On Friday 27 June, and again on Wednesday 2 July NOFF contacted 29 of the 31 Franklin electorate candidates by email, with a survey designed so we could share each candidate's views on salmon farming with you. Two of the candidates proved uncontactable. Our survey period has now closed. We have responses from the Greens and the Peter George group....
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For the past seven years, open pen salmon farming in Long Bay, Port Arthur has caused serious pollution, algal blooms, seagrass loss and damage to reef ecosystems. Based on an independent scientific review, we believe that this lease and the associated licenses should not be renewed.
Huon Aquaculture lost RSPCA accreditation more than three months ago, yet at least one major sushi chain, and various fishmongers are still showing the the RSPCA-approved logo in their advertising, according to a report in the Saturday Paper 5-11 July 2025.
After a historic vote last year, the call is growing for supermarket Coles to help save the endangered Maugean Skate.
Unfit for human consumption: increasing contempt and irresponsibility of industrial salmon
When will the EPA and the State government take responsibility for the increasing pollution of our waterways by the multi-national salmon companies? The report published today in the Tasmanian Inquirer by journalist Bob Burton, reveals Huon Aquaculture's reckless use of 1,133kg of antibiotics so far this year.
The pilchards washed up on Hobart beaches yesterday were found to be carrying the deadly disease POMV (Pilchard orthomyxovirus). The disease was responsible for killing 1.35 million caged Atlantic salmon in Macquarie Harbour in 2018. That outbreak prompted immediate action by the EPA to alter regulations in the region, including reducing biomass in...
Bruny Island Ocean Farming Initiative
I am a resident of Bruny Island and like many who live here, are deeply concerned about the salmon farms and the impact they have on communities around the Channel and Tasmania. Organisations like NOFF do a great job of trying reel the industry in but it's difficult when government and opposition bend to the will of the salmon industry....
The Green Britain Foundation has released video footage of sick, diseased salmon in Macquarie Harbour – and it raises some serious alarm bells for the critically endangered Maugean skate. Their underwater investigation, carried out by the GBF research team, shows the grim reality under the surface – salmon farms pumping out disease right alongside...