A progressive think-tank claims Tasmania’s big three salmon companies pay minimal company tax and employ less than 1 per cent of the state’s total workforce, which the industry angrily denies.
The state’s new salmon boss says the industry should be celebrated as she plans to have input into the state government’s 10-year industry plan. MEET THE NEW CEO >>
Conservation groups have accused the state and federal governments of keeping opponents in the dark about a new offshore aquaculture trial.
Two major fish escapes at Huon Aquaculture in 2020 are not believed to have caused significant ecological harm, but the Bob Brown Foundation says the research is letting the company off “scot-free”. DETAILS >>
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