Fears Intensify in West Cork that Newly-licensed Mussel Farm will Hit Kinsale’s World-class Tourism

Kinsale's councillors have all come out to oppose a decision to grant a licence for a mussel farm in the waters off a popular beach in the West Cork town famed for its sailing and watersport activities.
On May 30 Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon granted an aquaculture licence to Woodstown Bay Shellfish Limited for bottom-culture mussel farming on a 23-hectare site in Kinsale Harbour between Charles Fort, James Fort and the Dock beach...
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