Salmon giant Tassal silent on mass death of fish near Port Arthur
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Tassal started farming salmon again at Long Bay in 2017 after a 10-year break.
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Tasmanian aquaculture giant Tassal has reported a sizeable salmon mortality event affecting its Long Bay lease near Port Arthur in the state s south but is refusing to detail the scale or cause of the deaths.
Key points:
Five cages of salmon were involved in a mass mortality event at Tassal s Long Bay lease
The company is remaining silent on the suspected cause
The Environmental Protection Authority was notified of salmon deaths last week
• Source: 1 NEWS
An earthquake described as light by GeoNet has hit near Rotorua this morning and has been felt by thousands.
Your playlist will load after this ad One person told 1 NEWS it was the largest earthquake she’s felt for some time. Source: Breakfast
Early reports put the quake at magnitude 4.5, located 20km east of Rotorua at a depth of four kilometres.
Over 3000 people have reported feeling the shake on the GeoNet website since it struck at 7.57am.
Your playlist will load after this ad Grant Dally was one of many who felt shaking in a swarm of earthquakes, centred near Rotorua.