Recent blog posts
- Largest, most comprehensive, Archibald Knox exhibition and events ever held in the world
- Pope Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon
- Irish President Condemns Israel Threats to Irish UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon
- Viking Age Hoard of Silver Coins Discovered in Isle of Man Declared as Treasure
- Manx Stamps Issue Celebrates Celtic Corvids
- The 102nd anniversary of Michael Collins' death
- Labour makes callous decision to scrap Winter Fuel Payments for millions of pensioners
- Armagh - All-Ireland Football Champions 2024 Receive a Heroes Welcome Home
- Irish Team Take Part in the Opening Ceremony of 2024 Olympic Games
- Call For Biden Mural To Be Removed From Irish Town
Visit us on Facebook
And on Twitter
And on Youtube
Mechanical Kelp Harvesting In Ireland Challenged
News from the Celtic League:
The Celtic League have an article (see below) reporting on a challenge in the Irish High Court (Irish: An Ard-Chúirt) in regard to the mechanical harvesting of kelp in Bantry Bay. The community group Bantry Bay – Protect our Native Kelp Forests, fear the harvesting operation would have negative consequences for the environment, marine life, the fishing industry and tourism in their area. The Celtic League had previously raised similar objections to industrialised kelp harvesting in Scotland. The Scottish Parliament subsequently voted to prohibit the practice.
"MECHANICAL KELP HARVESTING CHALLENGED"
"A challenge is being mounted in the Irish high Court to the mechanical harvesting of kelp in Bantry Bay.
At its AGM in Glasgow in October 2018 last year the Celtic League adopted a resolution calling for a ban on kelp dredging planned in that country. The Scottish Parliament subsequently voted to prohibit the the practice (link):
https://www.celticleague.net/…/league-protest-ahead-of-sco…/
As this report from Green News ie indicates the battle now needs to be fought in Ireland:
“A legal challenge to Ireland’s first large-scale mechanical seaweed harvesting project in Bantry Bay commenced in the High Court this afternoon.
The community group Bantry Bay – Protect our Native Kelp Forests has sought a Judicial Review of the grant of a seaweed harvesting licence to BioAtlantis Aquamarine Ltd.
The West Cork group is also seeking an injunction to prevent the commencement of harvesting until the judicial review process is complete.
The case is expected to run for six days and will be presided over by Ms Justice Deirdre Murphy.
BioAtlantis, the Tralee-based biotechnology group behind the project, is seeking to harvest kelp in just over 1,800 acres of waters in the Bay.”
Link to full article:
https://greennews.ie/kelp-harvest-high-court/
Image: Kelp forest are an important part of the marine ecosystem
Bernard Moffatt
Assistant General Secretary
Celtic League"
Disclaimer:
This blog is provided for general informational purposes only. The opinions expressed here are the author's alone and not necessarily those of Transceltic.com.
