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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...

Tassal, Tasmania's largest salmon company, has revealed wild fish at one of its salmon farms contained antibiotic residues at almost five times the allowed level. There were low-level antibiotic traces in wild fish caught more than seven kilometres from another of their farms.

NOFF has written to the RSPCA accusing them of not following their Farming Standard and their Policy for Humane Killing. This follows massed salmon mortalities, and video evidence of Huon Aquaculture workers mishandling salmon.

Drone footage sourced by the Bob Brown Foundation was published by the ABC today, showing live fish at the South of Zuidpool Rock lease operated by Huon Aquaculture being smothered in a box with diseased carcasses. This raises major animal welfare concerns for the public, who place their trust in the RSPCA endorsement when purchasing endorsed...

Footage captured at Huon Aquaculture factory farms in Southern Tasmania has shown live fish pumped into a bin amongst piles of dead salmon and then sealed and left to suffocate. Footage has also captured more rotting chunks of salmon spilling out of the factory farm pens and into Tasmania's waterways.

There has been considerable public and media interest in recent correspondence between NOFF and the Tasmanian EPA. Some of the debate has lacked detail, and caused confusion. To ensure fairness and accuracy, for us and the EPA, here is the text of the most recent email from the EPA, and the text of our communications to them.