After manufacturing the pretext of an emergency to support their application for florfenicol use last year, this year the salmon industry isn't even trying to pretend.
Tasmania's east coast community is bracing for the extreme marine heatwave conditions forecast this summer.
Once again, the Rockliff Government is letting big salmon companies walk all over Tasmania’s wild-caught fisheries
An outbreak of piscirickettsia salmonis in a Tassal salmon farm pen at Great Taylors Bay is a very concerning event.
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 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.
Tasmanians have now finally learned that 2.7 tonnes of florfenicol was dumped into marine waters at a single lease across a two month period, according to an EPA report.
Reports florfenicol has been detected in the marine environment two months after it was last used are deeply concerning.