The Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s recommendation that Petuna gets a “good stewardship” credit for their Macquarie Harbour fish farms is deeply flawed.
Minister Rockliff needs to expand the terms of reference for the Marine Farming Planning Review process to focus on the triple-bottom line.
The Minister for Primary Industries has finally heard the East Coast residents' outrage about the proposed fish farm in Okehampton Bay.
Today, Minister Rockliff refused to commit to a formal independent assessment of the social impacts of new fish farm leases on the east coast.
This summer saw a marine heatwave that ran for more than 140 days with temperatures 4.5 degrees warmer than average.
People in Orford are rightly outraged at the lack of communication and respect for the community to not have an open and transparent conversation about it.
Tassal's 8% share price drop raises serious questions about the government's ability to manage the long-term sustainability of our salmon industry.
The fin-fish farming expansion by Tassal into the east coast marine environment has caused enormous community concern.
