Open letter to PM by conservation groups calls for ditching of salmon protection legislation in Tasmania
As the Tasmanian salmon industry battles to control the fallout from dead fish washing up on local beaches and revelations ...
EPA unsure about Tasmanian salmon mortality numbers, antibiotic use and human consumption of sick fish
Tasmania's Environment Protection Authority does not know how many farmed salmon have died in recent weeks or what the impact ...
The West Coast of Tasmania deals with bushfires, oil spills and the threat of a key industry shutting down
Bushfires, an oil spill on a major lake, and the threat of a key industry to the region disappearing ... Tasmania’s West ...
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Thousands of dead fish, a $37m federal promise and an animal close to extinction: Australia’s ‘salmon war’ gets ugly
Nowhere is this debate over salmon more heated than in Macquarie Harbour, a huge body of water on the west coast of Tasmania that is home to the endangered dinosaur-era Maugean skate and about 12 per ...
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Independent MP Craig Garland makes unsuccessful push for land-based salmon farming study
The study, proposed by Independent MP Craig Garland, gained support from The Greens and independents Miriam Beswick, Rebekah ...
The Independent22d
More than 150 false killer whales stranded on Tasmania beach
Around 470 pilot whales stranded at Macquarie Harbour near Strahan in Tasmania’s west coast in 2020, followed by another 200 in the same area in 2022. Mr Clark said that, unlike those previous ...
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has committed $37m to Tasmania’s salmon industry
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced $37m in funding for Tasmania’s salmon industry to improve water quality in Macquarie Harbour and a captive breeding program for the endangered Meaugean ...
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Salmon farmers’ jobs safe at Macquarie Harbour: Prime Minister
Greens Senator Nick McKim. But the Prime Minister’ promise of new legislation for Macquarie Harbour’s fish farms was slammed by Senator for Tasmania, Nick McKim, who accused Mr Albanese of cav ...
‘Tough decision’ to euthanise 90 surviving stranded whales
Challenging surf conditions forced rescuers to abandon their efforts to save a pod of 157 stranded false killer whales.
Thousands replace divisive Aussie product with NZ alternative: 'Should’ve changed earlier'
The company, which services 13,000 customers, is concerned about the industry's sustainability practices. Find out more.