Industrial-Scale Mussel Farm is ‘Completely Incompatible’ with Kinsale Harbour, Campaigners Say
Campaigners are calling on the minister for agriculture and the marine to revoke a license for a 23 hectare industrial-scale mussel farm in Kinsale Harbour, directly in front of the popular Dock Beach.
Health, environmental, and economic concerns for the locality have been raised, along with fears that it may jeopardize access to one of the town's most popular beaches and surrounding water used for swimming, kayaking and sailing.
The license should be revoked pending a full Environmental Impact Assessment, a marine navigation risk study, a cultural...
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