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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.

NOFF is appalled by revelations of more wildlife dying in Huon Aquaculture salmon farms. Documents released by the Tasmanian government state that four dolphins have been killed at their ocean net pen leases so far this year.

NOFF calls for a full baseline study to be a mandatory requirement of a full registration permit before another antibiotic is introduced to our public waterways. We call for the rejection of an emergency permit and subsequent lower standard of monitoring. We call for lower stocking densities across all biosecurity regions, especially the Huon River...

Recently NOFF has written to Tasmanian Government authorities about the salmon industry urgently requesting to use another antibiotic, about how wildlife interactions are handled, and we've also asked Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt to meet with all of us.