In news that will shock many Tasmanians, the Rockliff Government does not know how much florfenicol has been used in our waterways.
The Greens have tried possible avenue to understand just how much florfenicol was used in south-eastern waterways under the now suspended permit. The Premier can't or won't say.
A Greens’ motion calling for salmon companies to be transparent with the public about the use of antibiotics in Tasmanian waterways has been voted down in the Legislative Council,
Motion - florfenicol use in Tasmanian waters by the salmon industry
Your government's lack of transparency and failure to regulate the salmon industry is exactly why a CSIRO survey has shown a collapse in Tasmanian support for salmon farming.
A basic matter of transparency, Premier, to stop your government's covering for the industry and tell us how much florfenicol has gone into public waterways.
Tasmanians are concerned about the marine environment and feel negatively about the salmon industry, according to a new CSIRO survey.
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority has just suspended the salmon industry's permit to use the controversial antibiotic florfenicol in Tasmanian waters.
Right now, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) is considering whether to suspend the permit for florfenicol in Tasmania's south-east waters.
Documents obtained using Right to Information laws validate the questions and concerns the Greens and environmentalists have been raising for months about the use of florfenicol.