Tasmanian Times
All posts tagged "Tassal"
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3.7KArticleSalmon Industry Christmas Present For Verona Sands
The arrival of rotting salmon carcasses at Verona Sands on Christmas Day mirrors a similar environmental crisis that devastated the local community...
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The Green Warning At Drip Beach on Cygnet Coast Road
This photograph of the shoreline was submitted to Tasmanian Times last week by an observer who has lived by the Huon River...
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More Florfenicol Use Proposed for East Coast
Tassal’s application to use the antibiotic florfenicol at its Okehampton Bay salmon lease off Triabunna raises questions for East Coast residents and...
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Trapped Seals Raise Tassal Antibiotic Contamination Fears
Trapped seals in Tassal fish farm near Conningham in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel
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Salmon Industry Antibiotics Risk Rock Lobster Exports
The salmon industry’s use of antibiotics in Tasmanian waters has forced the closure of the important commercial southern rock lobster industry in...
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Pig Antibiotic Deployed, Christmas Fishing Season Under Threat
On the afternoon of 7 November 2025, as Tassal began deploying florfenicol at Meads Creek and Stringers Cove, the Department of Public...
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Florfenicol Approval Sparks Widespread Condemnation
The approval of florfenicol antibiotic to be used in salmon farming has triggered condemnation following a public health warning that was issued...
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Protests Target Grocer Over Farmed Salmon
The Hill Street Grocer chain faced renewed protests today in New Town and West Hobart, as members of the Bob Brown Foundation...
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Industry’s Brutal Reality – ASC’s Standards Questioned
Following our publication of media releases detailing the death of a protected Australian fur seal and multiple cormorants at a Tassal salmon...
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Salmon Industry’s Cruel Toll on Wildlife Mounts
A Right to Information request has exposed the brutal reality of Tasmania’s salmon industry, revealing a horrifying case where a protected Australian...
