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"There must have been a salmon escape … you'll catch those things all day long" -Fishing guru Nick Crawford 18 August 2023 on ABC Radio Hobart with Leon Compton.

This detailed and well-researched map, produced by the Tasmanian Alliance for Marine Protection and Tasman Peninsula Marine Protection, shows the areas of Tasmania currently in use, and threatened by planned expansion.

Salmon Tasmania's recent report, The Tasmanian Salmon industry: a vital social and economic contributor, uses misleading methods and comparisons to present the industry as a significant part of the Tasmanian economy.

NOFF today challenges the RSPCA to justify its continued support for the multinational salmon industry in Tasmania as it releases a horrific video revealing shocking conditions in which fish live and die.

Shoppers being misled by eco-certifications on Macquarie Harbour farmed salmon

Brazilian giant, JBS, whose owners did jail time for bribing 1,800 politicians, is threatening to export its corrupt culture to Australia by bringing no fewer than 1,500 of its workers to our shores. They say the intake will address the need of the protein giant to "maintain its culture in the various markets it entered" (Australian Financial...

A devastating report of the enormous environmental damage, and repeated massive salmon mortalities, in the farmed salmon industry in Chile. These impacts are many and varied: escaped fish prey on native species, and compete with native fish for food. Pesticides, antibiotics, and other chemicals given to fish or applied on farms work their way...

In another doomed attempt by the Tasmanian salmon industry to restore its ruined reputation, its newly-formed lobby group today launched a publicity campaign at a lunchtime event in the Huon Valley. The campaign centres on a document that attempts to highlight the industry's contributions to Tasmania while ignoring the damage it inflicts on the...