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The Government is rushing changes through Parliament set to weaken environmental protection laws and benefit destructive industries.

NOFF is calling for an inquiry into industry denials and government delays in identifying and publicising the causes of mass salmon die-offs and widespread pollution in south east Tasmania. In February 2025 smelly oily lumps of rotting salmon flesh began polluting Verona Sands and Bruny Island, reluctantly identified after industry denials and...

The Federal Government and Opposition are proposing to weaken environmental protections and stop community groups from protecting nature. The changes to the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act will reportedly be rammed through Parliament next week as a favour to the salmon industry in Tasmania. They would also benefit gas and...

Neighbours of Fish Farming is elated at the RSPCA's decision to finally cease endorsing a toxic and ruthless industry. NOFF has been calling on the RSPCA to remove their certification of Huon Aquaculture for several years. The recent footage of live salmon being thrown into bins alongside dead fish and left to suffocate and die a terrible death has...

Operations at nine of Cooke Chile's production sites have been slapped with court orders preventing them from producing for one production cycle after the company was found to have late reported mortalities.

Documents released today under Freedom of Information reveal advice to the federal government that salmon farming in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour should be comprehensively assessed under national environment law, for its impact on the endangered Maugean skate and the harbour's World Heritage value.

A letter to the RSPCA from NGO organisations right across Tasmania has a resoundingly-clear message: continued endorsement of industrially-farmed salmon with its appalling welfare practices will result in the RSPCA logo losing all meaning for consumers.

Despite the rain and rising tide, 2,000 Tasmanians turned out at Verona Sands to say NO to foreign-owned corporations who put greed and profits over our environment, animal welfare, and our communities. The rally was organised by NOFF, and strongly supported by like-minded groups across Tasmania. Many participants travelled long distances to...