Algal blooms and dead marine life requires urgent action from Tasmanian government

Reports and images are now coming in of what looks to be red tide in Randalls Bay, Little Roaring Beach, Eggs and Bacon Bay, Little Taylors Bay and elsewhere up and down the Huon Channel. Through Bob Brown Foundations website, Salmon Busters, reports of 15-20 dead sea cucumbers washing up along with dead octopuses and crabs at Little Taylors Bay on Bruny Island. This accompanies reports of dead octopuses at Legacy Beach near Conningham.

Bob Brown Foundation is calling on the Premier to act immediately to prevent the type of devastation seen from algal blooms in South Australia.

"These algal blooms and dead sea creatures are a harbinger of things to come as the water gets warmer in Tasmania. Urgent action is required from Premier Rockliff to reduce the nutrient loading of Tasmania's waterways including de-stocking the polluting factory salmon farms" said Alistair Allan, Marine campaigner at Bob Brown Foundation.

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