1. Shellfish Aquaculture in Ireland Donal Maguire Aquaculture Development manager The Irish Sea-Fisheries Board (BIM)

2. Lots of potential

3. Projected Volume and value of Irish Aquaculture to 2016

4. How are we going to get there?

7. Funding Impact & Implementation Current and Projected Supplies from Aquaculture and Fisheries

8. Funding Requirements Industry Funding Requirements (2007 – 2013) € € million

11. Projected Rope mussel production to 2015

12. Projected Bottom mussel production to 2015

20. It’s not just about Mussels!

22. Emerging shellfish projected to 2015

23. Technical Developments

24. What do we mean by Carrying Capacity?

25. What do we mean by water quality?

26. Pilot Bay 1:Killary Harbour Long narrow fjord Vertical stratification Stable bathymetry Wild mussels inner Weather influenced by topography Orthophotos 2005 OSI

27. Killary Close up Orthophotos OSI 2000 Longlines one direction direction Stock assessment relatively easy

28. Killary Catchment Assessment Orthophoto OSI and CORINE Landcover 2000 EPA Low nutrients Low urban pressure Low Agri-pressure

29. Killary Sampling Programme

33. The best laid plans…

36. Some parting comments

38. 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

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