The Minister for Primary Industries, Sarah Courtney, dodged questions in Parliament on reports of mass salmon escapes and seal deaths.
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.
Labor’s fish farm policy is identical to the Liberals in essence. It would continue the short-term smash and grab farming of salmon.
Tasmanian salmon farming is operating at an industrial scale, and is planning to double in size.
The Storm Bay sea-grab by Huon Aquaculture, Tassal and Petuna will see 19 million square metres of public waters privatised.
The Liberals’ final Salmon Growth Plan released today is a sham, written by industry for industry.
The context of the EPA’s meeting to discuss “contingency planning for mass mortalities” in Macquarie Harbour is all wrong.
Tassal’s so-called “commitment to Tasmania” in moving their operations apparently “off-shore” is simply a PR exercise.