Reports of fire near fish pens on Tasman Peninsula

Tassal have revealed why there was smoke pictured coming from some of their fish pens yesterday. LATEST >>

FISH farmer Tassal says smoke pictured coming from its Storm Bay Zone facility at Nubeena was caused by the branding of its equipment and was no cause for concern.

A Tassal Spokeman said the smouldering, on Tuesday, occurred on an empty fish pen.

“The smouldering was controlled and extinguished immediately,” the company said.

“Tassal is conducting an investigation on the cause to prevent reoccurrence.

“The smouldering started as a result of a process that Tassal implements to brand equipment as part of its responsible business program. Identifying all marine equipment is necessary so it can be easily identifiable to Tassal if anything is lost.”

The Bob Brown Foundation received a photo of the black smoke and demanded answers.

Breaking News Breaking News A reported fire at Badger Creek fish farm

“This fire looks big and looks serious and we want to know what damage has occurred to the marine environment because it can’t be nothing,” said BBF fish farm campaigner Alistair Allan.

“Tassal has been met with a huge backlash from the Tasman Peninsula community for their plans to put salmon back into pens at Long Bay, near Port Arthur, due to a complete lack of transparency among grave environmental concerns.”

“We need to know what has happened at Badger Creek.”