Press Releases

Archived Press Releases:

 May 12 ,2007
ELECTION 2007: How clean is Donegal’s water, and other pertinent political questions…?

 September 25 ,2006
OYSTER CRISIS EXPOSES "SHAMBLES" IN MANAGEMENT OF SWILLY

 July 11 ,2005
ATTEMPT TO DOUBLE SALMON-FARMING OUTPUT IN LOUGH SWILLY

 August 23 ,2004
WHICH PART OF "NO" DON'T THEY UNDERSTAND?

 June 02 ,2004
COULTER CALLS FOR POLITICAL CHANGE IN DONEGAL

 December 15 ,2003
PORTSALON SALMON-FARMING LICENCE REFUSED BY ALAB

 November 05 ,2003
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY FEDERATION OF IRISH SALMON AND SEA TROUT ANGLERS, FRIENDS OF CLEW BAY AND SAVE THE SWILLY

 September 24 ,2003
PRIME TIME EXPOSES AQUACULTURE'S SHORTCOMINGS

 July 24 ,2003
SAVE THE SWILLY CALLS FOR FARMED SALMON MORTALITY MONITOR

 July 21 ,2003
ANOTHER DISASTER IN INVER BAY - INQUIRY ESSENTIAL

 July 17 ,2003
"RURAL DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY"

 June 21 ,2003
ANOTHER DISASTER IN INVER BAY - INQUIRY ESSENTIAL

 February 08 ,2003
SAVE THE SWILLY MEETS INISHOWEN POLITICIANS

 February 03 ,2003
BLUE FLAG BEACH THREATENED BY 80-ACRE FISH FARM

 January 29 ,2003
SAVE THE SWILLY 10,000-SIGNATURE PETITION ACCEPTED BY EUROPE

 January 28 ,2003
NEW ALLIANCE FORMED IN SWILLY

 December 16 ,2002
"STOP RIPPING UP THE SWILLY" INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DEMAND

 December 13 ,2002
LOUGH SWILLY'S INDIGENOUS FISHERMEN SPEAK OUT

 October 01 ,2002
Press Releases Save The Swilly 1 October 2002 PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

 September 25 ,2002
SAVE THE SWILLY WELCOMES EU STRATEGY ON COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

 August 12 ,2002
'Lough Swilly ICZM Report'

 August 02 ,2002
QUESTIONS OVER DECOMPOSING SALMON IN INVER BAY

 June 03 ,2002
NO ROOM FOR TRADITION IN LOUGH SWILLY

 May 03 ,2002
Save The Swilly opts for "Swilly First"

 May 03 ,2002
Save The Swilly/Green Party candidate withdraws

 May 01 ,2002
Save The Swilly/Green Party candidate to contest Donegal North-East

 April 18 ,2002
COULTER TO BE "AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE" FOR SAVE THE SWILLY

 March 25 ,2002
Save The Swilly presents 10,000-signature petition to EU

 March 12 ,2002
Study of Lough Swilly launched

 November 30 ,2001
STS letter to Hugh Byrne, Minister for State for the Department of the Marine

 November 27 ,2001
ICZM AND OSPAR - NOT CLAMS - FOR SWILLY

 October 17 ,2001
SALMON FARM WANTS STILL MORE LICENCES INSHORE

 September 17 ,2001
SAVE THE SWILLY MEETS LABOUR PARTY

 September 13 ,2001
SAVE THE SWILLY MEETS MINISTER OF STATE BYRNE

 September 01 ,2001
SAVE THE SWILLY BEGINS FUNDRAISING DRIVE

 August 28 ,2001
SAVE THE SWILLY WELCOMES I.F.A. INITIATIVE

 May 15 ,2001
EXPANSION OF SALMON FARMING TRAGIC FOR SWILLY

 April 09 ,2001
MUSSEL BARRELS ADRIFT IN LOUGH SWILLY

 March 22 ,2001
SAVE THE SWILLY PRESENTS PETITION

 March 13 ,2001
SAVE THE SWILLY QUESTIONS MINISTER BYRNE

 March 11 ,2001
SAVE THE SWILLY REAFFIRMS CALL FOR MORATORIUM

 February 20 ,2001
LAUNCH OF SAVE THE SWILLY WEBSITE

 January 24 ,2001
An open letter to the people on the shores of Lough Swilly:

 January 16 ,2001
Delegation meets Minister Hugh Byrne

 January 09 ,2001
Save The Swilly (from looking like Mulroy Bay)

SAVE THE SWILLY - August 12 ,2002

'Lough Swilly ICZM Report'

ICZM Report Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

ICZM Report - Microsoft Word Version

INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL LAUNCHED

An unprecedented proposal for the development of Lough Swilly that will include all stakeholders has been introduced. The "Scoping Study for an Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) strategy for Lough Swilly", was conducted by Dr Andrew Cooper of the Coastal Studies Research Group at the University of Ulster in Coleraine.

Welcoming the launch of the independent study, which was commissioned by Save The Swilly and funded from members' contributions and from public support, the group's chairman, Mr Tony Morrison, said Save The Swilly was presenting the Scoping Study to the people in the area as a contribution to the long-term sustainable development of Lough Swilly. Save The Swilly, an umbrella body comprising 36 member groups, has been calling for a moratorium on aquaculture licensing in Lough Swilly until a comprehensive independent scientific study has been conducted.

"It is quite obvious from our experience that an overall management plan for Lough Swilly is essential," Mr Morrison said. "Dr Cooper and his team have produced an excellent introduction to such a plan, and we shall now seek support for the development of an ICZM strategy from all stakeholders, including but by no means limited to our members."

The report, released this week by the University of Ulster, stresses that information is essential to management. "Without accurate information decisions will be based on arbitrary or personal criteria. Long-term values may be sacrificed for short-term gain." The report's authors note that Lough Swilly's ability to accommodate and sustain various uses is constrained by many factors. "The carrying capacity for each use (fishing, tourism, aquaculture, waste disposal, etc) should be considered from physical, ecological and social perspectives."

A key element of the information-gathering process will be an assessment of the economic benefits of all existing and potential uses of Lough Swilly and its surroundings, which has never before been done. "The relative values of different sectors to the local and national economy should be assessed in a common framework to permit informed choices to be made regarding the promotion of future uses," the report says.

Save The Swilly said it is hoped the Donegal County Council will take the lead in formulating and managing an overall strategy for Lough Swilly that will meet the objectives of all users without favouring one over another. "Ireland as a whole and the Donegal County Council (as well as Ireland and the European Union as a whole) have accepted the principle of Integrated Coastal Zone Management. We trust this report will be a significant step forward in helping the Donegal County Council to implement an ICZM initiative for Lough Swilly," Mr Morrison said.

Dr Cooper and his team are recognised experts in the field of coastal zone management in Ireland, and some of their work for the Donegal County Council was published last year under the title "Rural Beach Management: A Good Practice Guide".

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