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Tasmania boasts imagery of the thylacine on its state logo, yet as a symbol, the animal's extinction is a national shame—and we are about to repeat a sad history. A global coalition of organisations actively campaigning against the destructive industrial processes that are damaging our oceans and waterways are urging Tanya Plibersek to adhere to...

Here are relevant extracts from Reporter Mark Di Stefano's article (Australian Financial Review, 31 May 2023):

A media release today from NOFF highlights the aggressive approach of the salmon industry to the Tasmanian government.

Everything that lives will die, sooner or later. We have no option but to accept this simple reality. But that doesn't mean we should accept the death of a whole species.

NOFF organised a large protest meeting at Mickeys Beach, southern Tasmania, at the mouth of the Huon River. Video footage presented to the government shows pollution on a nearby reef, caused by fish farms only a short distance away.

The evidence is in and scientists are calling for urgent conservation action, after monitoring revealed that the Maugean skate population has rapidly declined by almost half in Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania – their last remaining habitat and one that is significantly impacted by human activity.

Hon Jo Palmer
Minister for Primary Industries.

A recent survey by respected polling organisation UComms, on behalf of The Australia Institute, shows that a majority of Tasmanians are concerned about the health of our coastal and estuarine marine environments, and that they lack confidence in the ability of the State government's environmental laws and regulatory systems to adequately manage...