The closure of a further area of the southern rock lobster fishery due to the florfenicol used by salmon farming companies is deeply disappointing.
Tassal has expanded the use of the antibiotic florfenicol to their salmon pens at Roaring Beach, according to the EPA.
Reports the public weren't informed immediately of Huon Aquaculture’s use of antibiotics in the River Derwent hatchery are profoundly alarming.
The salmon farming industry is in denial about the shocking number of salmon that died last year, with CEO John Whittington describing it on ABC Radio as “a fact of life”.
Confusing advice from the Department of Environment about salmon farm antibiotic use has left local rock lobster fishers reeling.
Yet more evidence has come to light showing the Liberals manufactured an “emergency” to placate the salmon industry and fast-track the use of florfenicol in Tasmanian waters.
Honourable Speaker, I thank the member for Franklin, Mr George, for bringing this on, particularly off the back of a town hall meeting at Eaglehawk Neck on 16 November attended by
Since the commencement of salmon farming in Long Bay it has been burdened by the pollution from salmon pens and the expansion that has occurred and the damage that has been done...
Confirmation Tassal have applied to the Federal Government to dose their Okehampton Bay fish farm lease with Florfenicol will shock East Coast residents and recreational fishers.
Catching an antibiotic free feed for Christmas lunch is off the table for many coastal communities with news Huon Aquaculture will be dumping the antibiotic florfenicol.