Technical Advisors Report AP8 / 2018 Bannow Bay Oyster Aquaculture and Foreshore Licence Application Appeal Report prepared by MERC Consultants on behalf of Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board www.mercenvironmental.ie MERC Consultants Loughaunbeg Inverin. Co Galway
[email protected] Tel: +353-91-442523 April 2019 ALAB AP8 Bannow Bay Appeal against Decision to Refuse Appeal Ref No. AP8/2018 Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board Technical Advisor’s Report Description: Assessment of the appeal against the Minister’s decision to refuse aquaculture and foreshore licences for the cultivation of pacific oysters at site reference T3/96 within Bannow Bay, Co. Wexford. Licence Application Department Ref No: AP8/2018 Applicant: AG Oysters Ltd Minister’s Decision: Licence Applications Refused to Grant Appeal Type of Appeal: Appeal against the decision of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to refuse to grant an Aquaculture and Foreshore Licence to AG Oysters Ltd., for the cultivation of Pacific Oysters using bags and trestles at Bannow Bay, Co. Wexford on Site T03/96A Appellant(s): AG Oysters Ltd Observers: Fitzpatrick Oysters Ltd., Tomás Ffrench. Technical Advisor MERC Consultants Ltd. Date of site Inspection 03/04/2019 2 April 2019 ALAB AP8 Bannow Bay Appeal against Decision to Refuse Table of Contents 1.0 General Matters / Appeal Details ................................................................................. 4 1.1 Appeal Details & Observer Comments / Submissions ............................................. 4 1.2 Name