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Bantry Bay Kelp Forest

Bantry Bay Kelp Forest

A licence to Industrially Extract 1860 acres of Native Kelp in Bantry Bay has been issued to BioAtlantis, Tralee.

NO Public Consultation took place. This licence was NOT Advertised Adequately. This licence has been issued with NO requirement for an Environmental Impact Assessment [E.I.A.]

This is the largest industrial scale native Kelp Extraction Licence ever issued in Irish or British waters.

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Supported by:

Creative Ireland Programme
Creative Climate Action

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Shared Island Initiative
Northern Irish Council for Voluntary Action
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