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Blue Economy CRC's aquaculture research trial in Bass Strait has begun with the loss of a solar panel, some plastic buoys and plastic parts from the bird net restraints, in three separate incidents in June and July. A BECRC spokesperson said that the losses during the commissioning period are "regrettable", and occurred in spite of their zero...
Tasmania's largest salmon producer was fined $78,000 for breaching environmental permit condition at a hatchery on the Tyenna River, a tributary of the Derwent River.
The Chilean FNE ( National Economic Prosecutor's Office) has alleged that BioMar, Skretting, and Salmofood colluded to fix prices between 2003 and 2015.
On Friday 27 June, and again on Wednesday 2 July NOFF contacted 29 of the 31 Franklin electorate candidates by email, with a survey designed so we could share each candidate's views on salmon farming with you. Two of the candidates proved uncontactable. Our survey period has now closed. We have responses from the Greens and the Peter George group....
For the past seven years, open pen salmon farming in Long Bay, Port Arthur has caused serious pollution, algal blooms, seagrass loss and damage to reef ecosystems. Based on an independent scientific review, we believe that this lease and the associated licenses should not be renewed.
Huon Aquaculture lost RSPCA accreditation more than three months ago, yet at least one major sushi chain, and various fishmongers are still showing the the RSPCA-approved logo in their advertising, according to a report in the Saturday Paper 5-11 July 2025.
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...
