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Marine Harvest plans organic salmon farm

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By SeafoodSource staff
12 January, 2012 - A world leader in the seafood industry, Marine Harvest, plans to invest EUR 3.5 million to develop a new organic salmon farm site at Shot Head in Bantry Bay. 


Speaking on behalf of the Irish subsidiary, Marine Harvest Ireland (MHI), Catherine McManus, a technical manager with the company, said: ‘the investment is part of a EUR 14 million upgrade of its sixteen aquaculture sites around the coast.’ 



She said the overall investment would ensure that the company’s Irish operations benefit from ‘the most up-to-date technological advances,’ and would include ‘the upgrading of equipment and operational practices, as well as the continuing development of a nationwide stocking, harvesting, fallowing and rotation to international best practices.’



The company – which is present in all major salmon farming regions in the world, but also offers valued-added products, smoked seafood and organic produce – has lodged an application with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an aquaculture license and a foreshore license for the proposed Shot Head development. 


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