A salmon farm in Ireland. The country's agriculture, food, fisheries, and marine minister Timmy Dooley, inset, will give the keynote speech to fish farmers and others attending the IFA Aquaculture conference next week.

Minister headlines Irish aquaculture conference

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Ireland’s agriculture, food, fisheries, and marine minister Timmy Dooley will be the keynote speaker at the IFA Aquaculture Conference in Limerick next week.

The conference and AGM will be held at the Kilmurry Lodge Hotel, Limerick, on Thursday, March 20.

The conference agenda includes:

  • Updates on relevant issues relating to the sustainable development of Irish aquaculture
  • Climate change & the Irish Ocean – Impacts on Irish Aquaculture
  • EU aquaculture policy
  • Programme for Government – relevance to Irish Aquaculture

The conference runs from 10.30am to 3.30pm, and there’s a dinner at 7pm. The cost for the conference and AGM only is €20, and €60 with dinner.

Registration can be made here.

IFA Aquaculture is the aquaculture division of the Irish Farmers Association.

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