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04/12/2022
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The Tasmanian Government has released the draft Ten Year Salmon Plan, without completing all their promised community consultation. NOFF's President, Peter George, said:
Legislative Council Finfish Inquiry Report
12/05/2022
The recent report from the Tasmanian Legislative Council Finfish Enquiry is a devastating analysis of pretty well every aspect of industrial salmon farming in Tasmania. It calls for the removal of pens from the shallow waters of our coasts and rivers, and a halt to expansion without genuine research. (News update – the Government's response is...
ABC Four Corners eviscerates JBS
25/04/2022
ABC-TV Four Corners has eviscerated JBS, the Brazilian Butchers who now own Huon Aquaculture, in an episode on April 25.
Government to ban use of explosives?
21/03/2022
The Tasmanian Government has launched a so-called research project on aquaculture in Bass Strait, in Commonwealth waters off Burnie. The Federal Government has agreed that Tasmania can manage the application and regulation of pollution, wildlife protection and other standards in Commonwealth waters. The project will be managed by Blue Economy CRC,...
The existence of secret maps – denied by government for weeks – that identify areas of Tasmania's coastline suitable for industrial salmon production has been confirmed at a webinar of scientists.
A recent article in The Mercury, Hobart, (29 Aug 2021) headed "Don't Blame Fish Farms for Ruined Rivers" reported claims that salmon hatcheries have at worst minimal impact on Tasmanian waterways.
TAMP and NOFF today called on Tasmanian Premier Gutwein to reassure Tasmanians after plans to sell salmon producer Huon Aquaculture to a Brazilian multinational with a reputation for corruption were revealed at night on Friday.
