Defending our waterways
Legitimate questions about the fate of protected fur seals spotted in a Tassal salmon pen in the D’Entrecasteaux Channel provoked industry ire today (see below). "The industry’s defensiveness is not unexpected' says Peter George, president of the Tasmanian Alliance for Marine Protection (TAMP). “Considering its track record of causing seal deaths and the use of …
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The Tasmanian Alliance for Marine Protection (TAMP) has received updated information on reports of protected Tasmanian fur seals trapped in a floating salmon cage for at least a week. Further reports from water users report the seals were trapped in a Tassal salmon cage in the third pen from the south end of the Simmonds …
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SumOfUs increases international pressure, thanks NOFF for our support Thanks to you the salmon industry is feeling the heat. In the last few months, you and 171,527 SumOfUs members have been calling on Australia’s Big Three salmon companies to end the use of deadly seal crackers and shotguns. Our community ramped up this pressure on …
The scale and cause of the deaths of a large number of farmed salmon in February remain a mystery, with documents obtained by the ABC revealing the director of Tasmania's environmental watchdog assured the fish producer he "did not provide a detailed or complete response" to questions from the broadcaster. Tassal has refused to provide details …
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