We publish a range of reports
October 2024
BIM Aquaculture Report 2024
September 2024
Seed Mussel Survey Report for the Rusk Channel
September 2024
Extended Seed Mussel Survey Report Wexford
August 2024
Biomass survey of the seed mussel settlement south of Wicklow Head
July 2024
Preliminary Seed mussel survey report for the Rusk Channel
June 2024
Preliminary Seed mussel survey report for Wicklow
June 2024
Preliminary Seed Mussel Survey Report for Blackwater
BIM Albacore Tuna & Mercury Report 2024
26 October 2023
A snapshot of Ireland’s Aquaculture sector in 2023
September 2023
Seed Mussel Survey Report for Wicklow Head
August 2023
Seed Mussel Survey Report for Blackwater Area
August 2023
Seed Mussel Survey Report for South Glassgorman Area
Seed Mussel Survey Report for South Wicklow – 13,14 and 15 June 2023
Survey Report – Cahore Point and the Rusk Channel – 20 to 22 June 2023
Seed Mussel Survey Report for the Rosslare & Long Bank Areas – 19 to 21 July 2023
15 May 2023
A Strategic Review of Irish Macro Algae Cultivation
15 May 2023
Irish Macro-Algal Cultivation Strategy to 2030 – Interviewee feedback
15 May 2023
Technical Report on Seaweed Hatchery & Sea grow-out site design
15 May 2023
Review of the Irish Seaweed Aquaculture Sector & Strategy for its Development to 2030
23 February 2023
This report, the first of its kind for the Irish Seafood sector, provides a carbon emission baseline for the sector.
29 November 2022
A snapshot of Ireland’s Aquaculture Sector. Statistics on production, price and employment in the primary aquaculture sector in 2022 based on our annual National Seafood Survey of all licensed aquaculture producers
September 2022
Seed mussel survey report for Castlemaine Harbour/Cromane
August 2022
Seed mussel survey report for Rosslare area, Co Wexford
8 June – 16 June 2022
Seed Mussel Survey Report for Cahore
30 May – 2 June 2022
Seed Mussel Survey Report for the South Glassgorman Bank Area
8 June – 16 June 2022
Seed Mussel Survey Report for the Rusk Channel
11 May – 26 May 2022
Seed Mussel Survey Report for South Wicklow
July 2022
Seed Mussel Beds Biomass Estimation Report for Cahore and the Rusk Channel
July 2022
Seed Mussel Beds Survey and Biomass Estimation Report for the East Long Bank Area
10th May 2022
These reports highlight the economic impact associated with a subset of Ireland’s aquaculture industry by the eleven main aquaculture bays. The analysis gives a snapshot of the local aquaculture industry across the studied bays in 2020.
August 2021
Seed Mussel Survey Tonnage Estimation Report for the Blackwater Area
July & August 2021
Seed Mussel Survey Tonnage Estimation Report for Cahore/Rusk Channel
10th August 2021
Seed Mussel Survey Tonnage Estimation Report for the Rosslare area
29 June – 1 July 2021, 13 July – 15 July 2021
Seed Mussel Survey Report for the Glassgorman area
May / June 2021
Preliminary Seed Mussel Survey Report for the Southeast Coast
12/05 to 14/05/2021
Preliminary Seed Mussel Survey Report for the Rusk Channel
18 and 19/05/2021
Preliminary Seed Mussel Survey Report for Rosslare
21 April 2021
BIM EMFF Grant Case Studies Report 2020
26 March 2021
23 Oct 2020
Scoping a seaweed bio-refinery concept for Ireland’ report, commissioned by BIM in late 2019, and supported by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, highlights the potential to increase the value of Irish seaweed by focusing on its use as an ingredient at the whole-sale level for food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.
8 Oct 2020
18 Sep 2020
31 Aug 2020
31 Aug 2020
13 Aug 2020
21 Jul 2020
1 Apr 2020
The 2019 Mussel Larvae Report from BIM, partly carried out through the INTERREG BLUEFISH Project and EMFF is now available. The purpose of this mussel monitoring program is to study the reproduction, larval development and settlement of mussels, allowing for better planning of mussel seed fishing and relaying to improve mussel production tonnage.
17 Feb 2020
The Special Unified Marking Scheme (SUMS) SOP provides practical advice to aquaculture operators in Ireland on the installation and maintenance of Aids to Navigation (AtoN) on their sites.
17 Dec 2019
Statistics on production, price and employment in the primary aquaculture sector in 2019 based on our annual survey of all licensed aquaculture producers
20 Aug 2019
The bed between the Long Bank and Lucifer Bank has extended in area to 126 hectares and has been quantified conservatively at 3500 tonnes.
20 Aug 2019
Seed Mussel Survey Report for South Cahore Head and the Rusk Channel from 31 July to 01 August 2019
23 Jul 2019
Seed Mussel Survey Report for South Wicklow Head during 20-24 June 2019
23 Jul 2019
Seed Mussel Survey Report for the area south of Glassgorman Banks on 7 July 2019
23 Jul 2019
Preliminary Seed Mussel Survey Report for Rosslare and Wexford approaches (East and West of the Long Bank, and the South Shear) during 7 to 14 May 2019.
23 Jul 2019
Preliminary Seed Mussel Survey Report for Cromane and Kells Bay on 6 June 2019
23 Jul 2019
Preliminary Seed Mussel Survey Report for Cahore Point (North and South of the Rusk Channel, east of Cahore Point) during 9 to 14 May 2019
14 Sep 2018
Seed Mussel Survey report for Howth from 11 to 13 September 2018. In the channel between Ireland’s Eye and Howth.
14 Sep 2018
Seed Mussel Survey Report Update in September 2018 for the Southeast Coast (Cahore Point, Rusk Channel and South Wicklow Head).
14 Aug 2018
The three areas – Rosslare, Long Bank and Bar Buoy – were surveyed from 21 June to 16 July.
13 Jul 2018
Area surveyed – the shore south of Cahore point and the south end of the Rusk Channel during 03 to 05 July 2018
14 May 2018
Statistics on production, price and employment in the primary aquaculture sector in 2018 based on our annual survey of all licensed aquaculture producers
30 Aug 2017
2016 Report on BIM’s programme of work to build on securing a sufficiently large tetraploid broodstock pool for selective breeding programmes for Irish oyster hatcheries.
30 Aug 2017
Seed Mussel Survey Report for the South Glassgorman Banks Area on 15 to 25 August 2017. This survey was carried out following industry reports of seed in this area.
29 Aug 2017
A description of the 2016 BIM Seaweed Development Programme to include details of the work carried out on both red and brown seaweeds. This work is funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund 2014-2020 (EMFF).
29 Aug 2017
A description of the 2016 BIM Cleaner Fish Programme to include details of the work carried out to develop techniques to produce a minimum of 200,000 junenile lumpfish (>8g – a size suitable for sea deployment).
14 Aug 2017
Report on the survey from South Shear in the front of Rosslare Europort Harbour, from the Calmines and South Holdens channel buoys in the south to the northwest tip of the Holdens bed carried out between 22nd and 28th of June 2017.
27 Jun 2017
The aim of the work reported on was to establish the effects of 18 processing methods (taken from Japanese methods) on Protein, Fat, Carbohydrate, Ash, Energy and TVC in relation to seaweed Alaria harvested in Bantry in April 2017.
Read the:
Executive Summary (pdf 347Kb)
Tabular Data (pdf 148Kb)
23 Jun 2017
Report on the survey of the area in the Channel between Rosbehy Point and Inch Point from the Bar to Jack’s Pub on 30 May and 02 June 2017.
21 Apr 2017
Statistics on production, price and employment in the primary aquaculture sector in 2017 based on our annual survey of all licensed aquaculture producers
25 Aug 2016
This manual gives an overview of Marsh Samphire Salicornia europaea such as classification, description, geographical range and habitat in addition to its historical use and details on current global commercial cultivation. The main content of the manual gives a step-by-step cultivation guide from seed to adult plant. A case study detailing the cultivation of Marsh Samphire with aquacultural wastewater is also included.
19 Aug 2016
Following industry reports and earlier observation the South Shear/ Rosslare area of seed settlement a seed mussel survey was conducted from 16/08/2016 to 18/08/2016. Seed mussel features were spotted and investigated.
18 Aug 2016
Following industry reports of a settlement in the Rusk channel, over 900 hectares were surveyed from 4/08/2016 to 12/08/2016 and a bed was found NorthEast of the Buoy no. 4 at the centre of the channel at a similiar position to the 2014 beds.
27 Jul 2016
Updated Seed Mussel Survey Report for the Wicklow Area from July 07 – 21 2016
17 May 2016
Statistics on production, price and employment in the primary aquaculture sector in 2015 based on our annual survey of all licensed aquaculture producers
29 Jan 2016
A report with the objective to establish the amount and timing of mussel larvae in the South Irish Sea area and its distribution from March 23rd to July 11th, 2015.
28 Aug 2015
Updated Seed Mussel Survey Report for the Wicklow Area in August 2015
7 Aug 2015
Seed Mussel Survey Report for the Wicklow Area on 15 and 16 July 2015. The area surveyed was 1.2 Nautical miles north-northwest of the north tip of the Arklow Bank around the 20 meter contour line
31 Jul 2015
Report on the Seed Mussel Survey for the Rusk Channel on 29 and 30 July 2015 from the first set of channel buoys (No.1 and No.2) to buoy No. 4
20 Jul 2015
Preliminary Seed Mussel Survey of Rosslare, Long Bank and Lucifer Bank, April and May 2015
20 Jul 2015
Seed Mussel Survey Report for Howth, Lambay Sound, Rush and Killiney Bay 22 June to 08 July 2015
20 Jul 2015
Preliminary Seed Mussel Survey of Cahore Point (shore) and the Rusk Channel 12 May to 21 May 2015
20 Jul 2015
Seed Mussel Survey Report for the Wicklow Area 08 to 22 April 2015 from Five Miles Point (North) to Ballynacarrig/ Jack¿s Hole (South) within 5 nautical miles of the shore
7 Jul 2015
David Millard, BIM reports on his 2015 visit to Japan’s seaweed industry with a specific focus on kelp production and large scale processing techniques
21 May 2015
Statistics on production, price and employment in the primary aquaculture sector in 2014 based on our annual survey of all licensed aquaculture producers
14 Apr 2015
An analysis of the European market for edible sea vegetables with a view to export openings for Irish producers. The report was prepared by Organic Monitor on behalf of BIM.
8 Sep 2014
Report of the Seed Mussel Survey for Howth and the Lambay Sound 01-04 September 2014
1 Aug 2014
Report on the seed mussel survey for Castlemaine Harbour/Cromane (the channel between Rosbehy Point and Inch Point from the Bar to Jack’s Pub) between 21 July and 24 July 2014
15 Jul 2014
Report on the Seed Mussel Survey for the South Irish Sea between 01 and 03 July 2014
15 Jul 2014
Report on the seed mussel survey for the area north and east of the shallows on the Codling Bank between 27 and 30 June 2014
2 Jul 2014
Updated report on the seed mussel survey for the Wicklow area from Five Miles Point (North) to Ballynacarrig/ Jack’s Hole (South)on the coast within five nautical miles of the shore 20-21 August 2014
24 Jun 2014
Area surveyed: From the Rusk Buoys N. 1 and 2 to the North Blackwater cardinal buoy; between the Rusk Bank and the shore and around Cahore point. The area was surveyed between 15 and 26 May 2014
24 Jun 2014
Report on the seed mussel survey in the channel between the Calmines buoy and the West Holdens buoy and west of the Holdens bed; between the Lucifer Bank and the Long Bank (North) and north of the West Long buoy between the coast and the Blackwater bank between 23 April and 02 May 2014
24 Jun 2014
Seed Mussel Survey Report for the Northwest Long Bank Area on 20 May 2014
29 Apr 2014
Statistics on production, price and employment in the primary aquaculture sector in 2013 based on our annual survey of all licensed aquaculture producers
28 Aug 2013
Our report on the growth of the previously found seed settlements at Cahore Point, Blackwater head and between the Lucifer bank and the Long Bankin August 2013
28 Aug 2013
Our report on the seed mussel surveyed Northeast of Malahide up to the Cable Rock, around Rush Point for the Lambay sound. Between Howth and Ireland¿s Eye, the Nose of Howth and between the Baily Lighthouse and Drumleck Point in August 2013
7 Aug 2013
Our report on the seed mussel surveyed from Five Miles Point (North) to Ballynacarrig/ Jack’s Hole (South) on the coast and the North end of the Arklow Bank (South) to the edge the India Bank Channel (North) on the seaward side in April-May 2013 including a July 2013 update from Six Miles Point to North Brittas Bay to the North Arklow Buoy to the India North Buoy.
24 Jul 2013
Our report on the seed mussel survey from the shore (Kilmuckridge) to the Money Weights Bank including the Rusk Channel and Cahore Point itself in May-June and July 2013
24 Jul 2013
Our report on the seed mussel surveyed from Blackwater Head to the Blackwater Bank going north toward Ballyvaldon in July 2013
19 Jul 2013
Statistics on production, price and employment in the primary aquaculture sector in 2012 based on our annual survey of all licensed aquaculture producers
16 Jul 2013
Report on the 2013 Seed Mussel Survey for the area between the Long Bank and the Lucifer Bank in June 2013. Please note: Under EU Habitats and Birds Directives, Appropriate Assessments (AA) are required of activities which are likely to have a significant impact on designated Natura 2000 sites. As this seed bed falls within a Natura 2000 site, the proposed fishing activity is undergoing appropriate assessment at present. The assessment report will be published for consultation later this week.
30 Aug 2012
Statistics on production, price and employment in the primary aquaculture sector in 2011 based on our annual survey of all licensed aquaculture producers
29 Aug 2012
Our report on the seed mussel growth monitored in the South Irish Sea Area in July 2012
29 Aug 2012
Our report on the seed mussel surveyed in the Wicklow Head Area in July and August 2012
27 Jul 2012
Our report on the seed mussel surveyed in the Cahore Point Area in June and July 2012
4 Jul 2012
Our report on the seed mussel surveyed in the Blackwater Bank area in May and June 2012.
4 Jul 2012
Our report on the seed mussel surveyed in the Rosslare area in May and June 2012
2 Aug 2011
Hatchery sporulation techniques for digitata are described. Collectors with string are sprayed and deployed at sea. Growth results from sea sites are presented and harvesting methods are introduced for the period 2008 – 2011.
15 Jul 2011
Trials at three hatcheries to optimise techniques for obtaining and successfully maintaining spores are described in detail.
15 Jul 2011
Growth trials at two sea sites are described and multiple harvests are evaluated. A pre-requisite of this is an even and dense cover by sporelings.
15 Jul 2011
Palmaria spores are settled onto suitable substrate (nets or string) and cultivated in seawater supplemented with nutrients. High mortality can be a factor during the early stages. Growth of Palmaria on nets and droppers at sea is described for the period 2008-2011.
15 Jul 2011
An analysis of the opportunities for the Irish seaweed and biotechnology sector which is worth €18M per annum. Topics discussed include: harvesting and processing seaweed to market, market development, strategy and research & development.
15 Jul 2011
Indicative costs for the set up and running of a hatchery and 100 tonne Laminaria digitata grow-out farm. Labour is the most significant cost item in the analysis however synergies can be achieved by combining seaweed farming with mussel farms.
19 Apr 2011
The Irish abalone industry has been slow to develop but in more recent years with the successful establishment of a number of commercial hatcheries around the south and west coasts, in addition to developments in land based recirculation technologies, there has been increased interest and investment in this sector.
16 Sep 2009
An Illustrated Hatchery Guide to Producing European Clawed lobster (Homarus Gammarus)
10 Jul 2008
A compilation report of information on Irish Aquaculture. Marine Institute, Bord Iascaigh Mhara and Údarás na Gaeltachta.
19 Jun 2008
This publication is a timely review of the techniques used in the production of the Eurasian Perch (Perca fluviatilis). The manual is a joint publication by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) and the European CRAFT project on perch (PERCATECH). It seeks to outline the current status, state of the art and practices of juvenile perch production in Europe.
12 Nov 2007
1. World Seafood Congress 2. World First in Aquaculture Eco-Standards 3. Offshore Aquaculture in Europe-The Next Steps?
19 Jul 2007
An information report on Irish Aquaculture by the Marine Institute, Bord Iascaigh Mhara and Taighde Mara Teo.
12 Jul 2007
1. Desktop virtual aquaculture (i.e. simulation) 2. BIMs Shellfish Carrying Capacity and Water Quality Modelling Project launches new name – U.I.S.C.E.
12 Apr 2007
1. Report on the 6th International Conference on Molluscan Shellfish Safety. 2. Harvesting of the first cod farmed to market size in Ireland.
16 Dec 2006
BIM and Enterprise Ireland have set out blueprint for the Irish Rope Mussel Industry.
12 Dec 2006
1. Oyster fishermen involved in the extensive bottom culture of gigas oysters undertake a fact-finding trip, to Brittany. 2. Importance of the quality of Irish oysters with French buyers
20 Jul 2006
A review of the Bottom Grown mussel sector with recommendations for the further development of the industry.
16 Jun 2006
An information report on Irish Aquaculture by the Marine Institute, Bord Iascaigh Mhara and Taighde Mara Teo.
16 Jun 2005
Second annual report on the status of Irish aquaculture. Produced in collaboration with BIM, the Marine Institute and Taighde Mara.
6 Oct 2004
A report jointly commissionedby BIM and the Marine Institute to assess the potential for the further development of offshore farming of finfish in Ireland and internationally. Publication coincided with an international conference on October 06-07 2004 entitled `Farming the Deep Blue’, organised by BIM.
15 Apr 2002
In this report we assess the commercial viability of farming five species: cod, abalone, urchins, perch and seahorses.
8 June – 16 June 2022
Seed Mussel Survey Report for Cahore
30 May – 2 June 2022
Seed Mussel Survey Report for the South Glassgorman Bank Area
8 June – 16 June 2022
Seed Mussel Survey Report for the Rusk Channel
11 May – 26 May 2022
Seed Mussel Survey Report for South Wicklow
July 2022
Seed Mussel Beds Biomass Estimation Report for Cahore and the Rusk Channel
July 2022
Seed Mussel Beds Survey and Biomass Estimation Report for the East Long Bank Area
10th May 2022
These reports highlight the economic impact associated with a subset of Ireland’s aquaculture industry by the eleven main aquaculture bays. The analysis gives a snapshot of the local aquaculture industry across the studied bays in 2020.
August 2021
Seed Mussel Survey Tonnage Estimation Report for the Blackwater Area
July & August 2021
Seed Mussel Survey Tonnage Estimation Report for Cahore/Rusk Channel
10th August 2021
Seed Mussel Survey Tonnage Estimation Report for the Rosslare area
29 June – 1 July 2021, 13 July – 15 July 2021
Seed Mussel Survey Report for the Glassgorman area
May / June 2021
Preliminary Seed Mussel Survey Report for the Southeast Coast
12/05 to 14/05/2021
Preliminary Seed Mussel Survey Report for the Rusk Channel
18 and 19/05/2021
Preliminary Seed Mussel Survey Report for Rosslare
21 April 2021
BIM EMFF Grant Case Studies Report 2020
26 March 2021
23 Oct 2020
Scoping a seaweed bio-refinery concept for Ireland’ report, commissioned by BIM in late 2019, and supported by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, highlights the potential to increase the value of Irish seaweed by focusing on its use as an ingredient at the whole-sale level for food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.
8 Oct 2020
18 Sep 2020
31 Aug 2020
31 Aug 2020
13 Aug 2020
21 Jul 2020
1 Apr 2020
The 2019 Mussel Larvae Report from BIM, partly carried out through the INTERREG BLUEFISH Project and EMFF is now available. The purpose of this mussel monitoring program is to study the reproduction, larval development and settlement of mussels, allowing for better planning of mussel seed fishing and relaying to improve mussel production tonnage.
17 Feb 2020
The Special Unified Marking Scheme (SUMS) SOP provides practical advice to aquaculture operators in Ireland on the installation and maintenance of Aids to Navigation (AtoN) on their sites.
17 Dec 2019
Statistics on production, price and employment in the primary aquaculture sector in 2019 based on our annual survey of all licensed aquaculture producers
20 Aug 2019
The bed between the Long Bank and Lucifer Bank has extended in area to 126 hectares and has been quantified conservatively at 3500 tonnes.
20 Aug 2019
Seed Mussel Survey Report for South Cahore Head and the Rusk Channel from 31 July to 01 August 2019
23 Jul 2019
Seed Mussel Survey Report for South Wicklow Head during 20-24 June 2019
23 Jul 2019
Seed Mussel Survey Report for the area south of Glassgorman Banks on 7 July 2019
23 Jul 2019
Preliminary Seed Mussel Survey Report for Rosslare and Wexford approaches (East and West of the Long Bank, and the South Shear) during 7 to 14 May 2019.
23 Jul 2019
Preliminary Seed Mussel Survey Report for Cromane and Kells Bay on 6 June 2019
23 Jul 2019
Preliminary Seed Mussel Survey Report for Cahore Point (North and South of the Rusk Channel, east of Cahore Point) during 9 to 14 May 2019
14 Sep 2018
Seed Mussel Survey report for Howth from 11 to 13 September 2018. In the channel between Ireland’s Eye and Howth.
14 Sep 2018
Seed Mussel Survey Report Update in September 2018 for the Southeast Coast (Cahore Point, Rusk Channel and South Wicklow Head).
14 Aug 2018
The three areas – Rosslare, Long Bank and Bar Buoy – were surveyed from 21 June to 16 July.
13 Jul 2018
Area surveyed – the shore south of Cahore point and the south end of the Rusk Channel during 03 to 05 July 2018
14 May 2018
Statistics on production, price and employment in the primary aquaculture sector in 2018 based on our annual survey of all licensed aquaculture producers
30 Aug 2017
2016 Report on BIM’s programme of work to build on securing a sufficiently large tetraploid broodstock pool for selective breeding programmes for Irish oyster hatcheries.
30 Aug 2017
Seed Mussel Survey Report for the South Glassgorman Banks Area on 15 to 25 August 2017. This survey was carried out following industry reports of seed in this area.
29 Aug 2017
A description of the 2016 BIM Seaweed Development Programme to include details of the work carried out on both red and brown seaweeds. This work is funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund 2014-2020 (EMFF).
29 Aug 2017
A description of the 2016 BIM Cleaner Fish Programme to include details of the work carried out to develop techniques to produce a minimum of 200,000 junenile lumpfish (>8g – a size suitable for sea deployment).
14 Aug 2017
Report on the survey from South Shear in the front of Rosslare Europort Harbour, from the Calmines and South Holdens channel buoys in the south to the northwest tip of the Holdens bed carried out between 22nd and 28th of June 2017.
27 Jun 2017
The aim of the work reported on was to establish the effects of 18 processing methods (taken from Japanese methods) on Protein, Fat, Carbohydrate, Ash, Energy and TVC in relation to seaweed Alaria harvested in Bantry in April 2017.
Read the:
Executive Summary (pdf 347Kb)
Tabular Data (pdf 148Kb)
23 Jun 2017
Report on the survey of the area in the Channel between Rosbehy Point and Inch Point from the Bar to Jack’s Pub on 30 May and 02 June 2017.
21 Apr 2017
Statistics on production, price and employment in the primary aquaculture sector in 2017 based on our annual survey of all licensed aquaculture producers
25 Aug 2016
This manual gives an overview of Marsh Samphire Salicornia europaea such as classification, description, geographical range and habitat in addition to its historical use and details on current global commercial cultivation. The main content of the manual gives a step-by-step cultivation guide from seed to adult plant. A case study detailing the cultivation of Marsh Samphire with aquacultural wastewater is also included.
19 Aug 2016
Following industry reports and earlier observation the South Shear/ Rosslare area of seed settlement a seed mussel survey was conducted from 16/08/2016 to 18/08/2016. Seed mussel features were spotted and investigated.
18 Aug 2016
Following industry reports of a settlement in the Rusk channel, over 900 hectares were surveyed from 4/08/2016 to 12/08/2016 and a bed was found NorthEast of the Buoy no. 4 at the centre of the channel at a similiar position to the 2014 beds.
27 Jul 2016
Updated Seed Mussel Survey Report for the Wicklow Area from July 07 – 21 2016
17 May 2016
Statistics on production, price and employment in the primary aquaculture sector in 2015 based on our annual survey of all licensed aquaculture producers
29 Jan 2016
A report with the objective to establish the amount and timing of mussel larvae in the South Irish Sea area and its distribution from March 23rd to July 11th, 2015.
28 Aug 2015
Updated Seed Mussel Survey Report for the Wicklow Area in August 2015
7 Aug 2015
Seed Mussel Survey Report for the Wicklow Area on 15 and 16 July 2015. The area surveyed was 1.2 Nautical miles north-northwest of the north tip of the Arklow Bank around the 20 meter contour line
31 Jul 2015
Report on the Seed Mussel Survey for the Rusk Channel on 29 and 30 July 2015 from the first set of channel buoys (No.1 and No.2) to buoy No. 4
20 Jul 2015
Preliminary Seed Mussel Survey of Rosslare, Long Bank and Lucifer Bank, April and May 2015
20 Jul 2015
Seed Mussel Survey Report for Howth, Lambay Sound, Rush and Killiney Bay 22 June to 08 July 2015
20 Jul 2015
Preliminary Seed Mussel Survey of Cahore Point (shore) and the Rusk Channel 12 May to 21 May 2015
20 Jul 2015
Seed Mussel Survey Report for the Wicklow Area 08 to 22 April 2015 from Five Miles Point (North) to Ballynacarrig/ Jack¿s Hole (South) within 5 nautical miles of the shore
7 Jul 2015
David Millard, BIM reports on his 2015 visit to Japan’s seaweed industry with a specific focus on kelp production and large scale processing techniques
21 May 2015
Statistics on production, price and employment in the primary aquaculture sector in 2014 based on our annual survey of all licensed aquaculture producers
14 Apr 2015
An analysis of the European market for edible sea vegetables with a view to export openings for Irish producers. The report was prepared by Organic Monitor on behalf of BIM.
8 Sep 2014
Report of the Seed Mussel Survey for Howth and the Lambay Sound 01-04 September 2014
1 Aug 2014
Report on the seed mussel survey for Castlemaine Harbour/Cromane (the channel between Rosbehy Point and Inch Point from the Bar to Jack’s Pub) between 21 July and 24 July 2014
