Defending our waterways
Join us on Wednesday 5 April, 6pm at the State Cinema, North Hobart, to see the new Mike Sampey film The Heart of the Island. You’ll hear from guest speakers and meet the film maker. We’ll also be showing limited screenings of Sea Country and Our Waters, so you will learn about Flinders Island, Tasmania’s …
The Federal Government is investigating the introduction of mandatory seafood labelling for the hospitality industry. Submissions have now closed, but you can read NOFF's here. NOFF believes that transparent labelling is very important for farmed Tasmanian salmon, as consumers need to be able to identify where the fish they eat is from - now that …
Right to Information documents obtained by the Tasmanian Inquirer reveal that Tassal sought to block the public release of monitoring reports submitted to the Environment Protection Agency after using more than two tonnes of antibiotics at two of its fish farms. The Tasmanian salmon industry has used more than 31.4 tonnes of antibiotics in marine …
In what is being heralded as one of the world’s largest fish farm projects, the aquaculture development company Pure Salmon has signed a £420m (A$755m) deal with the Saudi government to build a huge RAS facility in Saudi Arabia. Pure Salmon is owned by the Singapore-based equity fund 8F Asset Management Ltd and has already …
Legitimate questions about the fate of protected fur seals spotted in a Tassal salmon pen in the D’Entrecasteaux Channel provoked industry ire today (see below). "The industry’s defensiveness is not unexpected' says Peter George, president of the Tasmanian Alliance for Marine Protection (TAMP). “Considering its track record of causing seal deaths and the use of …
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The Tasmanian Alliance for Marine Protection (TAMP) has received updated information on reports of protected Tasmanian fur seals trapped in a floating salmon cage for at least a week. Further reports from water users report the seals were trapped in a Tassal salmon cage in the third pen from the south end of the Simmonds …
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While many grandiose aquaculture projects have failed to live up to their promise in the Middle East, Fish Farms LLC – which includes a hatchery, cage farms and RAS facilities in Dubai – offers an example of what can be achieved under testing conditions. Remarkably, the company’s RAS is multi-species and produces Atlantic salmon (S. …
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When drivers on US Highway 94 pass this tiny town, some are struck by a mysterious nocturnal glow. Pink light emanates from the world’s largest aquaponic greenhouse, which can produce up to 2 million kilograms of salad greens each year. Less obvious, but also unique at this scale, is the source of the nutrients used …
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The administration and supervision of open-net fish farming in Iceland are weak and fragmented, according to a newly-released report from the Icelandic National Audit Office (INAO). It paints a dark picture of the administration and supervision of the fish farming industry, which has grown rapidly in Iceland over the past decade. Changes in fish farming …
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Salmon deaths on fish farms in Scotland nearly doubled last year, official figures show, owing to growing levels of disease, parasites and jellyfish blooms. Campaigners have blamed overcrowding and called for a boycott. Salmon farmers blamed the increase on unusually large numbers of micro-jellyfish that swarmed in British waters last year, a phenomenon that may …
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