Macquarie Harbour Waste Announcement
The Greens are relieved wastewater from Tassal’s operations in Macquarie Harbour will not be dumped back into that waterway.
Nov
2017
13
Macquarie Harbour
Nov
2017
3
West Coast Community Demand Tassal Remove Macquarie Harbour Waste
The West Coast Council’s unanimous vote against Tassal dumping its salmon waste in Macquarie Harbour is a strong signal.
Oct
2017
5
Is Archer the Fresh Start the Marine Environment Needs?
New Environment Minister, Elise Archer, has the opportunity to be the fresh start the Tasmanian marine environment needs.
Aug
2017
25
Salmon Industry Profits at Expense of Marine Environment
RTI documents released yesterday outline exactly how ineffective and damaging the Liberals’ so-called “management” of the salmon industry has been.
Jul
2017
4
Macquarie Harbour Waste Collection Needs Independent Monitoring
The revelation today that there’s been no independent testing of Tassal’s “nappy” waste collection system, other than a single visual inspection, is a disgrace.
May
2017
31
Macquarie Harbour at Risk with Liberals’ Untested “Adaptive Management”
Instead of forcing Tassal to remove fish, they’ve been allowed to set up tarps under cages to capture thousands of tonnes of fish faeces.
May
2017
24
Liberals Refuse to Rule Out Watering Down Macquarie Harbour License Conditions
The Minister for Primary Industries refused to commit to not changing laws or licence conditions, again, to help Tassal.
May
2017
19
ASC Condemns Macquarie Harbour Salmon Farming Practices
Tassal has breached 19 Aquaculture Stewardship Council standards in Macquarie Harbour. Dissolved oxygen levels are so low, life is suffocating.
May
2017
3
Fish Farm Debris Unacceptable
They have been shocked to encounter over the recent months an increasing amount of marine debris that is fish farm refuse.
May
2017
3
LibLabs in Lock Step on Fish Farm Expansion
The Liberal and Labor parties have rejected the Greens' move to establish a Parliamentary Inquiry into fish farm expansion in Tasmania.
