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NOFF calls on the newly-empowered cross-bench in the Tasmanian lower house to demand an immediate release of the State of the Environment report, holding the Government and the Minister to account if they fail to do so. The State has failed to publish an environmental report for fifteen years despite a statutory obligation requiring a report every...

Community pressure to protect wildlife from harmful salmon industry practices has forced Atlantic salmon producer, Tassal, to drastically reduce its use of underwater explosives to deter protected fur seals around its feedlots.

Economic development agency Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) has invested in land-based Atlantic salmon aquaculture startup Samonix. The investment is just under CA$100,000 (A$110,000).

Norwegian aquaculture company SIFT Group has successfully piloted its novel RAS (recirculating aquaculture system) which utilizes super-intensive farming technology (SIFT) for which the company is named. The system features eco- and animal-friendly, vertically stacked, shallow raceways, in which water is constantly circulated to mimic a fast-moving...

Australia's Threatened Species Scientific Committee has recommended in a very detailed report that salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour be drastically scaled back or even removed entirely to protect the dwindling Maugean skate population (The Mercury, 16 August 2024, paywalled).

Seafood lending giant DNB has drawn attention to the increasing scrutiny of fish health within the financial industry. Speaking at a seminar in Norway, Senior Vice President Dag Sletmo said that the financial industry has become concerned about the social license of salmon farming, stemming from two key factors: the potential for fish welfare,...

NOFF calls for salmon regulations to be overturned, cites lack of transparency and accountability. Tasmanian coastal communities back parliamentary moves by independent MLC Meg Webb to overturn thoroughly inadequate industrial salmon farming regulations.