Huon Aquaculture’s move to open a zombie finfish lease in Norfolk Bay for their POMV-infected salmon is a retrograde step.
Tasmania’s salmon industry has again been let off the leash and back into the waters of Macquarie Harbour.
The Minister for Primary Industries today refused to respond to allegations that 1,200 salmon a day are dying from POMV.
Yesterday Tassal made an unequivocal statement of concern about the controversial new woodchip port proposed for Dover.
The Minister for Primary Industries, Sarah Courtney, dodged questions in Parliament on reports of mass salmon escapes and seal deaths.
The Derwent Estuary Program is a partnership between a number of government business scientists and community groups.
Last Thursday there was extreme rainfall, floods and wild winds across southern Tasmania focused around Storm Bay and the D'Entrecasteaux Channel.
Petuna and Tassal’s restructured operations in Macquarie Harbour may temporarily quell nervous shareholders.
The Director of the Environment Protection Authority has admitted modelling of salmon farming impacts on Macquarie Harbour is “flat wrong”.
In her new role Ms Courtney must take responsibility for regulating the salmon farm industry to protect the marine environment and the jobs it can sustain.