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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Clancy Balen
Tasmania's salmon industry — a $1.3 billion operation concentrated mostly in the state's south — has become a contentious political topic this federal election campaign. It produced almost 75,000 tonnes of Atlantic salmon in the 2022-23 financial year, and those in support of the industry argue it's an important economic contributor to the state, while providing employment to regional communities.
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2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Meg Whitfield |Clancy Balen
Opponents of Tasmania's farmed salmon industry filled the lawns at Hobart's Parliament House on Sunday to protest commercial aquaculture in the state's waters. Organised by the Bob Brown Foundation, the 'vote salmon out' rally is one of a number that have been held across the state in recent months after more than 6,000 tonnes of salmon died in a mass mortality event in February.
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4 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Clancy Balen
The chief executive of salmon producer Tassal says he does not have any confidence in Tasmania's Department of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) delivering a proposed sardine fishery. An email released under Right to Information laws shows in June last year, CEO Mark Ryan wrote to Tasmanian Business, Industry and Resources Minister Eric Abetz and NRE's then-acting general manager of marine resources, Will Joscelyne.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Clancy Balen
If you have driven along Tasmania's coastline, you may have spotted collections of black circular pens floating just offshore and thought to yourself: 'what are those?'They're salmon farms. And there's a lot of them, dotted around the state's waters. Tasmania's salmon aquaculture industry started in the 1980s —it's since grown to become a billion-dollar force in the state, producing almost 75,000 tonnes of Atlantic salmon for the 2022-23 financial year.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Clancy Balen
Tasmania's salmon industry, and people who live and work near Macquarie Harbour in the state's west, have expressed relief after amended environmental legislation passed parliament. The new laws are intended to remove provisions that allow the environment minister to reconsider salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour. Environmental groups say the amendments are a "death warrant" for an endangered fish for which the harbour is its only known habitat.
Journalists covering the same region
Meg Powell
Journalist at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Meg Powell primarily covers news in Tasmania, Australia, focusing on areas around Launceston and Hobart.
Damian McIntyre
Reporter at ABC News (Australia)
Damian McIntyre primarily covers news in Tasmania, Australia, including areas around Launceston and Hobart.
Fiona Breen
Landline Tasmania Reporter at ABC News (Australia)
Fiona Breen primarily covers news in Tasmania, Australia, particularly around Launceston and surrounding areas.
Lucy Bain
Breakfast Producer at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Lucy Bain primarily covers news in Tasmania, Australia, particularly around Launceston and surrounding areas.
Lucie Cutting
Radio Producer and Presenter at ABC Hobart
Lucie Cutting primarily covers news in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia and surrounding areas.
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