Dr. Greg Forde:

Obviously, Inland Fisheries Ireland has issues with invasive species and bringing in other marine algal species to farm them. It is important to ensure all the appropriate controls are in place to avoid the spread of such species to places where they are not desired. From a scientific point of view, it would be better to develop these projects in a way that is not monocultural rather than to have monoculture.

We were asked whether Inland Fisheries Ireland had changed its view on the proposal for Galway Bay.