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Projected Volume and value of Irish Aquaculture to 2016

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Shellfish Aquaculture in Ireland Donal Maguire Aquaculture Development manager The Irish Sea-Fisheries Board (BIM) Lots of potential Projected Volume and value of Irish Aquaculture to 2016 How are we going to get there? Funding Impact & Implementation Current and Projected Supplies from Aquaculture and Fisheries Funding Requirements Industry Funding Requirements (2007 2013) million Projected Rope mussel production to 2015 Projected Bottom mussel production to 2015 Its not just about Mussels! Emerging shellfish projected to 2015 Technical Developments What do we mean by Carrying Capacity? What do we mean by water quality? Pilot Bay 1:Killary Harbour Long narrow fjord Vertical stratification Stable bathymetry Wild mussels inner Weather influenced by topography Orthophotos 2005 OSI Killary Close up Orthophotos OSI 2000 Longlines one direction direction Stock assessment relatively easy Killary Catchment Assessment Orthophoto OSI and CORINE Landcover 2000 EPA Low nutrients Low urban pressure Low Agri-pressure Killary Sampling Programme The best laid plans Some parting comments Some Parting thoughts When written in Chinese the word crisis is composed of two characters. One represents danger, and the other represents opportunity. JFK When written in Chinese the word crisis is composed of two characters. One represents danger, and the other represents opportunity. JFK Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs. Henry Ford Thank you