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Salmon state capture reaches new depths: with today's EPA approval of the highly-contentious antibiotic, florfenicol, the regulator and the Government fail Tasmania yet again.

The regulator, industry and Tasmanian Government put profit and self-interest before the health of our waterways last summer. NOFF asks: "Why was this disastrous event not considered an environmental pollution incident?"

34% of shareholders defied the Woolworths Board and voted at the AGM in favour of a resolution requiring Woolworths to report on the impact of its farmed salmon on threatened species. This is a strong increase on the 30% vote to help Save the Skate at last year's Woolworth's AGM, and the highest vote on a nature-based resolution for the...

Neighbours of Fish Farming (NOFF) completely rejects the Terms of Reference for the Government's "enquiry into the salmon farming industry." The Tasmanian Government has shocked and angered community groups with its Terms of Reference for the promised salmon study.

With no advance notice, the Tasmanian Government yesterday introduced the terms of reference for the proposed Salmon Inquiry. Independent Peter George, and the Greens, have rejected the terms as completely unacceptable.

Huon Aquaculture owner and Brazilian multinational JBS, the largest meat and processing company in Australia, topped the list of companies that paid no tax in 2023-24, on an annual income of nearly $20 billion ($19,713,426,978).

Shareholder campaign pressure on Coles has resulted in long-awaited labelling action, while shareholders withdraw one of three resolutions ahead of this year's AGM. Coles now identifies the Maugean Skate at risk from impacts of salmon farming after pressure from Shareholder activism.

NOFF supports Tasmanian environmental groups' complete lack of confidence in Tasmanian Government review of Tasmania's industrial finfish farming industry.