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Nov 26 - 2024
EN Australasia
Thousands Of Tasmanians Petitioners Want Salmon Farms Out
The Greens
Thousands of Tasmanians are demanding the government stops multinational salmon corporation Petuna from installing fifty open-net pens off Yellow Bluff in Storm Bay. The Tasmania community are concerned about the threat industrial aquaculture operations pose to the diversity of these wild marine waters. By Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP
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Nov 12 - 2024
EN Australasia
Proactive
The Australian Government has committed an additional $28 million to improve water quality in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour, aiming to safeguard the endangered Maugean skate, whose only known habitat lies within this unique ecosystem. The fate of the skate was brought to public attention by Woolworths shareholder activists who questioned the supermarket giant’s support of Tasmanian salmon products from farms in the harbour that have eroded the skate’s key habitat. By Susanna Nelson
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Documentary Films
Aug 11 - 2019
EN (GR subtitles) Australasia
Saving Martha | Keep King Island Fish Farm Free
Patagonia
Tasmania is regarded as one of the wildest, most pristine states in Australia. In recent years however that reputation has been tarnished by the boom of the local salmon farming industry. With environmental regulations struggling to keep pace with the industry’s growth, the marine environments that host the industry have been significantly impacted and in some cases have approached collapse. Increased scrutiny of the industry – aided by the mobile nature of ocean pen farming – has forced operators to find new locations. When the industry set their sights on opening up a new territory on neighboring King Island – adjacent to the world-class waves of Martha Lavinia Beach – they were unaware they were also picking a fight with surfers worldwide.
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