US EditionTasmanian salmon farming expansions on pause as Liberals order review
The review addresses disease outbreaks and environmental concerns, with over 6,300 tonnes of farmed salmon lost last summer, while the government strengthens regulatory oversight.
- Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockliff announced an independent review of Tasmania's salmon industry and halted marine expansion pending its completion.
- Earlier this year, bacterial disease piscirickettsia salmonis swept through southern Tasmanian salmon pens, causing the deaths of thousands of farmed fish and over 6300 tonnes lost.
- The Liberal government pledged to develop and deliver a Marine Environment Tasmania Act, while also pausing marine expansion and retracting finfish permits from non-licensed leases.
- Rosalie Woodruff welcomed the review but remained cautious about the government's intentions, citing 'There is a lot to question and scrutinise in this announcement,'
- With parliament hung, crossbenchers hold the balance of power as Tasmania's salmon industry, worth over $1 billion and employing over 5,000, faces regulatory scrutiny.
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Tasmanian salmon farming expansion plans on pause as Liberals order review
The Tasmanian government will halt marine expansion of the salmon industry in local waterways while an independent review is ordered, an announcement that comes as the minority government prepares to face a hostile return to parliament this week.
Tasmanian Liberals offer salmon reform pledge in bid to retain power
Tasmanian salmon expansion paused as Liberals seek crossbench support. Tasmania’s Liberal government has ordered a pause on salmon farming expansion and promised an independent review of the industry in a bid to win support from crossbench MPs ahead of a no-confidence vote in state parliament this week. Premier Jeremy Rockliff said the government would legislate [...]
Liberals plan for Marine Environment Act and salmon review a big step in the right direction | The Australia Institute's Centre for Future Work
The Australia Institute welcomes the Tasmanian Liberal Party’s promise to conduct an independent study into the salmon industry, pausing marine expansion while the review is carried out.
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