In accordance with the provisions of the above Act, notice is hereby given that Mr. Stephen O’Hare, 40 Leestone Road, Maghereagh, Kilkeel, Co. Down BT34 4NW, known as Knockshee Oysters, has applied to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to amend his Fish Culture Licence to add Mussels to the species cultivated and to increase the number of trestles on site from 1000 to 3000. The Fish Farm is located near Mill Bay in Carlingford Lough.

A consultation package providing details of the application can be found on the DARD website at www.dardni.gov.uk under “Consultations”. Alternatively, information can be obtained by contacting Jarlath Finnegan at Jarlath.Finnegan@dardni.gov.uk or by telephone on 028 44618055.

Any comments you may wish to make on the proposed amendments to the Licence should be submitted in writing to DARD, Fisheries Division, The Donard Room, Downshire Civic Centre, Ardglass Road, Downpatrick, BT30 6GQ on, or before, 8 April 2016.