Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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251. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether overstocking of salmon farms negates the organic status of the fish produced. [7490/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The maximum stocking density for organic salmon production is laid down under EU regulation. Any breach of that would be regarded as a serious infringement and would be fully investigated on a case by case basis. Depending on what emerged from any such investigation, the consequences could include removal of the organic status for the affected product or indeed the suspension of the operator's organic licence altogether.  However, the action taken would be proportionate and would have to take account of the particular circumstances applying in each case.