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An opinion piece in the Hobart Mercury recently posed some serious questions for the salmon industry in Tasmania:

A recent study by NOFF identifies issues about the usability and content of the websites of the leading players in the Tasmanian salmon farming industry: Tassal, Huon Aquaculture, Petuna, DPIPWE and the EPA.

There are serious concerns about the potential impacts of the planned expansion of salmon farming into Tasmania's Storm Bay, including impacts on the natural, community and economic values of the region.

The Australia Institute reports that the economic benefit of the salmon industry to Tasmania is weighted strongly against its environmental and social impacts. Yet it accounts for just 1% of jobs in the state.

A scientific report for Environment Tasmania shows high levels of pollution in the headwaters of the Derwent and Florentine rivers, downstream from two salmon hatcheries.

In September 2018 Seachoice published a report which reviewed how well the world's fish farming industry conforms to the standards of its own Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC).