New deep sea fish farming project in Ireland
. The first farm will be located off the west coast of Ireland and it is expected that each farm will be capable of producing 15,000 tonnes of Irish organic farmed salmon annually.
When in full production the proposed fish farm will generate full time direct employment for approx. 350 people in rearing the juvenile fish, working on the farms and in processing and transporting the product to market. A urther 150 jobs indirectly in providing netting, fish feed, transportation and other services to this farm.
An annual wages flow of €14.5 million, much of which will find its way straight into the local economy in the vicinity of the farm.
At today’s prices, 15,000 tonnes of organic grade Irish salmon is worth €102 million to the market every year. The majority of the fish produced will be for export markets, BIM said.
