The death of 1.38 million fish in Macquarie Harbour last summer confirms a catastrophic regulatory failure by the EPA.
The context of the EPA’s meeting to discuss “contingency planning for mass mortalities” in Macquarie Harbour is all wrong.
The EPA’s announcement they will be increasing monitoring of intensive salmon farming impacts in the waters of Okehampton Bay will be no solace for residents.
Australian Ethical Investment's divestment from Tassal is a slap in the face to the sustainability brand of the Tasmanian farmed salmon industry.
Junk science from the Primary Industry Minister’s department has been used to promote fish farm expansions at any cost.
The government still refuses to do what's needed to protect future jobs in the salmon farming industry.
When Mr Brooks in opposition he was the loudest cheerleader for Shree Minerals. He talked them up as the saviour of the north-west coast.
The fin-fish farming expansion by Tassal into the east coast marine environment has caused enormous community concern.
The Environment Protection Authority needs to intervene and investigate the impacts of a wrongly approved commercial–scale poultry shed at Lalla.
The EPA must now move to ensure Shree Minerals fully rehabilitates any mining activity undertaken under the company’s amended permit.
