Media Releases
MEDIA RELEASE: Oxygen levels at Macquarie Harbour not as rosy as government claims
July 05, 2024
Today’s announcement from the Tasmanian government does not provide the complete picture of the oxygen levels within Macquarie Harbour. "On closer examination of the EPA report, monitoring shows the dissolved oxygen levels within the Central Harbour and south-east section of the harbour located within...
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: Maugean Skate National Recovery Team Communique too little too late
June 11, 2024
MEDIA RELEASE: Maugean Skate National Recovery Team Communique too little too late Today, public communique for the Maugean Skate National Recovery Team’s February meeting has been released with scant and stale information. Read the communique here. Notably, Salmon Tasmania did not attend the meeting...
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: Full house in St Helens at sell-out film event exploring disappearing kelp and urchin barrens
May 31, 2024
110 members of the St Helens community gathered last night at a sell-out film event showing Reviving Giants, created by the Great Southern Reef Foundation. It was standing-room only as the community demonstrated that they are passionate about their ocean backyard and want it...
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: Out-of-sight, out-of-mind salmon farming kills more wildlife
May 23, 2024
Thirty six Great Cormorants were recorded to have died at a Tassal salmon farm at the end of last year and another 53 were shot, with permission from the Tasmanian government. This information has been uncovered only after a Rights to Information Request was...
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: One year passes, no real action taken to save the Maugean Skate
May 16, 2024
MEDIA RELEASE: Today marks the 1-year anniversary of the release of the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies' emergency interim report on the plight of the endangered Maugean Skate in Macquarie Harbour. We, a coalition of 7 organisations, are reuniting to support scientists in...
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: Tasmanians rally for nature and climate on first day of parliament
May 14, 2024
Hundreds of people have rallied with eighteen organisations, including a think tank, environment and climate groups and the Aboriginal community for Tasmania’s Parliament first day back. Speakers included Rachel Hay, Tasmanian Conservation Trust’s Climate Campaigner, Peter George from Neighbours of Fish Farming, Alistair Allan,...
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: Open letter to the Global Seafood Alliance
May 08, 2024
MEDIA RELEASE: Global groups denounce latest Best Aquaculture Practices salmon farm standard as greenwash MAY 5, 2024 Open letter daylights evidence of environmental damage associated with BAP salmon farms For immediate release: More than 70 environmental, animal welfare, and community groups from 18 countries...
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: Fragmented nature laws a ‘major disappointment’: Conservation Councils
April 17, 2024
MEDIA RELEASE: Fragmented nature laws a ‘major disappointment’: Conservation Councils Conservation Councils from around the country have today expressed their dismay at the fragmentation of long-awaited nature laws and are urging Minister Plibersek to follow through on her promise to deliver the whole of...
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: UNESCO alerted to impact of salmon farming on World Heritage Area
April 05, 2024
MEDIA RELEASE: UNESCO has been urged to request the Australian Government undertake an urgent and comprehensive environmental assessment and report on the impact of salmon farming on the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA). The Australia Institute, First Nations representatives, and local, national...
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: Standing room only last night in Hobart as 90 members of the Clark electorate gathered to hear from scientists, government and the abalone industry about tackling the Long-spined sea urchin issue
March 21, 2024
It was a packed house last night at Shambles Brewery, Hobart last night for Environment Tasmania’s "science in the pub" event exploring the pressing issue of the Long-spined sea urchins (Centrostephanus rodgersii) and their devastating impact on Tasmania's east coast reefs. This invasive species has become a significant...
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