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?
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.
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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
Questions over approval of Storm Bay salmon farming
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JanJanuary 2021 at 10:53pm
Environment Tasmania s Laura Kelly says the risk of massive disease transfer in Storm Bay is incredibly high .
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There are questions about the validity of the decision to green-light one of the most significant aquaculture expansions in Tasmania s history, with documents obtained by the ABC revealing it was made by just three sitting members of the nine-member assessment panel.
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Documents reveal the recommendation to approve Storm Bay s aquaculture expansion was made by just three sitting members of the nine-member review panel