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Neighbours of Fish Farming continues its targeted action against the unsustainable industrial salmon industry. Ads satirising the 'Come down for Air' tourism campaign begin on SBS and Channel 7 this evening. The TV ads follow a storm of negative press for the industry that has persisted for months. Scandals have emerged daily about diseased salmon...

The Australia Institute highlights the damage done to Tasmanian waterways by Industrial farmed salmon in this latest arresting and powerful ad, featuring globally celebrated author Richard Flanagan. The video also covers the recent gutting of Federal environment laws, allowing them to be bypassed by the foreign owned salmon farming companies, and...

Oxygen levels in the deep waters of several fjords on Norway's west coast have fallen by around 15 percent over the past 30 years, according to a new government report. The main causes are climate change and nutrient waste from fish farming, agriculture, wastewater, and industry. One-third of the decline is attributed to climate-related warming,...

Newly released government data revealed that Huon Aquaculture used 96.4% of the underwater explosives deployed against seals in the last half of 2024. The underwater explosives, called 'seal crackers' in the industry, produce a loud noise and a flash of light. The salmon industry has used more than 145,000 explosive devices in Tasmanian waters...

John Whittington, the newly-appointed CEO of Salmon Tasmania, will fail just as Luke Martin failed, just as Sue Grau and Julian Amos failed, because you cannot defend the indefensible.

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