Fish Farms Out Now Flotilla 11 March
03/03/2024
Join the "Salmon Out" flotilla 11.30am, Monday, March 11
Events
NOFF goes national with UnCage Our Seas campaign, northern NSW and SE Queensland, December 1 - 9
22/11/2023
NOFF is taking the UnCage Our Seas campaign on the road to end toxic salmon. First events are in northern NSW and SE Queensland. Further events coming soon to cities and regional areas through 2024.
Hobart Town Hall 29 November 2023
21/11/2023
NOFF has launched a nationwide advertising campaign in the run up to Christmas, alerting mainland consumers to false marketing of Tasmanian-produced Atlantic salmon as "clean, green, sustainable and healthy". The advertising blitz had already been viewed more than 200,000 times on social media within days of being rolled out.
A new study published in Science Advances shows that the global aquaculture, including salmon farming, may rely on far more wild-caught fish than previously estimated.
Norwegian salmon industry struggling with “explosive” growth in sea lice, a world wide problem
05/10/2024
A recent press release from the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research said sea lice numbers have never been higher in northern Norway than they are now. "In the north, we saw an explosive increase and doubling of the number of louse larvae this summer," researcher Anne Dagrun Sandvik said.
Water watchdog, Safe Water Hobart, has launched a petition demanding government action on the contamination of greater Hobart's drinking water. The petition seeks to ensure that precautions are taken to guarantee safe drinking water for greater Hobart, and address negligent management of its drinking water catchments.