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Ecological Economics for Burgeoning Sustainability

  Can Ecological Economics achieve burgeoning sustainability for local fishing communities in Ireland?    Ecological Economics It is now fashionable to try and understand economics from an ecological perspective. Ecological economics sees commerce as a sub set of the ecological … Continue reading

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Biodiversity Conference Summary 2008

Bio diversity The meeting is being held in the context that there is now enough evidence to be confident that global warming is a real and present threat. The aim of this meeting is to guide the delivery of a … Continue reading

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Ecological Economics,burgeoning sustainability for local fishing communities in Ireland?

Can Ecological Economics achieve burgeoning sustainability for local fishing communities in Ireland?   Ecological Economics It is now fashionable to try and understand economics from an ecological perspective. Ecological economics sees commerce as a sub set of the ecological system … Continue reading

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Traditional Interdependent Sustainability

Traditional Interdependent Sustainability    It was interesting to read that Donegal’s Island fishermen are to heighten their campaign against fishing bans including salmon. A vision, commitment and strategy are required to ensure that sufficient salmon have free passage to their … Continue reading

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The cycle of negotiations, sustainability and future natural living assets.

The cycle of negotiations, sustainability and future natural living assets. Is the new round of quota negotiations taking place a new opportunity for a communications breakthrough or a recipe for more of the same stagnant them and us mentality? Fishermen … Continue reading

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Coastal Marine Parks Opportunity

Coastal Marine National Parks, and an Abundant Future from a Natural Living Asset. http://www.naturallivingassets.com/ Marine Parks Opportunity Regarding your reports of proposals to implement  Coastal Marine National Park(CMNP), the fishing industry has a real opportunity to take a lead by … Continue reading

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United front key to preventing doomsday scenario

EDUCATION FOR A DOOMSDAY SCENARIO It is encouraging to hear Seafish Chief Executive John Rutherford says he thinks the Fishing Industry is moving in positive way. (10 November 2006) In light of the so called Doomsday Science referring to the … Continue reading

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Salmon river development plan

  Development Plan In 1978 about one mile of the river Carey above Ballyvoy was dredged (presumably for drainage purposes) In today’s more environmentally aware world it is unlikely that such a project would have got planning permission. A huge … Continue reading

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Saving our Irish Salmon Nov 2005

A plea for Ireland’s salmon.  I write as an enthusiastic angler of Wild Atlantic Salmon pursued in the rivers of Ireland mostly around the North and  North west.  Have you ever fished with rod and line and enjoyed the experience … Continue reading

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