Media Releases

MEDIA RELEASE: Scientists, divers, surfers, and fishers unite in call for protection ofTasmanian oceans in Kingstonfilm night

November 16, 2023

200 members of the Tasmanian public joined scientists, divers, surfers and fishers last night for an oceans film night in Kingston. The films celebrate our unique coastal backyard and shines a spotlight on the threats they currently face, including from seismic blasting and marine...

MEDIA RELEASE: New report hits the nail on the head with the STATE of Tassie’s State of the Environment Report.

August 11, 2023

Tasmania’s State of the Environment report which is mandated to be released every 5 years, is already 9 years overdue. Last year the Tasmanian government committed to completing the next Tasmanian State of Environment report by 2025. “Today’s report released by The Australia institute,...

MEDIA RELEASE: More than 80 groups worldwide demand farmed salmon accreditatons stop greenwashing the extinction of the Maugean skate

July 25, 2023

Shoppers being misled by eco-certifications on Macquarie Harbour farmed salmon More than 80 organisations from around the globe are calling for the accreditation schemes, Best Aquaculture Practices and GlobalG.A.P., to immediately revoke their ‘sustainability’ certifications from farmed salmon and trout raised in waters adjacent...

MEDIA RELEASE: New short film will showcase Tasmanian first-of-its-kind restoration project for iconic Giant Kelp Forests

July 24, 2023

FILM TITLE: Revealing the Urgent Fight to Save Tasmania's Giant Kelp Forests: New Documentary "Reviving Giants" Premieres WHERE: SIMPLE CIDER, 189 Elizabeth Street, Hobart WHEN: 7pm, Wednesday 2nd August Upholding their mission to educate and inspire society about Australia’s kelp forests, the Great...

MEDIA RELEASE: Storm Bay Salmon Science announcement: covering up that the cart was put before the horse?

July 10, 2023

The weekend media about the Storm Bay science (Mercury 9.7.23) appears to suggest that the science will come first, expansions second and that the government is in 'no rush' to put salmon into the controversial Storm Bay leases. The truth about Storm Bay is...

OPEN LETTER: Environment Tasmania joins 66 Australians in signing an open letter calling on the Tasmanian premier to follow Victoria’s lead and end Native Forest Logging in Tasmania

June 02, 2023

OPEN LETTER: Environment Tasmania joins 23 other groups calling on Environment Minister Tania Plibersek to intervene to save the Maugean skate from extinction

June 01, 2023

TALKING POINT: Time to Turn the Tide on Health of Marine Life

May 25, 2023

Ocean Stewardship? We have leagues to go. Tasmania’s world class marine environment is declining at an alarming pace, so to hear the Primary Industries Minister’s recent claim of strong ocean stewardship beggars belief (Talking Point 4 May). Yes, Tasmania’s Traditional Owners have cared...

MEDIA RELEASE: Fish farm removal imperative for survival of critically endangered species

May 19, 2023

JOINT PRESS RELEASE Environment Tasmania, Neighbours of Fish Farming (NOFF), Bob Brown Foundation, Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS), Sea Shepherd, Surfrider Foundation, Living Oceans Society, Tasmanian Conservation Trust, Tasmanian Alliance for Marine Protection (TAMP), Tasman Peninsula Marine Protection (TPMP), Killora Community Association, NW Tas...

MEDIA RELEASE: Latest IMAS report suggest maugean skate set to be the "Thylacine of the Sea" and yet no reduction in Mac Harbour salmon pens ordered

May 16, 2023

An interim report published today by the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) shows how maugean skate numbers have almost halved between 2014 and 2021. There has also been a decrease in the numbers being caught per effort, and an increase in the...