The salmon industry wants to use florfenicol and effectively shut down parts of Tasmania’s wild caught fisheries again this summer.
Once again, the Rockliff Government is letting big salmon companies walk all over Tasmania’s wild-caught fisheries
Almost 1,800 bombs have been used on protected fur seals by salmon farming companies in the first half of this year.
A brave whistleblower has shared photos and reports of concerning practices at the Skretting facility.
AMA Tasmania has sent a statement to all MPs, outlining their strong concerns about public health risks coming from salmon farming companies’ use of antibiotics.
The Greens stood with hundreds from coastal communities at a rally outside Parliament against the renewal of salmon farming licences in Long Bay.
The EPA has renewed salmon farming licences in Long Bay, despite the overwhelming evidence from community and independent scientists of serious environmental harm.
The full amount of florfenicol used by the salmon industry last summer has finally been revealed, with confirmation a massive 5.3 tonnes was dumped into Tasmanian waterways.
The EPA has refused to commit to additional transparency measures if florfenicol continues to be used in public waterways by salmon companies.
A week after Tasmanians finally heard 3.3 tonnes of florfenicol have been used in just three of nine salmon leases, there is still no clarity about the total amount dumped.