Complaints by Animal Australia expose an industry that maims and tortures fish, seals, dolphins, cormorants and other sea birds and mammals as a routine part of its operations.
A brave whistleblower has shared shocking photos of repulsive conditions at a Skretting fish feed facility.
Last Tuesday, the Environment Protection Authority renewed the environmental licences for 16 salmon farms in Long Bay and surrounding areas of the Tasman Peninsula
Yesterday, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) Tasmania released a statement on the risks of antimicrobial resistance from salmon farming.
The Greens stood with hundreds from coastal communities at a rally outside Parliament against the renewal of salmon farming licences in Long Bay.
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.
The fish farm industry and EPA were unprepared to deal with the scale of salmon mortalities last year, RTI documents reported by the ABC show.
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.
Last week we heard a shocking 3.3 tonnes of florfenicol had been used in just three of the nine salmon leases dosed with florfenicol this summer.