New Environment Minister, Elise Archer, has the opportunity to be the fresh start the Tasmanian marine environment needs.
Tassal’s Macquarie Harbour operations have failed to meet the Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s minimum standards for a third year running.
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.
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.
Tassal has breached 19 Aquaculture Stewardship Council standards in Macquarie Harbour. Dissolved oxygen levels are so low, life is suffocating.
The EPA must step in and halt any plans Tassal has to dredge the seabed in Macquarie Harbour.
The Minister for Primary Industries, unaware of any problems, undertook to seek advice from the Environment Protection Authority.
The Labor Party, before this Government, has a long history of putting the environment last when it comes to salmon industry regulation.
The IMAS report reveals Macquarie Harbour in a state of environmental collapse, with seriously low oxygen levels.
After significant pressure, the government has caved in and released the damning IMAS report on the state of Macquarie Harbour.