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Dead Salmon Create Election Stink On Australian Island

On a tree-lined beach in Australia's rugged island state of Tasmania, locals discovered popcorn-sized bits of dead salmon washed up along the sand.

International Business Times

Remote harbour salmon farms record 1000-tonne deaths

Data released under right-to-information reveals more than 1000 tonnes of salmon died at a harbour where the future of fish farming is under a cloud.

AAP

Dozens of cormorants shot by Tasmanian salmon farm operator

Tassal staff legally killed 53 of the native birds with permission from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment

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Antibiotics found in wild fish near Tasmanian salmon farms at nearly five times allowed limit, report shows

Testing shows blue mackerel caught near salmon pens with antibiotic residues of 960µg/kg, making fish ‘not fit for human consumption’

The Guardian - AU

Ocean energy tech could land green salmon on the menu

Floating salmon farms could use onboard electricity generated from the ocean instead of diesel by harnessing an energy trap developed by an Aussie innovator.

AAP

Opponents, defenders of Tasmania's salmon industry as entrenched as ever as fish farming continues to grow

This chef vows he'll never serve it, while a local in a rural community says she is "sick of people coming from Hobart telling us we're unhappy with fish farms" — why is the salmon industry so divisive in Tasmania?

ABC News

Draft rules for Tasmanian salmon industry provide fewer protections than those in place, critics say

New environmental standards proposed for the Tasmanian salmon farming industry are blasted as "half-baked" and weaker than the ones already in place — but the industry defends its practises as "world class".

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Salmon company Tassal tried to block release of report on antibiotic use, documents show

Memo to Tasmania’s Environmental Protection Agency reveals standoff with company after more than two tonnes of oxytetracycline used at fish farms

The Guardian - AU

Tasmanian salmon farms used more than a tonne of antibiotics in 2022 disease outbreaks

Tassal and Huon Aquaculture did not announce use of antibiotics, which may contribute to growth of antibiotic-resistant superbugs

The Guardian - AU

Foreign takeover of Tasmanian salmon farmer puts state’s marine life at risk, activists say

Cooke Aquaculture, which has a history of environmental controversies, acquired Tassal after shareholders backed billion-dollar deal

The Guardian - AU

Tassal shareholders back foreign takeover

Shareholders of Australia's largest salmon producer Tassal have voted in favour of a takeover by Canadian company Cooke Aquaculture.

AAP

Tassal salmon takeover going ahead, but some locals concerned by Cooke's environmental breaches

The last remaining Australian-owned major salmon producer is set to be bought by seafood giant Cooke Aquaculture — and some say the Canadian company's environmental record is a worrying sign for what's to come.

ABC News

Tas whale stranding mission to scale down

There are no more surviving pilot whales following a mass stranding at a beach on Tasmania's west coast as plans to dispose of about 200 of the dead ramps up.

AAP

The Tassie Salmon Industry Uses Anti-Seal Explosives To Scare Off The Soggy Babies BRB, Crying

They're also called "seal crackers".

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The Guardian - AU

Tasmanian salmon industry used more than 2,400 anti-seal explosives in three months

‘Seal crackers’ and bean bag rounds are designed to scare off protected wildlife but critics say the occasionally deadly measures amount to animal cruelty

AAP

Tas salmon giant takeover bid 'chequered'

Conservationists have raised issues about the history of a Canadian company putting in a $1.1 billion bid to take over Tasmanian salmon farmer Tassal.

ABC News

Tassal recommends shareholders accept $1.1 billion takeover bid from Canadian seafood giant Cooke

These unassuming Canadians have just offered $1.1 billion to take over Tasmania's last locally owned salmon producer, turning the company private — in a move that has some worried for the environment and accountability.

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Tasmanian salmon producer Tassal being circled by Canadian seafood giant Cooke

Hot on the heels of Brazilians snapping up a Tasmanian salmon company, the last locally owned producer is in the sights of a Canadian seafood giant, news that has been welcomed by the island state's Premier, Jeremy Rockliff.

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Salmon company Huon Aquaculture used underwater explosives more than 8,000 times to deter seals

Huon Aquaculture accounted for three quarters of all seal deaths attributable to the three salmon companies in Tasmania, documents show.

The Guardian - AU

Huon Aquaculture accounts for 75% of seal deaths at Tasmanian salmon farms in past year

Data shows company increased its use of underwater explosives, releasing 8,057 ‘seal crackers’ to scare the animals

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