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When will the EPA and the State government take responsibility for the increasing pollution of our waterways by the multi-national salmon companies? The report published today in the Tasmanian Inquirer by journalist Bob Burton, reveals Huon Aquaculture's reckless use of 1,133kg of antibiotics so far this year.

The pilchards washed up on Hobart beaches yesterday were found to be carrying the deadly disease POMV (Pilchard orthomyxovirus). The disease was responsible for killing 1.35 million caged Atlantic salmon in Macquarie Harbour in 2018. That outbreak prompted immediate action by the EPA to alter regulations in the region, including reducing biomass in...

I am a resident of Bruny Island and like many who live here, are deeply concerned about the salmon farms and the impact they have on communities around the Channel and Tasmania. Organisations like NOFF do a great job of trying reel the industry in but it's difficult when government and opposition bend to the will of the salmon industry....

The Green Britain Foundation has released video footage of sick, diseased salmon in Macquarie Harbour – and it raises some serious alarm bells for the critically endangered Maugean skate. Their underwater investigation, carried out by the GBF research team, shows the grim reality under the surface – salmon farms pumping out disease right alongside...

More than 6000 people gathered on Parliament Lawns, Hobart for Bob Brown Foundation's rally to vote salmon out! The huge attendance sends a direct message to all political parties that the issue of toxic Tasmanian farmed salmon is a front and centre election issue. Bob Brown Foundation is calling for the factory fish farms to be removed from...

Neighbours of Fish Farming continues its targeted action against the unsustainable industrial salmon industry. Ads satirising the 'Come down for Air' tourism campaign begin on SBS and Channel 7 this evening. The TV ads follow a storm of negative press for the industry that has persisted for months. Scandals have emerged daily about diseased salmon...

NOFF today officially launches Off the table in Australia, calling on chefs, restaurants and other hospitality businesses to take farmed Atlantic salmon off their menus this Easter – and beyond. Tasmanian and mainland food industry leaders have joined the campaign.

The Australia Institute highlights the damage done to Tasmanian waterways by Industrial farmed salmon in this latest arresting and powerful ad, featuring globally celebrated author Richard Flanagan. The video also covers the recent gutting of Federal environment laws, allowing them to be bypassed by the foreign owned salmon farming companies, and...