Scoile, Duacha, Achill(098) 43317

Sea Lyons Seafood Ltd.James LyonsPier Road, Carrigaholt, Co. Clare(065) 9058321(065) 9058322/ (087) [email protected]

Seabreeze Oyster Farm Ltd.Des MooreTullyearl, Laghy, Co. Donegal(07497) 22791087 [email protected]

O'Conduin SeanSeán O’Conduin3 Baile na nGall MhorAn Rinn, Dúngarbhán(058) 46015(086) 3172179

O'Domhnaill GearoidGearoid O'DomhnaillMeenmore, Dungloe, Letterkenny(075) 22513

O'Maoileain TadhgTadhg O'MaoileoinCnocan an Phaoraigh, An Rinn, Dungarbhan(058) 46599(058) [email protected]

Sheehy HughHugh SheehyBreaffa, Kilkee, Co. Clare(065) 9058245(086) 8579472

O'Sullivan MartinMartin O'Sullivan7 St. Thomas Terrace,Dungarvan

Co. Waterford(058) 42580(086) [email protected]

Omey Oyster Company Ltd.Richard WestCladdaghduff, Clifden, Co. Galway(095) 44022

Sherkin Oysters Ltd.Michael MurphySkibbereen, Baltimore, Co. Cork(028) 20187028 20837

Sliogeisc an Mhacaire TeoJim O'DonnellFalmore, Dungloe, Co. Donegal(074) 9522268(07495) 21183 or (07495) 21429

Osirí Drimloch TeorantaPaddy MellyÚdarás na GaeltachtaCo. Donegal

Oyster Creek Seafoods Ltd.Michael Irwin

Maree, Oranmore, Co. Galway(091) 790499(087) [email protected]

Sliogeisc Gaoth Beara TeorantaPaddy BoyleBallykilduff, Portnoo, Co. Donegal(07495) 45281087 [email protected]

PKA Ltd.Pat DineenBallycoe, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford(058) 44617(087) [email protected]

Southern Seafoods Ltd.Desmond MorrisseyThe MooringsFountainstownCo. Cork(021) 4831415(021) 4963943 or (086) [email protected]

Saul JoyceQuay CottageBeach RoadClifden(095) 44890(087) 1267714

Scannel MichaelDouglas, Killorglin, Co. Kerry. 066 9761614/087 7632453

Shannon Estuary Oysters (part of connamara seafoods)Karl GautierKilmeena, Wesport, Co. Mayo(098) 41000(087) [email protected]

Teahan PartnershipMichael TeahanCromane LowerKillorglinCo. Kerry(066) 9769357(087) 2654681

Thomas BluinneTom BluinneStation House, Kilrush, Co. Clare(065) 9052275087 7604230

Sliogeisc an DuagEamon. McCahillÚdarás na Gaeltachta, Co. Donegal(07491) 39943086 8460933

Sliogeisc an Tuaisceart TeorantaConor ReidTrá Aonaigh, Leitir Mhic an BhairdCo. Donegal(075) [email protected]

Sliogeisc na Rossan TeorantaEdward O'Gallachoir (jnr)Traigheanna Bay, Drinlaughelruid,Letterkenny074 9522777(075) 42637 (H)[email protected] [email protected]

Tighe PeterPeter Tighe1 Glenmore Grove, Balinorig,Tralee(066) 7129613087 7870034

South East ShellfishCooperative Ltd.Dermot KennyBarrack Street, Passage East,Co. Waterford(051) 382672(087) [email protected]

Sweeney Eamon & CorbettSeamusE Mac SuibhneCorner House, Gweedore,Co. Donegal(075) 31453087 2029909

Triskell Seafood Ltd.Marie Aude DanguyStrand HillCo. Sligo(07191) 68060(087) [email protected]

Tairgi Mara Tir LachainTeorantaJohn DowneyArds, Creeslough, Co. Donegal(074) 38370(087) 9673776

Uí hAodha CaitlinYannick (pka)Ceann Heilbhic, Rinn O’gCuanach, Dúngarbhán(058) 46306

Utterly Oysters LtdKillian TigheRossleague, Cobh, Co. Cork(021) 4813983(086) [email protected]

Walsh PhilipPhilip WalshBallyvoreen, Rosstuss, Woodstown(087) 4120291051 382036

Waterford OystersPat CullenNew Line, Abbeyside, Dungarvan(058) 42320086 3546062

West Cork Shellfish Ltd.David LaneLanlyn, Ballinaluska, Myrtleville(021) 4831832(087) 2569003

Whooley ColinColin WhooleyBallylinch, Baltimore, Co. Cork(086) 2483863(028) 20447

Sofi ShellfishNicolas TessierKnockmanus, Newport, Co. Mayo098 36978087 [email protected]

Whooley ColinColin WhooleyBallylinch, Baltimore, Co. Cork(086) 2483863(028) 20447

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NATIVE OYSTER(FARM)Atlantic Shellfish Ltd.David Hugh - JonesRossmore, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork(021) 4883248(021) [email protected]

Connemara Seafoods Ltd.Karl GautierKilmeena, Westport, Co. Mayo(098) 41328 / 41772(098) [email protected]


Michael Kelly Shellfish Ltd.DiarmuidTyrone, Kilcolgan, Co. Galway(091) 796120

LOBSTERENHANCEMENT

EirshellDavid BairdCarraholy, Westport, Co. Mayo(087) 2362124(098) [email protected]

NATIVE OYSTER(FISHERY)Clarinbridge Oyster Co-operative Society Ltd.Michael EganClarenbridge, Co. Galway(091) 796771(087) [email protected]

Clew Bay Oyster CooperativeSean O GradyThe Boathouse, The QuayNewport(087) 9882522

Comharchumann SliogeiscChonamara TeoAlan O'SullivanKilkieran, ConnemaraCo. Galway(095) 33489(087) [email protected]

Malin Head Fishermen'sCooperative Society Ltd.Charles O’DonnellMalin Head, Co. Donegal(07493) 70240

North Mayo OysterDevelopment CooperativeSociety LtdThomas BohanBarrack St., Belmullet, Co. Mayo(097) 81074

Tralee Oyster Fishermen’sSociety Ltd.Denis O’Shea74 Boher Bee, Tralee, Co. Kerry087 2599237066 7136811

ORNAMENTALRinn Bearna Aquatics Ltd.Frances GallagherGlanturkin, Whitegate, Co. Cork(021) 4661190(087) [email protected]

PERCHBallybay Perch LtdP.J. FinlayCorkeeran, Ballybay, Co. [email protected] 824 2257

Cune Fisheries LtdPhilip FrydayClune,Clonoulty, Cashel,Co. [email protected] 6992825

Keywater Fisheries LtdPaul KearneyMaple Drive, Boyle, Co. [email protected]/071 9662692

PDS Irish Waters Perch LtdPhilip SimpsonMain Street, Arvagh, Co. Cavan(043) 83910(086) 8162750

RAGWORMCurraun Fisheries Ltd. /Seastream Ltd.T. DohertyDoughill, Mulrany, Westport(098) [email protected]

Feirm Eisc ChleireMichael CadoganCape Clear, Co. Cork(028) 39158(028) [email protected]

Power JohnJohn PowerCurryglass, WaterfallCastletownbere(027) 70808086 8050501

ROPE MUSSELAdrigole Mussels Ltd.Daniel O’SheaBawn, Adrigole, Beara(027) 60030086 8196625

AMC Fishfarms Ltd.Michael Caseyc/o Casey's CabinBaltimore, Co. Cork(028) 20197(028) [email protected]

Atlantic Blackshells Ltd.Danny Mc Nulty3 Castlehill Park, Turlough Road,Castlebar(094) 9023017(085) [email protected]

Bantry Bay Seafoods Ltd.John CroninGortalassa, Bantry, Co. Cork(027) 50977087 [email protected]

Ardgroom Shellfish Ltd.John Gerad SullivanInward, Ardgroom, Beara(027) 74369(027) [email protected]

Bantry Harbour Mussels Ltd.Tim CoakleyMillbrook, Seskin, Bantry(027) [email protected]

Blaney Liam Liam BlaneyBallina, Tawny, Letterkenny(07491) 59608(074) 59014 (086) 8383623

Bruckless Bouchet MusselsAnn McCloskyDarney, Bruckless, Co. Donegal07497 37871(087) [email protected]

Blackshell Farm Ltd.Michael MulloyThe Quay, Westport, Co. Mayo(098) 25484(087) [email protected]

Collins & MinihaneSean CollinsHollyhill, Aughadown,Skibereen(028) 38429(01) [email protected]

Belenos SeafoodsJohn KilcoyneKilsallagh, Westport, Co. Mayo(098) 66177(087) 2376700

Kieran KaneLettergesh EastRenvyle, Co. Galway(095) 43525(087) 2074738

Cormorant Mussel LtdWilliam Murphy25 The Meadows, Glassis Lake, Ovens(021) 4872703(087) [email protected]

Courtney RichardRichard CourtneyGurteenalomane, SkibbereenCo. Cork(028) 21382(086) 2306961

Coyne CiaranCiaran CoyneLettergesh West, RenvyleCo. Galway(095) 43418(087) 9173800

Cronin Paddy V.Paddy V. CroninMuxnaw, Kenmare, Co. Kerry(064) 41540(087) 2383745

Crowley MichaelMichael CrowleyArdralla, Church Cross,Skibbereen(028) 38830(086) 2681278

Crusa TeorantaDanny Mc Nulty3 Castlehill Park, Turlough RoadCastlebar(094) 23017(085) [email protected]

Daly CarlCarl DalyDrombohilly, Tousist, Killarney(064) 84289

Daly CathalCathal DalyKilcrohane Road, Durrus, Bantry(027) 61281(087) 2768311

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Daly Terence & PatriciaTerence DalyOran, Canfie, Ardgroom(027) 74121(087) [email protected]

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

Duggan RaymondRaymond DugganKilkilleen, Church Cross,Skibbereen(028) 38281(086) 8798942

Dunmanus Bay MusselsPaul McEvoyc/o Paudie MurnaneDroumdough West, Ballylickey027 54153(086) 2782434

Fastnet Mussels Ltd.John MurphyGearhies. Bantry, Co. Cork(027) 61276(086) [email protected]

Fundy Shellfish Ltd.John HutchinsonDunbeacon, Durrus, Bantry(027) 61254(027) 51748

G&B Barge Ltd.Brendan SullivanBallinakilla, Bere Island, Co. Cork(027) 75018086 [email protected]

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

Grealish Seafoods Ltd.Gerry GrealishLettra, Ballycroy, Westport(098) 49118(087) 9679246

Greenline Shellfish Ltd.Richard CollinsSherkin Island, SkibbereenCo. Cork086 8304231(028) 20286

Hanley PaddyPaddy HanleyPouleen, Ardgroom, Beara(027) 74232

Harrington FlorenceFlorence HarringtonArdgroom P.O.Bantry, Co. Cork(064) 41714(064) 41714

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

Hegarty MargaretColin WhooleyLatherathanvaley, Church CrossSkibereen(028) 38359

Hegarty MichaelColin WhooleyFastnet View House, Church Cross, Skibbereen(028) 38227

Hourihan Michael J.Michael J. HourihanDroumgarriff, GlengarriffCo. Cork

Foyle JackJack FoyleFoyles Hotel, Leenan, Co. Galway(087) 6828108

Iasc Sliogach Uisce LeathanTeo.Martin CollCashel, Kindrum P.O., Letterkenny(074) 9159259(086) [email protected]

Inishowen Shellfish Ltd. (Bantry Bay Seafoods)Paul ConnellyLahadane, Bantry, Co. Cork

Kelly PaulPaul KellyLauragh, Killarney, Co. Kerry(064) 84513(064) 42590

Kush Seafarms Ltd. John M. HarringtonThe Courthouse, KenmareCo. Kerry(064) 41714(064) 42127 or (087) [email protected]

Leonard PeterPatrick LeonardNo. 7 Reengaroga, BaltimoreCo. Cork(028) 38293

Leonard Patrick J. Patrick Leonard7 Donegal West, ReengarogaBaltimore(028) 38293

Lydon PatPat LydonLettergesh West, RennyleCo. Galway(095) 43429 or 087 3776350

Killary Fjord Shellfish Ltd.Simon C. KennedyBunowen, Leenane, Co. Galway(087) 6227542

Killary Shellfish Ltd.Brendan NeeMarlee, Marshalstown,Enniscorthy(095) 43468(095) 41116

Krause RainerRainer KrauseDungora, Kinvara, Co. Galway(091) 63710491637232

Lydon KevinKevin LydonCluggam, Maam, Co. Galway087 6783725094 [email protected]

Lydon Michael (Now tradingwith Kevin Lydon)Michael LydonCluggam, Maam, Co. Galway(092) 48274(087) [email protected]

McIlwaine Shellfish Ltd.Hector Mc IlwaineWoodquarter, Cranford,Co. Donegal(07491) 53268(087) 2390285 or (074) [email protected]

Mulroy Bay Mussels Ltd.Hugh WilhareDrim, Cranford, Letterkenny(07491) 53478(07491) 53260 or (087) [email protected]

Murphy DanielDaniel MurphyGlenvale Lodge, Mardyke,Skibbereen(028) 22001(086) 8887799



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

Contact: Kelsey ThompsonEmail: [email protected] Mobile: +44 (0)7785 386499Office: +44 (0)1229 474158Fax: +44 (0)1229 470500

Commercial francais: Vivien LopezPortable: +44 (0) 79 79 43 70 25

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Murphy Patrick Patrick MurphyLissygriffin, Goleen, Co. Cork(028) 35170(086) 8569301

Muskerry Seafoods Ltd.Finbar & Eileen DalyKilquane, Hedford, Killarney(064) 50476087 [email protected]

Nunan Mussels Ltd.John M. HollandCoorigcoomade, Coomhola,Bantry(027) [email protected]

O'Malley MichaelMichael O MalleyCleggan, Co. Galway095 44702

O'Neill MichaelMichael O'NeillChurch Cross, Skibbereen, Co. Cork(028) 38290

O’Neill RonanRonan O’NeillChurch Cross, Skibbereen, Co. Cork(028) 38290(028) 38016

O'Shea JohnJohn O'SheaCleandra, Ardgroom, Co. Cork(027) 74473(086) 8328288

Pallas Fish Farm Ltd.Donal'Reilly110 Rathfarnham RoadRathfarnham, Dublin 4(01) 4946783086 3770599

Nee (jnr) EddieEddie Nee (jnr)Feenore, Louisburg PO, Co Mayo(098) 68662

Power JohnJohn PowerCurryglass, Waterfall,Castletownbere(027) 70808086 8050501

Nee (snr) EddieEdward JnrFeenone, Louisburg P.O. Co Mayo(098) 68662

O’Sullivan MichaelMichael O’SullivanBallycomana, Durrus, Bantry(027) 61498

Ross Shellfish Ltd.Ray Ross1 Reenkilla, Lauragh, Killarney(064) 83171(087) 2508803

Seal Harbour Enterprises Ltd.Tim GreenSeal Harbour, Glengarriff, Bantry(027) 63085(087) [email protected]

O'Malley BartleyBartley O’MalleyLoughta, Louisburgh, Co. Mayo(098) 66281

Saul JoyceQuay Cottage, Beach Road,Clifden(095) 44890(087) 1267714

Shamrock Shellfish Ltd.Sean Mc CarthyKillowen, Kenmare, Co. Kerry(064) 42200087 [email protected]

Purple Spade Ltd.Martin NeeLettergesh West, RenvyleCo. Galway(095) 43564

Sneem Fishermans coopJean Yves LetanneurAnkail, Tahilla Harbour, Sneem(064) 45270

Sullivan Michael G.Michael SullivanCollaros, LauraghKillarney(064) 83536

Sneem Fishermen’sCooperative Society Ltd.Joe O’SullivanTahilla, Sneem, Co. Kerry064 45270 or (086) 3623634

Sullivan JackieJackie SullivanBallinakilla, Bere Island, Co. Cork(027) 75018(027) [email protected]

Turk Head Enterprises Ltd.Stephen CaseyCollatrum, Church Cross,Skibbereen(028) 38173 or (086) 2606473

Westpoint Shellfish Ltd.Gerard LynchCleandra, Ardgroom, Beara(027) 74286

Whooley ColinColin WhooleyBallylinch, Baltimore, Co. Cork(086) 2483863 or (028) 20447

Whooley DenisDenis WhooleySeabreeze, Church Cross,Skibereen(028) 20447

SALMONEany Fish Products Ltd.William WardInver P.O., Co. Donegal074 [email protected]

Eisc Ui Fhlatharta TeorantaDara Beag O'FhlahartaArdmore, Kilkieran, Connemara(095) 32208 or 087 6981351

Marine Harvest IrelandJan FeenstraKindrum, Fanad, Letterkenny(074) 9159071(074) [email protected]

Mannin Bay Salmon Co. Ltd.Gerry O'DonoghueErrislannan, Clifden, Co. Galway(095) 21262 or 087 [email protected]

Meitheal Eisc TeoNoel O'LaoiLeitirmeallan, Co. Galway(091) 551365087 [email protected]

Silverking Seafoods LtdMarine Harvest Inish FarnardJohnny PowersDinish Island, CastletownbereCo. Cork(027) 70216(086) [email protected]

SALMON (Organic)Clare Island Seafarms (Marine Harvest)Catherine Mc ManusCloghmore, Achill Island, Co. Mayo(098) 45375(098) [email protected]

Murphy's Irish Seafoods LtdDavid O'NeillGearahies, Bantry, Co. Cork(027) 61276,[email protected]

SCALLOPCartron Point Shellfish Ltd.Iarlaith ConnellanNew Quay, Burrin, Co. Clare(065) [email protected]

Crookhaven FishermensAssociation Ltd.Jimmy NewmanCrookhaven, Goleen, Co. Cork(021) 4271962(028) 35137 (086) 8044124

Comharchumann SliogeiscChonamara TeoAlan O'SullivanKilkieran, Connemara, Co. Galway(095) 33489(087) [email protected]

Edgeworth TomTom Edgeworth72 Reenrour East, Bantry, Co. Cork(027) 51849086 3926544


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

Kelly JohnJohn KellyBallinacourty, ClarinbridgeCo. Galway

Lyons KieranKieran LyonsEyeries, Beara, Co Cork(027) 74296


North West Shellfish Ltd.Jerry GallagherUpper Carrick, CarrigartLetterkenny(07491) 55195(086) [email protected]

Seal Harbour Enterprises Ltd.Tim GreenSeal Harbour, Glengarriff, Bantry(027) 63085(087) [email protected]

Southern Seafoods Ltd.Desmond MorrisseyThe Moorings, Fountainstown,Co. Cork(021) 4831415(021) 4963943 or (086) [email protected]



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LISTINGSFISH FARMERS IN NORTHERN IRELAND

Sneem Fishermen'sCooperative Society Ltd.Joe O’SullivanTahilla, Sneem, Co. Kerry064 45270(086) 3623634

Valentia Harbour FisheriesSociety Ltd.Peader HoulihanKnightstownValentia IslandCo. Kerry(066) 9476263087 2390015

SEA REARED TROUTCurraun Fisheries Ltd. /Seastream Ltd.T. DohertyDoughill, Mulrany, Westport(098) [email protected]

Eany Fish Products Ltd,William WardInver PO, Co. Donegal(074) 9736318

SEAWEEDRoaringwater Bay SeaweedCo-op Society Ltd.Diana PitcherCunnamore Point, SkibbereenCo. Cork(028) [email protected]

SMOLTBifandGerard O’DonohueDrinaghErrisslannanClifden(095) 21262(095) 212733 (087) [email protected]

Curraun Fisheries (Clonee)Tom Doherty JrDoughill, MulrannyWestport(064) 84257(098) [email protected]

Curraun Fisheries (Gortdrum)Johnny PowerGortdrum HatcheryGortdrumCo. [email protected]

Douglas Valley Hatchery Ltd.Michael WalshKilcloughKilworthCo. Cork(025) 27337(086) 3162397

Derrylea HoldingsPaul SommervilleDoorusCorr na MonaCo. Galway09495 48193087 [email protected]

Derrylea Holdings (Lough Fada)Paul SommervilleLough FeeKylemoreConnemara(087) 2203694(095) [email protected]

Derrylea Holdings Ltd.(Poulmounty Salmon Hatchery)Paul SommervillePoulmountyNew Ross, Co. Wexford094 9548193087 [email protected]

Eastern Regional Fisheries BoardKealan15a Main StreetBlackrockCo. Dublin(01) 2787223(087) [email protected]

Marine Harvest (Bradan Peittige Teo)Damien O’TooleKindrumLetterkennyCo Donegal(074) 9159071(07491)[email protected]

Marine Harvest (Kindrum)Catherine McManusKindrumLetterkennyCo Donegal(074) 9159071(07491)[email protected]

Marine Harvest (Lough Altan)Catherine McManusKindrumLetterkennyCo Donegal(074) 9159071(07491)[email protected]

Marine Harvest IrelandJan FeenstraKindrumFanadLetterkenny(074) 9159071(074) [email protected]

Marine Institute SalmonMangment DivisionDeirdre CotterFurnaceNewportCo. Mayo(098) 41112(098) [email protected]

Millbrook HatcheriesJohn O'BoyleDrumcavneyTrentaLetterkenny(074) [email protected]

Murphy’s Irish Seafoods LtdDavid O’NeillGearahies, Bantry, Co. Cork(027) 61276,[email protected]

Northern Regional Fisheries BoardLindsay ClarkeStation RoadBallyshannonCo. Donegal074 9740781071 [email protected]

Salmo Nova Ltd.Denis Harding11 GlentianvillasKnocknacarraGalway(059 91) 57796(091) [email protected]

Santa Cruise Salmon Ltd.Peter GibbsCarrigahorigNenaghCo. Tipperary(09097) 47122

Shannon Regional Fisheries BoardThomond Weir, Limerick(061) [email protected]

South Western RegionalFisheries BoardPatricia O’Connor1 Nevilles TerraceMasseytownMacroom(026) [email protected]

Southern Regional Fisheries BoardEpworth, Angelsea St.Clonmel(052) 80055(052) [email protected]

STOFNFISKUR (IRELAND) LTDGalway Aquatic EnterprisesLtd.Peter McGovernBunatober, CorrandullaCo. Galway(091) 791303086 [email protected]

Western Regional FisheriesBoardMatt VarleyThe Weir LodgeEarl's Island, Galway09495 [email protected]

TURBOTFeirm Mara Oilean AclaTeorantaMichael Flannigan6 The Grove, BettyglenRaheny

URCHINDunmanus Seafoods Ltd.John ChamberlainDurrus, BantryCo. Cork087 2335857(028) [email protected]

M.R.I. Carna LaboratoriesDeclan ClarkeCarnaCo. Galway(095) [email protected]

Sea Lyons Seafood Ltd.James LyonsPier Road, CarrigaholtCo. Clare(065) 9058321(065) 9058322(087) [email protected]

O’Shea, DerekDerek O’Shea55 Renour EastBantryCo. Cork(086) 4073276

Shellfish Research LaboratoryDeclan ClarkeCarna, Co. Galway(095) 32201(095) [email protected]

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LISTINGSSUPPLIERS TO AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY

CONSULTANTSAquafact International Ltd.John Costello12 Kilkerrin Park, Liosbaun, Tuam Road, Galway(091) 756812 / 756813(091) [email protected]

Aquatask Enterprises Ltd.Mr. Diarmuid MulcahyBallinahallia, Moycullen, Galway(091) 556715(087) 2266472(091) [email protected]

AquaTT LtdDavid MurphyBox 8989, Dublin 1(01) 6449008(01) [email protected]

Irish Seafood Producers GroupLtd.Valerie DujardinKilkieran, Connemara, Galway(095) 33501(095) 33453(087) 6502645

Jennings & O’DonnovanColm JenningsFinisklin Industrial Estate, Sligo(071) 9161416(071) 9161080www.jodireland.com

Marine InformaticsDr John Wallace1 Cullenagh, Ballinagh, Killaloe, Co Clare(061) 375180

Nowcasting InternationalDr Mark WhiteBallymaley Business Park Ennis, Co. Clare(065) 6892250

Spirex AquatecDr. Andrew WorthingtonBradley Green, Kedditch,Worchester, B96 6TE, England UK00 44 [email protected]

Watermark Aqua-EnvironmentalDr. Neil BassAubery Mews, Main Sreet, Shankill, Co. Dublin(01) 2720426(087) 2481 581(01) [email protected]

DIVINGEachtrai Aigein TeorantaNick PfeifferInverin, Galway+353 (0)91 505943+353 (0)87 9192212+353 (0)91 [email protected]

Flagship ScubadivingRory GoldenNaomh Eanna, Charlotte Quay South DocksRoad, Dublin 4(01) 6670988(01) [email protected]

ENVIRONMENTALMONITORINGAqua-Fact InternationalServices Ltd.John Costello12 Kilkerrin Park, Liosbaun, Tuam Road, Galway(091) 756812 / 756813(091) [email protected]

Hensey Glan-Uisce TeoMary HenseyCoismeigmore, Furbo, Galway(091) 592174(087) [email protected]

Techworks Marine Ltd4A Park Lane, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin01 236 5990

GENERALAerobord Ltd.John BlessingAskeaton, Limerick(061) 604600(061) [email protected]

Air ProductsTony MarronWestern Industrial Est., Kileen Rd,Dublin 12(01) 4634222

Akva SmartDouglas Johnson14A Seafield Rd., Inverness IVG ISG, Scotland00 44 146322 144400 44 1463223535

All in a Shell Ltd.Mr. Michael BarryDoonisky, Lissarda, Cork(026) 42267(087) 2510413(026) [email protected]

AlnmaritecTyne Tube Services Ltd.Willowburn Trading Estate, Alnwick, Northumberland NE662PQ, England UK0044 1665 6029170044 1665 [email protected]

Alltech IrelandSummerhill Road, Sarney,Dunboyne, Co Meath8252244

Aquabeam BTB InnovationDavid R HoltDysart Road, GranthamLincolnshire, NG31 7NB, UKTel: 0044 1476 576280Fax: 0044 1476 [email protected]

BennexChris HydeUnit 5 The Enterpride Park, Forres1V36 2AB, Scotland00 44 1309 [email protected]

BesnardZI Route de Sablé72200 La Fleche, France0033 [email protected]

Bonnar EngineeringPat BonnarNeil T Blaney Road, Letterkenny, Donegal(074) 9122256(074) [email protected]

Buccaneer LtdIan McDonaldUnit 26, Murcar Commercial Park,Denmore Road, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, AB23 8JW,Scotland, UK0044 (0) 1224 828555

C H MarineNicholas BendonMarsh Road, Skibbereen, Cork(028) [email protected]

CochonChristophe Pierre11 Rue Belles Ezines-BP2,17680 Le Gua, France00 33 546228214 / 298300 33 546228719

Delta Valves and PlasticsPeter HarringtonWest Link Business Park,Kilnap, Old Mallow Road, Cork(021)4 399377/021-4399388(021) 439 [email protected]

Depur Systems LtdJohn SmythMoneycarragh Fishfarm, 60 Dromara Road, Dundrum, Co. Down, Northern Ireland0044 2843751860

Dryden Aqua LtdHoward DrydenButlerfield, Bonnyrigg, EH I 9 3JQ, Midlothian, Scotland UK00 44 187582222200 44 [email protected]

DSMIndustriholmen 59, 2650, Hvidovre, Denmark0045 43208981

Dundrum Bay Oyster FisheryRobert Graham24 Main Street, Dundrum, Newcastle, Down,Northern Ireland UK(048) 43751810(048) 43751610

Eddie Carr and Co. LtdEddie CarrColga. Calry, Sligo, Rep. of Ireland(071) 9147180(087) 2544217(071) [email protected]

Everyvalve EquipmentChris Townsend19 Station Close, Potters Bar,EN6 I TL, Hertfordshire, England, UK00 44 1707 64201800 44 1707 [email protected]

Fishtechnic Fredelslomh Gmbh37186 Moringen, Germany0049 5555 [email protected]

SUPPLIERS TO THE AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY


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Fusion MarineStephan DiversMarine Resource Centre, Barcaldine, Oban, Argyll PA37 15E, Scotland UK0044 1631 7207300044 1631 [email protected]

Galway Maritime/CrewsaverOlaf TyaransenLaurence House, Merchants Road, Galway(091) 566568(091) [email protected]

Gael Force Marine Ltd.Donnie Morrison136 Anderson Street, Inverness, IV3 8OH, Scotland UK0044 1463 2294450044 1463 [email protected]

Gem PlasticsJames KingRegaskin, Cavan, Co. Cavan049 43 31077049 43 61157

Irish Seafood.comDeclan ConnollyThe Mill, Cartron Road, Kinavara, Galway(091) 637500(091) [email protected]

Jennings & O’DonovanFinisklin Industrial Estate, Sligo071 9161416

JFC Manufacturing Co LtdWeir Road, Tuam, Co GalwayTel: (093) [email protected]

JF Mouldings / Eco TanksJohn FentonPortnason, Ballyshannon, Donegal(071) [email protected]

Jotun LtdJohn O’RiordanUnit K7 Marina Commercial Park,Central Park Road, Cork(021) 4965955(021) 4965992

J T ElectricKambsdalur, Faroe Islands00298 47 444400258 47 4445

J & W Stuart (Ire) LtdMichael MurphyCastletownbere, Co. Cork027 71663027 70973086 2667991

Liftup Akua ASJorgin GunnarssonN-5640 Eikelandsosen, Norway0047 [email protected]

MarketechPeter McKeownThe Pier, Ballycotton, Cork(021) 4646134(087) 2576502(021) [email protected]

MoreNet Teo.Mr. Martin LeeTir na Fhia Industrial Estate,Lettermore, Galway(091) [email protected]

Pascal SarlLa Ville-Es-Jaretts35350, St. Columb, France0033 2 99898989

Red Rooster AquacultureMike MilneNauta House, The Meadows, Oldmeldrum, Aberdeeshire AB5 10GW, Scotland0044 1651 872101

Sterner AquaTechGraham Sutherland1 Longman Drive, Inverness, Scotland UK00441463 2502750044 1463 250275

Sotra Anchor & ChainVidenes, 5363 Aagotnes,Norway0047 56326850

Storvik AsJamie YoungKilmory Industrial Estate,Lochgilphead, Argyll PA 31RR,Scotland0044 1 [email protected]

Techworks Marine Ltd4A Park Lane, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin01 236 5990

Tropical Marine CentreJayne RobbSolesbridge Lane, Chorleywood,Hertfordshire, WD355X,England

00 44 192328415100 44 1923285840

Tyson’s (Ship Riggers) LtdUnit 4, Omega Business Park,Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire,UK

VakiDavid JarronAkralind, No. 4, 201 Kopauogur, Iceland00 354 5953000

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

EXHIBITIONSAquaculture TodaySpecial PublicationsCraigcrook Castle, Craigcrook Road,Edinburgh EH4 3PE, Scotland00 44 131 312 455000 44 131 312 4551www.aquaculturetoday.co.uk

Heighway EventsTelephone House, 69-77 Paul Street,London, EC2A 4LQ, England UK00 44 20 7017 450000 44 20 7017 4537

Nor Fishing FoundationOdd Berg DirectorN 7030Trondheim, Norway00 47 7392934000 47 73516135

FINFISH FEEDAller Aqua (Ireland) Ltd.Swen ChristiansenAllervej 130, DK 6070, Christianfeld, Denmark00 45 7592 611100 45 7591 2141www.aller-aqua.dk

BioMar Ltd.Nick BradburyNorth Shore Road, Grangemouth, FK3 8UL, Scotland UK01324 66558501324 [email protected]

Coppens International bvMatthew French15 Swindon Road,Redlands Highworth,Wiltshire SN6 7SL00 44 1793 700241

Dana Feed A/SDr.Tim ReesBushford Leaze,Bradley Green-Wottonunder Edge,G 112 7PW, England UK00 44 145352131200 44 1453843162

Ewos LtdLindsay Pollock,Westfield, Bathgate, EH48 3BP,West Lothian, Scotland UK00 44 150663396600 44 1506632739

SkrettringAnthony MurphyRoman Island, Westport, Mayo(098) 26677(098) 25873www.skretting.co.uk

United Fish IndustriesJohn HealyKillybegs, Donegal(074) 97 41800(074) 97 41847

FINFISH STOCKLandcatch LimitedAlan StewartCooperage Way, Alloa,Clackmannshire, Scotland00 44 [email protected]

Marine HarvestJan FennstraKindrum, Fanad, Letterkenny,Co. Donegal074 9159017

StofnfiskurJonas StofnfiskurStadarberg 2-4, P O Box 24,222 Hafnarfjordur, Iceland(354) 564 63 00(354) 564 63 01

INSURANCEAquaculture Risk(Management) LtdTom RutterSalvus House, Aykley Heads,Durham DHI 5TS, England UK00 44 191 374040000 44 191 3740484

Coyle Hamilton WillisJohn Scullion7-9 South Leinster Street, Dublin 2(01) 6616211(01) [email protected]

Marsh Ireland25-25 Adelaide Road, Dublin 401 6048100

MCM Insurance BrokersWellworth Buildings, BridgeStreet, Balina, Co. Mayo096 72977

MAPSLaTene MapsJohn ColemanPO Box 6098, Foxrock, Dublin(01) [email protected]

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NETSAqualineHans Olav RuoPir Trondheim, nr7010, Norway00 47 901 [email protected]

Cavanagh Nets Ltd.Mr. Lawrence CavanaghDrumaweir House, Greencastle, Donegal(074) 9381178(074) 9381014

Ceann Mara Ltd.Collette O’BrienRailway Road, Kenmare, Kerry(064) 41400/41119(064) 41310

Coastal CagesSeamus Gillespie/Martin CarrBallymoon, Kilcar, Donegal(074) 9738406(074) 9738406

I.C. Trawl Ltd.Iver ChristensenWest Pier, Howth, Dublin(01) 8323509(01) [email protected]

Swan Net Gundry LtdMartin HowleyRoshine, Killybegs, Co. Donegal(074) 97 31180

W and J Knox Ltd.Ms. Julie McDonaldKilbirnie, KA25 7DY, Scotland UK00 44 1505 68251100 44 1505 682980

PHOTOGRAPHYAquaphoto Picture LibraryShay Fennelly15 O’Brien’s Place

Drumcondra, Dublin 9+353 (0)1 8370220+353 (0)87 6428902(098) [email protected]

SECURITY SYSTEMSBarry Electronics Ltd.Donal HaugheySt. Catherines Road, Killybegs, Donegal(074) 97 31215(074) 97 [email protected]

SHELLFISH STOCKGuernsey Sea FarmsMark DraversParc Lane, Vale, GY3 SEQ, Guernsey, Channel Islands00 44 1481 24748000 44 1481 [email protected]

Redbank Oyster Hatchery. Ltd.Mr. Jarlaith ConnellanNew Quay, Balluvaughan, Clare(065) 70 78189(065) 70 78055

SatmarJulien SzwarcbergGatteville-Phare, France00 33 23323416100 33 233231255

Seasalter (Walney) LtdKelsey ThompsonOld Gravel Works, South Walney Island,Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 3YQ0044 1229 4741580044 1229 [email protected]

SMOLTBallinderry River EnhancementAssociationAlan KeysOrritor, Cookstown, BT80 9ND, Tyrone, Northern Ireland UK(048) 86751201

Carrigadrohid Smolts Ltd.Carridadrohid Hatchery, Macroom, Cork(026) 48132(087) 9080521(026) [email protected]

Connemara FishfarmsPaul SommervilleDoorus, Corr na Mona, Galway(094) 95 48193(094) 95 48194

Douglas Valley Hatchery Ltd.Michael WalshKilclough, Kilworth, Cork(025) 27337(025) 27635

Eir Nor Teoranta(Laschinger Aqua Group)Gerald HofmaierBallyhea, Dingle, Kerry(066) 9151139(066) 9150008/9(066) 9151133

ESB Hatchery (Ballyshannon)John GallagherKnather Road, Ballyshannon, Donegal(071) 9851712(071) 9852318

Marine Institute SalmonManagement DivisionDeirdre CotterFurnace, Newport, Mayo(098) 42300

Millbrook HatcheriesJohn O’BoyleDrumcavney, TrentaLetterkenny, Donegal(074) 9737474

Northern Salmon CompanyJohn RusselGlenarm HatcheryGlenarm, AntrimNorthern Ireland UK(048) 2841691

Santa Cruise Salmon Ltd.Peter GibbsCarrigahorig, NenaghTipperary(090) 9747122

Seven Springs Trout HatcheryDavid BairdBallyhampton Road North,Larne, Antrim,Northern Ireland UK(048) 28260977

Sperrin Mountain SpringHatcheryWilfred Mitchell109 Fergarron RoadCookstownBT80 9QLTyroneNorthern Ireland UK(048) 81659700

TRAINING ANDPUBLICATIONSAquaculture DevelopmentCentreGarbvin BurnellUniversity College Cork, Lee Maltings, Prospect Row, Cork+353 (0)21 4904590+353 (0)86 8206464+353 (0)21 [email protected]://adc.ucc.ie

Aquaculture IrelandFiacc OBrolchain13 Marlboro Road, Dublin 4353 (0)1 6680043087 [email protected]

Fish Farmer MagazineMalcolm DicksonSpecial PublicationsCraigcrook Castle,Craigcrook Road,Edinburgh EH4 3PE, Scotland00 44 131 312 455000 44 131 312 4551www.fishfarmer-magazine.com

Fish Farming InternationalRatchel Mutter2 Eldon Street, London ECT2M 7LS, UK0044 20 76501041

Institute of AquacultureDr. Rod WoottenUniversity of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, Scotland UK00 44 1786 46787400 44 1786 [email protected]

Irish SkipperHugh BonnerAnagaire, Letterkenny,Donegal(074) 9548935(074) [email protected]

Marine TimesMark McCarthyBallymond Industrial Estate,Kilcar,Donegal(074) 9738837(074) [email protected]

SparsholtDavid AldersonCollege Hampshire, Winchester, S021 2NF, EnglandUK00 44 196279721500 44 1962776587

VETERINARYIntervet Shering Plough Mr. Robin Wardle24-26 Gold Street, Saffron Walden,CB10 IEJ, England UK00 44 1799 52816700 44 1799 525546

Intevet Shering Plough LtdMichale RoeBoghall Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow2050900www.intervet.com

Aquatic Veterinary GroupMs. Margaret Ruttledge/Ms. Evelyn CollinsBioResearch Ireland,National Diagnostics Centre,University College Galway,Galway(091) 524098(091) 586570

Atlantic Veterinary ServicesHamish RodgerOranmore, Oranmore Business Park, Galway(091) [email protected]


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AFESD Aqutic DivisionDr. Heather MooreNewforge LaneBelfast BT9 5PY

Aquaculture Initiative Michael F. MurphyUnits 14 – 15 Gray’s LanePark StreetDundalkTel: 042 9385074

Aquaculture Licences Appeals BoardHolbrook House, Holles Street,Dublin 2Tel: 01 6620331 Fax: 01 6620340Email [email protected] Board

Aquaculture Development CentreUniversity College Cork, Lee Maltings, Prospect Row, Cork City.Tel: 021 4904050.

AquaTT Ltd.Box 8989,Dublin 1Tel: 01 6449008;Fax: 01 6449009.Contact David Murphy.Email: [email protected]

BIM (Irish Sea Fisheries Board)Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.Tel: 01 284 1544Fax: 01 2841123Contact: Donal Maguire.

Cairde na MaraEstát Tionscoil an Sidheán, An Spidéal, Co. na Gaillimhe.Tel: 091 553684Fax: 091 553271

NI Department of the EnvironmentJohn McCartneyCalvert House23 Castle StBelfast BT1 IFY028 90254796

Department. of Agriculture, Fisheries & FoodAgriculture HouseKildare St,Dublin 2.Tel: 0890-2100 510

Dept of Agriculture Fisheries & FoodCoastal Zone Management DivisionSea Fisheries AdministrationSeafood Policy & DevelopmentWest Cork Technology ParkClonakiltyCo CorkTel: 1890 25 27 41

Environmental & Heritage ServiceAndrew RustonCommonwealth House35 Castle StBelfast BT1 GU

European Aquaculture SocietySlijkensesteenweg 4B-8400 Oostende, BelgiumContact: Alistair LaneTel: 0032-59 323859Fax: 0032-59321005Email: [email protected]

Fisheries Research Centre (Marine Institute)Abbotstown, Castleknock, Dublin 15.Tel: 01 8210111Fax: 01 8205078 alsoFish Health Unit, Kinsealy, Malahide, Co. Dublin.Tel: 01 8460644Fax: 01 8460524

Inland Fisheries Ireland (HQ)Swords Business CampusSwordsCo DublinTel: +353 1 8842 600Fax: +353 1 8360 060Email: [email protected]

Inland Fisheries IrelandTeach BreacEarl’s IslandGalwayTel: +353 91 563 118Fax: +353 91 566 335Email: [email protected]

Irish Aquaculture AssociationPO. Box 12, Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. Ex. Secretary: Mr. Diarmuid Mulcahy.Tel/Fax: 091 556715.email: [email protected]

Irish Salmon Growers Association - (part of IFA Aquaculture)Irish Farm Centre, Bluebell, Naas Road, Dublin 12.Tel: 01 4508755Fax: 01 4551043, Email: [email protected] Contact: Mr Richie Flynn.

Irish Shellfish Association - (part of IFA Aquaculture)Irish Farm Centre, Bluebell, Naas Road, Dublin 12.Tel: 01 4508755Fax: 01 4551043, Email: [email protected] Contact: Mr Richie Flynn.

Irish Seaweed Industry AssociationMartin Ryan Science Institute,University College Galway.Tel: 091 524411Fax: 091 525005. Contact: Chris Hession.

Loughs Agency22 Victoria RoadL'DerryTel: 028-71342100RofI: 048-71342100

Marine Institute & Marine Data CentreRinville, Oranmore, Co. GalwayTel: 091 387200www.marine.ie

Ocean Harvest TechnologyN 17 Business ParkMilltown, Co. GalwayTel: 093-5180710email: [email protected]

Salmon Research Agency of Ireland(Marine Institute)Furnace, Newport, Co. Mayo.Tel: 098 41107

Sea Fisheries Protection AgencyWest Cork Technology ParkClonakilty, Co CorkTel: 1890 76 76 76

Údaras na GaeltachtaNa Forbacha, Furbo, Gaillimh.Tel: 091 503100Fax: 091 592037

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