Greens Move for Parliamentary Inquiry into Fish Farm Expansion
The Tasmanian Greens have moved to establish a Joint House inquiry into fish farm expansion.
May
2017
2
Marine Environment
Apr
2017
13
Groom’s Refusal to Confirm Salmon Destock After World Heritage Damage
Minister Groom refused to confirm Tassal will meet the EPA deadline of April 15 and have all their fish out of Franklin lease in Macquarie Harbour.
Apr
2017
11
Liberals’ Super Trawler Farce
After changing their position before and after the election, the Liberals brought a bill to Parliament that merely cements existing super trawler regulations.
Mar
2017
31
Industry Regulation Needed For Salmon Investment Confidence
Australian Ethical Investment's divestment from Tassal is a slap in the face to the sustainability brand of the Tasmanian farmed salmon industry.
Mar
2017
20
Labor and the Liberals Sing the Same Tune on Fish Farm Expansion
The Greens support community calls for fish farming to be truly sustainable, and genuinely 'world's best practice'.
Mar
2017
17
Petuna Plan an Admission of Regulation Failure
Petuna’s public call for the EPA to create individual lease-level stocking limits is an admission that the government’s regulatory system is not fair.
Mar
2017
10
Fish Farm Delay a Reprieve for East Coast Residents
East Coast residents will now have the time to provide detailed comments on a controversial jetty proposal in Triabunna.
Mar
2017
7
Premier Concedes Tassie Salmon Not “World’s Best Practice”
The Premier downgraded his assessment of the salmon industry’s practices as being “very good” in Parliament today.
Mar
2017
5
Community Demands Rockliff Reverse Okehampton Bay Decision
More than 200 people packed the Triabunna Community Hall today to express their anger at the decision to approve a Tassal fish farm in pristine Okehampton Bay.
Feb
2017
23
Halt Okehampton Bay Until Salmon Mess Cleared Up
Tassal joining Huon Aquaculture in court around the government's industry regulator raises even more issues about regulation of the salmon industry.