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Threatened SpeciesIt is Threatened Species Day and the minister for the Environment has just given an eloquent speech on behalf of industry. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 7 Sep 2023 |
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Salmon Farming - Threat to Maugean Skate in Macquarie HarbourIt is National Threatened Species Day and, in a sorry gong for Tasmania, it is the anniversary of the last known thylacine. Vica Bayley MP | Parliamentary Activity | 7 Sep 2023 |
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Pressure Mounting on Macquarie Harbour Industrial Fish FarmsPressure is mounting for the fish farm industry's best practice certification to be axed for Macquarie Harbour operations Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 26 Jul 2023 |
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Minister Plibersek Must Muscle Up on Malbena, Save Skate and Swift ParrotFrom the moment Tanya Plibersek stepped off the plane yesterday, she has been handwringing on critical areas of her portfolio responsibility in Tasmania. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 29 Jun 2023 |
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Estimates Reply – PalmerThe Tasmanian fish farm industry's social licence is trashed in many quarters. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 21 Jun 2023 |
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Premier – Fish FarmsWe would like to understand why you don't make those corporations pay more. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 5 Jun 2023 |
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Primary Industries and Water – Fish Farm RegulationWhat will be the fees and levies to cover management costs in 2023-24? Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 7 Jun 2023 |
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Maugean Skate - Critically Endangered StatusThe recent research by IMAS has the ancient Maugean skate on the brink of extinction. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 25 May 2023 |
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Salmon IndustryAt your cosy Liberal Party donor dinner last year, you promised JBS and Cooke you would do everything global salmon wanted. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 24 May 2023 |
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Rockliff Must Rule Out Weakening Environmental LawsPremier Jeremy Rockliff must rule out any steps to weaken Tasmania’s environmental protection laws, or to expand industrial fish farming operations. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 24 May 2023 |
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Fish Farm Plan FailDespite big promises from multiple Liberal Ministers, the slim document released today delivers none of what’s needed to clean up this damaging industry. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 1 May 2023 |
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Finfish Environmental Standards - Public ConsultationThis week, the long-awaited draft Finfish Environmental Standards public consultation process completed. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 30 Mar 2023 |
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Salmon Industry - Use of AntibioticsToday, the CSIRO is warning us of a looming health crisis from drug-resistant super bugs caused by the wanton misuse of antibiotics in livestock. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 28 Feb 2023 |
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Liberal Government PrioritiesJust who do you govern for? It is certainly not for the battlers or everyday Tasmanians. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 28 Feb 2023 |
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Liberals Dismiss CSIRO Health Warning on Salmon AntibioticsBroad scale dumping of antibiotics into public waterways is light years from 'world's best practice' Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 28 Feb 2023 |
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Liberals’ Salmon Antibiotics FailureThe Government-directed EPA are failing in their duty to enforce effective monitoring and reporting of antibiotic use and spread throughout the food chain Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 27 Feb 2023 |
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Liberals' Ten Year Salmon Plan ShamThe Greens share the concerns of coastal communities and conservationists about the Liberals’ Ten Year Salmon Plan. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 19 Jan 2023 |
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Hydro Not the Fix for Macquarie Harbour Fish Farm MessBefore questioning from the Greens was shut down by the Liberals in GBE Estimates, Hydro confirmed it is joining a committee run by fish farm growers. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 2 Dec 2022 |
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Hydro Tasmania - Macquarie HarbourHas Hydro been requested to modify flows to ameliorate the dissolved oxygen levels in the harbour? Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 2 Dec 2022 |
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Salmon Industry - 10-Year PlanIn December 2017, we had the Sustainable Industry Growth Plan for the Salmon Industry. That is now five years old. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 23 Nov 2022 |
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Cooke Cancelled in US WatersCooke Aquaculture’s last fish farm leases in US Puget Sound had their renewals denied by Washington State. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 16 Nov 2022 |
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Salmon Farmers’ Antibiotic Contamination ChillingNews more than a tonne of antibiotic-spiked feed have been silently dumped into salmon pens, also contaminating native fish and marine sediments, is chilling Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 14 Nov 2022 |
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Salmon Industry - Presence of JBS and CookeCan you confirm that last Wednesday, you hosted an exclusive Liberal Party fundraising dinner, for which tickets were $4400 per head? Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 10 Nov 2022 |
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Liberal Party Fundraiser Courts Big SalmonPremier Rockliff has refused to talk about the donations salmon giants give to Liberal Party coffers Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 10 Nov 2022 |
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Salmon Feed a Health and Marine DangerReports animal feed additive Ethoxyquin - banned in Europe because of dangers for human health & aquatic life - has been found in Tasmanian salmon are alarming. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 26 Oct 2022 |
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Salmon - Presence of EthoxyquinToxicology experts have concluded those levels combined exceed even Australia's inadequate ethoxyquin maximum limit. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 26 Oct 2022 |
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Salmon Industry - Marine Operations of JBS and Cooke CanadaIn 2017, Tassal CEO, Mark Ryan, trumpeted his companies claim to be setting the salmon industry on a sustainable trajectory by getting out of inshore waters. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 18 Oct 2022 |
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Salmon IndustryTasmania's home-grown salmon industry has been gobbled up by international corporations with long records of environmental and workplace crimes. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 7 Sep 2022 |
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Aqua Spa - Salmon ProtestI thank the Bob Brown Foundation and the community around Port Arthur on the Tasman Peninsula for their peaceful protest this morning. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 23 Aug 2022 |
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Long Bay Protest Stands Up to Toxic Salmon IndustryThe Greens stand with the residents of the Tasman Peninsula defending their waterways. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 23 Aug 2022 |
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Salmon Industry - Foreign InvestmentAfter years of unchecked expansion and worsening environmental and social impacts, Tasmania's fish farming industry is about to enter its darkest phase. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 17 Aug 2022 |
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Jaensch Confirms Salmon Status Quo as Foreign Companies CircleNo Tasmanian would be comforted by the Environment Minister’s attempted assurances in Parliament today. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 17 Aug 2022 |
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Estimates Reply – PalmerMs Palmer is the latest in a line of Labor and Liberal salmon industry supplicants. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 14 Jun 2022 |
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Primary Industries and Water – Tasman Peninsula Increase in PensCan you please provide an explanation for why there has been an increase of pens in Nubeena on the Tasman Peninsula? Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 8 Jun 2022 |
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Primary Industries and Water – Seal DeathsMinister, are you concerned at the gross use of underwater explosives, more than 8000 underwater explosives that are used for the purpose of scaring seals? Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 8 Jun 2022 |
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Primary Industries and Water – Fin Fish Farming InquiryWhat we have here is a massive document, the Legislative Council's sub-committee report on fin fish farming in Tasmania. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 8 Jun 2022 |
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Primary Industries and Water – JBSI draw your attention to the purchase of Huon Aquaculture last November by JBS, a Brazilian meat company, the largest protein producer on the planet. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 8 Jun 2022 |
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Salmon Industry - Impact on Drinking Water SupplyEsteemed water quality scientist Christine Coughanowr has identified systemic problems with flow-through salmon hatcheries in the Derwent. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 1 Jun 2022 |
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Finfish Industry - Implementation of Committee RecommendationsThe Legislative Council's extensive public inquiry into the finfish industry has delivered its report. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 25 May 2022 |
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Foreign Investment Review Board - DecisionsWhere we see evidence of corruption or profiting from the proceeds of crime, we should be able to acknowledge and name it. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 4 May 2022 |
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JBS Purchase of Huon AquacultureThe takeover of Huon Aquaculture by that JBS meat giant in November last year was a shock to so many Tasmanians. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 4 May 2022 |
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JBS - ReputationThe use of the proceeds of crime to fund a venture is illegal. JBS has been convicted of that crime in the United States. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 4 May 2022 |
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Liberals Must Act on JBS Bribe ScandalYesterday’s Four Corners expose about behemoth Brazilian meat processor JBS revealed shocking bribery, environmental damage and workplace negligence. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 26 Apr 2022 |
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Wild Fish Protections AWOLLeaked photos of hundreds of wild fish trapped and killed in a salmon farm are yet another example of the concerning environmental impacts of this indudstry Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 8 Dec 2021 |
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TasWater – Aquaculture NutrientsA probable component of the nutrient algae overgrowth includes the intensification of aquaculture activities. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 1 Dec 2021 |
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Living Marine Resources Management Amendment (Aquaculture Research) Bill 2021The current situation in Tasmania is that we have an extremely chequered and now highly damaged history with salmon farming in Tasmania. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 23 Nov 2021 |
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Jaensch Greenwashing Tasmanians on Independent EPAToday, the Minister admitted the ‘new look EPA’ will bear a strong resemblance to the existing model - currently failing communities and the environment. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 27 Oct 2021 |
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JBS - Environmental RecordDoesn't the fact an environmental vandal like JBS want to expand into our waterways say everything about your Government's regulations? Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 26 Oct 2021 |
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Liberals' Industrial-Scale Red HerringThe plan to continue the growth of the state’s salmon farming industry in Commonwealth waters is an industrial-scale red herring distraction Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 27 Sep 2021 |
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Estimates Reply – Minister BarnettThe minister has a delusion that he and this Liberal government can continue to flog our brand and continue to get away with it. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 15 Sep 2021 |
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Trade - AquacultureToday in The Australian they have reported Woolworths has expressed concern at claims that Tasmania's salmon industry certification may not be fit for purpose. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 9 Sep 2021 |
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Primary Industries - JBS TakeoverMinister, I want to ask you a couple of questions before I leave the committee about JBS and its planned takeover of Huon. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 9 Sep 2021 |
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Primary Industries - Fish FarmingThere is huge concern in coastal communities around Tasmania about your Government's plans to double the size of the Tasmanian fish farming industry. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 9 Sep 2021 |
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Liberals’ Fish Farm PlanThe Liberals’ new ten-year plan for fish farming in Tasmania is a clear admission they’re worried about the backlash against their cheerleading for the industry Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 16 Sep 2021 |
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Gutwein Government Anti-Protest Laws Target Tens of Thousands of TasmaniansThe amendments to the unconstitutional Workplace (Protection From Protesters) Act 2014 remove the rights of tens of thousands of Tasmanians. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 16 Sep 2021 |
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Premier - JBS and Fish FarmsNow we know that JBS wants to enter the Tasmanian fish farming sector - after dumping abattoir waste into Porky's Creek on King Island. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 6 Sep 2021 |
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JBS attempted takeover in TasmaniaJBS is in the middle of taking over Australia's biggest pork producer, Riverlea. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 2 Sep 2021 |
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JBS and Huon AquacultureThe Benders are selling their shares in Huon Aquaculture after a chequered history of environmental damage, social disregard and animal welfare issues. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 24 Aug 2021 |
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Richard Flanagan - TributeRichard Flanagan is a Tasmanian writer who has been described by the Washington Post as one of our greatest living novelists. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 23 Jun 2021 |
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Salmon Industry’s Seal Cruelty Revealed in RTI DocumentsThe gross treatment of seals, and apparently normalised culture of cruel and polluting practices, by the salmon industry have been laid bare in RTI documents. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 18 Jun 2021 |
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Greens Release Plan For Strong, Independent EPALutruwita/Tasmania deserves an independent Environment Protection Agency, with the resources and teeth to put this island’s precious environment first. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 28 Apr 2021 |
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Liberals and Labor Responsible for Salmon Tipping PointLutruwita/Tasmania’s marine environment should be protected to retain its biodiversity, amenity and fish for the future. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 27 Apr 2021 |
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Greens Release Plan to Protect Tasmania’s Marine EnvironmentLutruwita/Tasmania has one of the most biologically diverse marine environments on the planet. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 18 Apr 2021 |
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Greens Release Plan to Make Corporates Pay Their Fair ShareToday the Greens launched our plan to make big corporations to pay their fair share, raising $1.23 billion over the next four years. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 14 Apr 2021 |
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Impacts of Salmon Farming on Tasmanian Native Marine LifeWe received some very shocking RTI today about some devastating impacts of salmon farming on Tasmanian native marine life and birds. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 24 Mar 2021 |
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Big Salmon Ducks Scrutiny on Mass Wildlife DeathsDetails, released under Right to Information today, reveal the incredibly devastating impact of salmon farming on Tasmanian native marine life. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 24 Mar 2021 |
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Estimates Reply - Minister BarnettThe membership of the marine farming review panel was so debased by the time the panel had made that decision that it was technically quorate. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 2 Dec 2020 |
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Primary Industries – Fish FarmingThe proposed expansion in Storm Bay would ensure basically a plastic curtain from North Bruny to Nubeena. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 26 Nov 2020 |
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Environment and Parks – EPAIt's fair to say, in a general sense, that the fovernment views the environment as a lower priority than the economy. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 25 Nov 2020 |
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Fish Farming - Reports of ExpansionTasmanians in coastal areas will be waking up this morning to hear news that their communities are potentially under threat from fish farm expansion. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 18 Nov 2020 |
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Barnett’s Fish Farm Coast GrabTasmanians in coastal areas woke up this morning to news that their communities are potentially under threat from a massive expansion of fish farming. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 18 Nov 2020 |
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Environmental Protection Authority InactionCommunities around Tasmania have spent years lodging formal complaints to the EPA about the devastating impacts of fish farm operations on marine waters. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 12 Nov 2020 |
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Jaensch Flees Environment Scrutiny in Question TimeIn Parliament today, the Environment Minister Roger Jaensch chose to run away rather than face this scrutiny. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 12 Nov 2020 |
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Greens Back Dennes Point DeclarationThe Greens welcome the newly launched ‘Dennes Point Declaration’, and wholeheartedly support its demands. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 20 Oct 2020 |
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Government Investigates, Approves Seal Cruelty for Salmon GiantRTI documents show a DPIPWE investigation into Animal Welfare Act breaches was taking place while the same department was approving an almost identical practice Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 20 Oct 2020 |
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Tassal Fish Farm Operations - IssuesThe fact is Tasmanians know what is going on and they are seeing step changes in marine ecosystems around beaches that are being spoiled. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 15 Oct 2020 |
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Salmon IndustryThe first one I will speak to is in relation to the baseline environment survey required for the marine farming lease at the west of Wedge Island. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 22 Sep 2020 |
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Environmental Fine a Warning to the Salmon IndustryWhile the $40,000 fine imposed on Huon Aquaculture is barely a slap on the wrist to a company making tens of millions in profit every year. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 5 May 2020 |
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Marine Safety Chief Warns of Fish Farm Debris Fatality RiskTasmania’s marine safety chief has reiterated his fears a boat user will be killed if they do not remove floating debris in waterways. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 27 Feb 2020 |
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Huon CEO Attacks Parliament InquiryHuon Aquaculture CEO Frances Bender has attacked the integrity and purpose of the Legislative Council's Inquiry into Fin Fish Farming. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 21 Feb 2020 |
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EPA Evidence Confirms Failure of Independent Fish Farm RegulationDecisions about fish farms are not being made at arm’s length from ministers, and the EPA is independent in name only. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 21 Feb 2020 |
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Fishfarm Industry Regulation Long OverdueThe new Premier has the chance to fix the state’s legislation and clean up fish farming in Tasmania. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 17 Feb 2020 |
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Macquarie Harbour Salmon EscapeMinister Barnett must come clean on reports of mass salmon escapes in degraded Macquarie Harbour. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 16 Dec 2019 |
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2019 Government Businesses Scrutiny Committee - Port ArthurFull transcript of the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority hearings in the 2019 Government Businesses Scrutiny Committee. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 3 Dec 2019 |
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2019 Government Businesses Scrutiny Committee - TasCorpFull transcript of the Tasmanian Public Finance Corporation hearings in the 2019 Government Businesses Scrutiny Committee. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 3 Dec 2019 |
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Fin Fish Farming in Tasmania InquiryTasmanian greens submission to Legislative Council Sessional Committee Government Administration A Sub-Committee, Fin Fish Farming in Tasmania Inquiry. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Submission | 29 Nov 2019 |
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Gutwein Refuses to Rule Out Further Public Funds for Twamley DamTreasurer Peter Gutwein refused to rule out committing further public funding to bail out the now-precarious Twamley Dam. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 17 Oct 2019 |
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Seal Death on Bruny IslandRosalie Woodruff speaks during the adjournment to call on the minister to provide information of the death a seal at Dennes Point. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 11 Sep 2019 |
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Tassal Scientific Permit ApplicationThe DPIPWE website's wildlife management page has opened an application for socalled scientific permit, that is available for public comment until 18 September. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 5 Sep 2019 |
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Labor Leadership FailureIn a time of climate emergency and growing social inequality, political parties need to work together to advance the public interest. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 1 Sep 2019 |
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Listeriosis DeathsMr Deputy Speaker, I rise tonight to make some comments about the very sad death last week of two people from listeriosis, a food-borne illness. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 30 Jul 2019 |
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Science and EvidenceWhen you do a PhD, you ought to, in my view, have an understanding about logic, about rationality and particularly an understanding about evidence. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 12 Jun 2019 |
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Labor's Fish Farming Policy Still UnclearDespite assurances that Labor would intervene to protect the marine environment, last week’s debate in State Parliament puts their confidence in doubt. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 4 May 2019 |
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Labor's Position on Fish FarmsRosalie Woodruff moves a motion calling on the Labor Party to outline their position on fish farming ahead of the Federal Election. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 1 May 2019 |
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East Coast Salmon Expansion - Access to WaterToday construction is starting on a pipeline along the Prosser River as part of Tassal's bid to get water for their east coast salmon expansion. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 1 May 2019 |
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Labor Must Answer to Coastal Communities on Fish Farm ExpansionWhen given the opportunity to articulate their policy on large-scale fish farm expansion ahead of the Federal Election, Labor failed. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 1 May 2019 |
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New Fish Farm Regulations Lock Out CommunitiesThe new fish farm regulations that come into force today* confirm the fears held by many coastal communities. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 17 Apr 2019 |
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Marine Farming Planning Review Panel - Petuna Fish Farm, Storm BayRosalie Woodruff responds to the announcement that the Government will be approving a large fish farm off Betsy Island in Storm Bay. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 11 Apr 2019 |
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Petuna's Storm Bay Expansion Approval CompromisedMinister Barnett’s approval of the Storm Bay North Marine Farming Development Plan is completely compromised. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 11 Apr 2019 |
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Leonie Hiscutt MLC in Political La-La LandThe Leader of Government Business in the Legislative Council, Leonie Hiscutt MLC, is in political la-la land if she thinks Labor stands for the environment. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 13 Mar 2019 |
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Leaked Letter Confirms Corrupted Approval Process for Storm Bay ExpansionLeaked correspondence has confirmed there has been a corrupted process governing the approval of fish farm expansion into Storm Bay. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 25 Feb 2019 |
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Barnett Gives Himself an "A" on SalmonIt’s laughable for the newest Minister for Primary Industries to give the internal annual review of the Salmon Growth Plan a terrific score. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 13 Feb 2019 |
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Marine Farm Planning Review Panel - Resignation of MembersRosalie questions the Minister over the resignation of Marine Farm Planning Review Panel members Professor Barbara Novak and Ms Louise Cherry. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 21 Nov 2018 |
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Barnett Refuses to Release Resignation LetterThe Minister for Primary Industries, Guy Barnett, refused to release the resignation letter of two key scientists from the Marine Farming Review Panel. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 20 Nov 2018 |
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Clouds Still Hang Over Storm Bay Expansion ApprovalTasmanians don’t know what the relationship between the former-Minister and her then-Secretary has had to do with this approval. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 31 Oct 2018 |
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Liberals Must Release Marine Farming Panel ReportWithout seeing the Panel’s report, you can’t escape the conclusion the approval of the salmon industry’s privatisation of Storm Bay was a done deal. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 30 Oct 2018 |
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Storm Bay Salmon Farm Approval Shows Disrespect for Community, and ScienceThe Liberals’ decision to approve mass expansion into Storm Bay shows the disregard they hold for community consultation and scientific evidence. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 29 Oct 2018 |
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Liberals Playing Favourites on Salmon a Risk to Shellfish and Wild FisheriesIt’s destructive for the Hodgman Government to continue to play favourites with the salmon industry above - and at the cost of - others. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 22 Oct 2018 |
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Australian Marine Conservation Society - Red Flag on Tasmanian SalmonDisturbingly, AMCS yesterday red-flagged Tasmanian salmon and now recommend consumers say no to buying it. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 18 Oct 2018 |
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Stewardship Certification Removal for Macquarie Harbour Salmon Not SurprisingIt is mischievous for Petuna to claim catastrophically low oxygen levels have “nothing to do with the way in which we operate our marine farms." Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 14 Oct 2018 |
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Salmon Industry Growth PlanThe salmon growth plan marine carve-up has no reference to marine science, the salmon industry or other stakeholders. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 26 Sep 2018 |
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Escaped Salmon Silence Further Evidence of Self-Regulated IndustryHuon Aquaculture have finally confirmed 120,000 salmon escaped from their pens in the May storms this year. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 12 Sep 2018 |
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Norfolk Bay Salmon Farm Shock Galvanises LocalsThe Norfolk Bay lease has been approved as a salmon harvesting site by the EPA today. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 17 Aug 2018 |
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Norfolk Bay Zombie Salmon Lease Provokes Community OutrageHuon Aquaculture’s move to open a zombie finfish lease in Norfolk Bay for their POMV-infected salmon is a retrograde step. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 10 Aug 2018 |
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Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies - Red Handfish DiscoveryThis newly discovered colony of rare red handfish could double the total population number to 80 individuals, which is fantastic. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 22 Aug 2018 |
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New Salmon Plan Flounders in Macquarie HarbourTasmania’s salmon industry has again been let off the leash and back into the waters of Macquarie Harbour. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 18 Jul 2018 |
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Liberals Take Evasion to the Next Level on SalmonThe Minister for Primary Industries today refused to respond to allegations that 1,200 salmon a day are dying from POMV. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 3 Jul 2018 |
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Derwent Estuary ProgramThe Derwent Estuary Program is a partnership between a number of government business scientists and community groups. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 22 May 2018 |
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Salmon Farming and the Woodchip IndustryYesterday Tassal made an unequivocal statement of concern about the controversial new woodchip port proposed for Dover. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 24 May 2018 |
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Extreme Weather Event - Damage to Salmon PensLast Thursday there was extreme rainfall, floods and wild winds across southern Tasmania focused around Storm Bay and the D'Entrecasteaux Channel. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 22 May 2018 |
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Courtney Dodges Question on Mass Salmon Escape and Seal DeathsThe Minister for Primary Industries, Sarah Courtney, dodged questions in Parliament on reports of mass salmon escapes and seal deaths. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 22 May 2018 |
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Fish Farm Partnership Ignores Environmental RealityPetuna and Tassal’s restructured operations in Macquarie Harbour may temporarily quell nervous shareholders. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 17 May 2018 |
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EPA Modelling Fails Macquarie Harbour, Tasmanian Waterways at RiskThe Director of the Environment Protection Authority has admitted modelling of salmon farming impacts on Macquarie Harbour is “flat wrong”. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 23 Mar 2018 |
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Opportunity For Salmon Farming Clean Up With New MinisterIn her new role Ms Courtney must take responsibility for regulating the salmon farm industry to protect the marine environment and the jobs it can sustain. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 20 Mar 2018 |
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Labor Thumbs Community on Fish FarmsLabor’s fish farm policy is identical to the Liberals in essence. It would continue the short-term smash and grab farming of salmon. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 14 Feb 2018 |
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Greens Launch Plan to Clean Up Fish FarmingTasmanian salmon farming is operating at an industrial scale, and is planning to double in size. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 11 Feb 2018 |
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Community Opposed to Storm Bay Fish Farm ExpansionThe Storm Bay sea-grab by Huon Aquaculture, Tassal and Petuna will see 19 million square metres of public waters privatised. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 21 Jan 2018 |
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Liberals' Plan to Expand Salmon Industry at Expense of Community and EnvironmentThe Liberals’ final Salmon Growth Plan released today is a sham, written by industry for industry. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 6 Dec 2017 |
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Environment or Economic Protection Agency Overseeing Macquarie Harbour?The context of the EPA’s meeting to discuss “contingency planning for mass mortalities” in Macquarie Harbour is all wrong. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 1 Dec 2017 |
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Tassal's "Off-Shore" SpinTassal’s so-called “commitment to Tasmania” in moving their operations apparently “off-shore” is simply a PR exercise. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 17 Nov 2017 |
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Macquarie Harbour Waste AnnouncementThe Greens are relieved wastewater from Tassal’s operations in Macquarie Harbour will not be dumped back into that waterway. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 13 Nov 2017 |
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More NW Fish Farms Without Community ConsultationMinister Rockliff’s announcement of Tassal’s exploration off King Island is a desperate attempt to create fictional jobs in his home electorate of Braddon. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 8 Nov 2017 |
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West Coast Community Demand Tassal Remove Macquarie Harbour WasteThe West Coast Council’s unanimous vote against Tassal dumping its salmon waste in Macquarie Harbour is a strong signal. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 3 Nov 2017 |
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Okehampton Bay FinFish Removal Bill TabledThe Greens’ Bill clarifies that no finfish farming can occur in the Bay in future. It would protect the East Coast marine environment for future generations. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 2 Nov 2017 |
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Tassal's environmental credibility sinks againThe sinking of the Tassal-contracted vessel in Okehampton Bay last night is evidence of a rush to get fish in the water at the expense the environment. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 13 Oct 2017 |
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Revitalised Brand Tasmania Needs to Promote Brand IntegrityThe transformation of Brand Tasmania in to a statutory authority is positive, but without protecting the brand's integrity it will only be window dressing. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 9 Oct 2017 |
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Salmon Industry - Seal RelocationAndrea Dawkins questions the Minister for Primary Industries over how many of 2,000 relocated seals have died. Andrea Dawkins | Parliamentary Activity | 21 Sep 2017 |
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Salmon Industry - Seal RelocationThe Minister has ruled out relocating seals to the north-west of Tasmania starting in December, but not relocations completely. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 21 Sep 2017 |
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Is Archer the Fresh Start the Marine Environment Needs?New Environment Minister, Elise Archer, has the opportunity to be the fresh start the Tasmanian marine environment needs. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 5 Oct 2017 |
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Salmon Industry Growth PlanYesterday a broad coalition of people gathered outside this House to condemn the Government's salmon industry growth plan. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 16 Aug 2017 |
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Seals at Risk Under Liberals' 'Three Strikes and You're Dead' PolicyThe Liberals' announcement they will cease relocating seals to NW Tasmania from Christmas - after the height of seal breeding - is purely political. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 21 Sep 2017 |
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Liberals and Labor Reject Fish Farming MoratoriumIn no surprise the Liberal and Labor parties voted down the Greens' move for a moratorium until the science and the policy settings protect. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 20 Sep 2017 |
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Tassal, Liberals and Labor Need to Start ListeningThe Greens will move for a moratorium on fish farm expansion in Parliament this week. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 17 Sep 2017 |
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RTI Confirms Liberals at Behest of Salmon Farming IndustryThe Greens' RTI confirms the Liberals are at the beck and call of the salmon farming industry, and independent oversight and regulation is almost nonexistent. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 27 Aug 2017 |
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Salmon Industry Profits at Expense of Marine EnvironmentRTI documents released yesterday outline exactly how ineffective and damaging the Liberals’ so-called “management” of the salmon industry has been. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 25 Aug 2017 |
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ReachTEL Poll Confirms Community Opposition to East Coast Fish FarmsPolling released today confirms, again, the majority of Tasmanians are behind the East Coast community in their opposition to fish farming at Okehampton Bay. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 24 Aug 2017 |
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Okehampton Bay Approval Will Not Provide Community SupportThe EPA’s announcement they will be increasing monitoring of intensive salmon farming impacts in the waters of Okehampton Bay will be no solace for residents. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 23 Aug 2017 |
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Liberals' Unsustainable Salmon Growth PlanThe Draft Salmon Industry Growth Plan is an insult to concerned communities, a threat to our marine environment, and a danger to long-term sustainability. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 10 Aug 2017 |
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Expanded Plans for Okehampton Bay Still Without SupportThe expanded plans and greenwash of Tassal’s fish farm operations in Okehampton Bay won’t convince East Coast residents, or the wider Tasmanian community. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 2 Aug 2017 |
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Okehampton Bay Boat Vigil a Sign of Strong Community OppositionThere is strong community opposition to Tassal’s proposed salmon farm in Okehampton Bay. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 27 Jul 2017 |
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Macquarie Harbour Waste Collection Needs Independent MonitoringThe revelation today that there’s been no independent testing of Tassal’s “nappy” waste collection system, other than a single visual inspection, is a disgrace. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 4 Jul 2017 |
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Tasmanian Brand at Risk if Salmon Farming Continues UncheckedThe Liberals’ approval of Tassal’s East Coast expansion at Okehampton Bay is directly threatening the Tasmanian Brand. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 26 Jun 2017 |
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Liberals and Labor in Lockstep on Fish FarmsThe two old parties voted together today against the Greens’ No Confidence Motion in Minister Rockliff. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 15 Jun 2017 |
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When is a 'Ban' Not a Ban?In Question Time today, the Premier did not deny the so-called ban on fish farming in 99% of Mercury Passage was cooked up in haste. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 13 Jun 2017 |
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Macquarie Harbour at Risk with Liberals' Untested "Adaptive Management"Instead of forcing Tassal to remove fish, they’ve been allowed to set up tarps under cages to capture thousands of tonnes of fish faeces. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 31 May 2017 |
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Liberals Refuse to Rule Out Watering Down Macquarie Harbour License ConditionsThe Minister for Primary Industries refused to commit to not changing laws or licence conditions, again, to help Tassal. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 24 May 2017 |
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ASC Condemns Macquarie Harbour Salmon Farming PracticesTassal has breached 19 Aquaculture Stewardship Council standards in Macquarie Harbour. Dissolved oxygen levels are so low, life is suffocating. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 19 May 2017 |
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Fish Farm Debris UnacceptableThey have been shocked to encounter over the recent months an increasing amount of marine debris that is fish farm refuse. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 3 May 2017 |
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Further Tassal Fish Deaths in Macquarie HarbourWe have credible information that Tassal has, again, discovered diseased and dead salmon in the low oxygen waters of their Macquarie Harbour operations. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 3 May 2017 |
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Fish Farming Interests Trump Community AgainAn RTI released yesterday shows yet another breach by Tassal of its permit conditions to farm in Macquarie Harbour. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 2 May 2017 |
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Macquarie Harbour Mess is of Liberals' MakingThe reduced biomass cap announced by the EPA yesterday confirms the atrocious state of Macquarie Harbour. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 6 May 2017 |
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LibLabs in Lock Step on Fish Farm ExpansionThe Liberal and Labor parties have rejected the Greens' move to establish a Parliamentary Inquiry into fish farm expansion in Tasmania. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 3 May 2017 |
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EPA Must Halt Plans to Dredge Macquarie HarbourThe EPA must step in and halt any plans Tassal has to dredge the seabed in Macquarie Harbour. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 3 May 2017 |
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More Allegations of Diseased and Dying Salmon in Macquarie HarbourThe Minister for Primary Industries, unaware of any problems, undertook to seek advice from the Environment Protection Authority. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 3 May 2017 |
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Rockliff Dismisses Macquarie Harbour Mass Death EvidenceEvidence of yet another permit breach by Tassal in Macquarie Harbour was released yesterday. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 2 May 2017 |
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Greens Move for Parliamentary Inquiry into Fish Farm ExpansionThe Tasmanian Greens have moved to establish a Joint House inquiry into fish farm expansion. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 2 May 2017 |
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Greens Launch Candidate for LyonsThe Tasmanian Greens are delighted to announce that Fraser Brindley will be the Greens’ lead candidate for the key seat of Lyons in the upcoming State election. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 30 Apr 2017 |
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Salmon Farming - Damage to World Heritage Area in Macquarie HarbourHuon Aquaculture revealed evidence that the Macquarie Harbour salmon farming dead zone has spread one kilometre into the TWWHA. Andrea Dawkins | Parliamentary Activity | 15 Mar 2017 |
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Community Objections to Okehampton Bay Fish FarmAt Triabunna Community Hall, on Sunday, around 250 quietly furious Tasmanians gathered to express their strong objection to fish farming in Okehampton Bay. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 7 Mar 2017 |
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Hodgman Government's Environmental RecordAn increasing number of Tasmanians believe the Government has declared war on the environment and Tasmanians are determined to protect it. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 7 Mar 2017 |
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Groom's Refusal to Confirm Salmon Destock After World Heritage DamageMinister Groom refused to confirm Tassal will meet the EPA deadline of April 15 and have all their fish out of Franklin lease in Macquarie Harbour. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 13 Apr 2017 |
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Industry Regulation Needed For Salmon Investment ConfidenceAustralian Ethical Investment's divestment from Tassal is a slap in the face to the sustainability brand of the Tasmanian farmed salmon industry. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 31 Mar 2017 |
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Labor and the Liberals Sing the Same Tune on Fish Farm ExpansionThe Greens support community calls for fish farming to be truly sustainable, and genuinely 'world's best practice'. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 20 Mar 2017 |
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Petuna Plan an Admission of Regulation FailurePetuna’s public call for the EPA to create individual lease-level stocking limits is an admission that the government’s regulatory system is not fair. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 17 Mar 2017 |
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Liberals Required to Act on TWWHA Damage to Macquarie HarbourEnvironment Minister, Matthew Groom must protect the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area from further damage from salmon farming. Andrea Dawkins | Media Release | 15 Mar 2017 |
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Fish Farm Delay a Reprieve for East Coast ResidentsEast Coast residents will now have the time to provide detailed comments on a controversial jetty proposal in Triabunna. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 10 Mar 2017 |
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What is "Oceanic" fish farming?The Minister is on the record as saying your sustainable growth plan for the salmon farming industry will be oceanic, not estuarine. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 9 Mar 2017 |
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Plenty of Division in Premier's State of the State but No VisionParliament was subjected to a stream of self-congratulatory guff from the Premier today. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 7 Mar 2017 |
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Premier Concedes Tassie Salmon Not "World's Best Practice"The Premier downgraded his assessment of the salmon industry’s practices as being “very good” in Parliament today. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 7 Mar 2017 |
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Community Demands Rockliff Reverse Okehampton Bay DecisionMore than 200 people packed the Triabunna Community Hall today to express their anger at the decision to approve a Tassal fish farm in pristine Okehampton Bay. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 5 Mar 2017 |
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Salmon Must be Removed from Franklin Lease NowGovernment must ensure salmon farming companies know there are serious consequences to breaking environmental protection regulations. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 3 Mar 2017 |
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Halt Okehampton Bay Until Salmon Mess Cleared UpTassal joining Huon Aquaculture in court around the government's industry regulator raises even more issues about regulation of the salmon industry. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 23 Feb 2017 |
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Fish Farms and Forests - State Election Will be a Referendum on the EnvironmentOnly the Greens will be there to stand up for Tasmania's environment and stand with communities determined to protect it. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 23 Feb 2017 |
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Labor and Liberals United on Okehampton BayLabor have finally made it clear they will join the Liberals in backing industry's short-term gains over the marine environment and long-term jobs. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 21 Feb 2017 |
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Fish Farm Goal-ShiftingMinister Rockliff has announced he plans to regulate where salmon farm expansions can occur in the future, and it will "most likely be in oceanic waters". Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 19 Feb 2017 |
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Potential Tassal TWWHA Damage Demands Federal ActionThe Tassal CEO yesterday publicly told Tasmanians that Tassal's operations in Macquarie Harbour had polluted the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 18 Feb 2017 |
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Okehampton Bay DecisionIt's no surprise the Minister's hand-picked panel have agreed with Minister Rockliff and recommended approving Tassal's operations at Okehampton Bay. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 16 Feb 2017 |
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IMAS Report Confirms Urgent Need for Full Independent OversightThe IMAS report reveals Macquarie Harbour in a state of environmental collapse, with seriously low oxygen levels. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 9 Feb 2017 |
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Government Caves to Pressure on IMAS ReportAfter significant pressure, the government has caved in and released the damning IMAS report on the state of Macquarie Harbour. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 8 Feb 2017 |
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Macquarie Harbour Farms Destroy World Heritage ValuesBy directing the destocking of salmon from the Franklin lease, the EPA has admitted the environmental damage that's occurred to the harbour. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 8 Feb 2017 |
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Government Must Release IMAS ReportLate last year, the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies produced a report for government on the health of Macquarie Harbour. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 7 Feb 2017 |
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Huon Aquaculture Legal ActionHuon Aquaculture has launched action in the Supreme Court of Tasmania and Federal Court of Australia over Macquarie Harbour. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 6 Feb 2017 |
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Tassal Dam at Taxpayers' Expense and Ratepayers' RiskGlamorgan-Spring Bay Council’s decision to approve the construction of the dam will means ratepayers are stumping up funds for the next 30 years. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 25 Jan 2017 |
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Rockliff Hiding Macquarie Harbour Salmon NumbersThe Environment Protection Authority has lowered the maximum concentration of farmed fish in Macquarie Harbour down to 14,000 tonnes per hectare. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 18 Jan 2017 |
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Tandem Freefall: Parachute Fails For Macquarie Harbour and Fish Farm IndustryJunk science from the Primary Industry Minister’s department has been used to promote fish farm expansions at any cost. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 1 Dec 2016 |
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EPA Biomass Reduction an Indictment on Labor and LiberalsThe EPA's plan to reduce the number of farmed salmon in Macquarie Harbour by a third is a desperate attempt to save the basin from total collapse. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 30 Nov 2016 |
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Protecting Aquaculture JobsThe Four Corners report on our salmon industry raised serious allegations about an environmental catastrophe in Macquarie Harbour. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 16 Nov 2016 |
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Rockliff Under the Spotlight on SalmonThe government still refuses to do what's needed to protect future jobs in the salmon farming industry. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 16 Nov 2016 |
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EPA Report Confirms Macquarie Harbour Environmental CatastropheThe EPA's monitoring data report for salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour won't be news to anyone who watched the Four Corners' exposé. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 15 Nov 2016 |
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Expose Highlights Urgent Need for Salmon Industry RegulationThe scale of revelations on last night's Four Corners exposé of the Tasmanian salmon farming industry are immense. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 1 Nov 2016 |
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Liberals Weak on Salmon, Ignore Insider WarningsNews that the State Government have ignored advice from industry about conditions at Macquarie Harbour on three occasions is alarming. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 31 Oct 2016 |
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Landmark Admission Of Harm By Salmon IndustryThe rapid expansion of fin-fish farming in the Huon and D'Entrecasteaux rivers has been highly damaging for the health of these waterways. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 28 Sep 2016 |
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Rockliff Allowing Salmon Farm Expansion Before Panel's Findings ReceivedThe Minister has requested an independent assessment by the Marine Farming Planning Review Panel of the 20-year-old lease at Okehampton Bay. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 22 Sep 2016 |
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Rockliff Silent on Fish Farm RegulationThe Minister for Primary Industries made it clear in Parliament today he has no intention of limiting or stopping the expansion of Tassal onto the East Coast. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 22 Sep 2016 |
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Salmon Industry Stitch-Up on Okehampton BayTassal’s statement that they will go full-steam ahead with their expansion into Okehampton Bay confirms the worst of the East Coast community’s concerns. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 8 Sep 2016 |
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Look Below the Waves on Threatened Species DayState waters have supported the highest known marine plant variety in the world, but recent research shows a sharp decline in biodiversity. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 7 Sep 2016 |
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Real Assessment or Fish Farm Free East CoastThe baseline data for Okehampton Bay shared publicly is the last nail in the coffin for the planned East Coast fish farm expansion. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 6 Sep 2016 |
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Liberals Must Heed Productivity Commission WarningThe Productivity Commission Report shows just how far the community think we really are from Minister Rockliff's "world’s best regulated fish farm industry". Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 1 Sep 2016 |
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ASC Fish Farm Stamp of Approval FlawedThe Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s recommendation that Petuna gets a “good stewardship” credit for their Macquarie Harbour fish farms is deeply flawed. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 26 Aug 2016 |
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Assurances Needed for East Coast on Fish FarmsMinister Rockliff needs to expand the terms of reference for the Marine Farming Planning Review process to focus on the triple-bottom line. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 17 Aug 2016 |
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Proposed Fish Farm Review Just Green-WashingThe Minister for Primary Industries has finally heard the East Coast residents' outrage about the proposed fish farm in Okehampton Bay. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 12 Aug 2016 |
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Rockliff Rules Out Independent Assessment of East Coast Fish FarmToday, Minister Rockliff refused to commit to a formal independent assessment of the social impacts of new fish farm leases on the east coast. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 8 Jun 2016 |
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New Salmon Framework Only First StepThe Government's new framework makes no change to the assessment or approval process for developments. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 6 Jun 2016 |
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Green Light For Unregulated Fish Farm ExpansionMinister Rockliff has ruled out any further assessment of the impacts of fish farming in Okehampton Bay. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 3 May 2016 |
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Liberals Show No Concern for Environment on Fish Farm ExpansionThis summer saw a marine heatwave that ran for more than 140 days with temperatures 4.5 degrees warmer than average. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 3 May 2016 |
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Massive Opposition to Fish Farm Expansion on East CoastPeople in Orford are rightly outraged at the lack of communication and respect for the community to not have an open and transparent conversation about it. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 26 Apr 2016 |
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Salmon Stock Plunge A Climate Change WarningTassal's 8% share price drop raises serious questions about the government's ability to manage the long-term sustainability of our salmon industry. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 8 Apr 2016 |
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Secret Salmon Farm Approvals Threaten East CoastThe government's decision to approve fin-fish farming near Triabunna is a serious threat to the future of the seafood industry and the marine environment. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 16 Feb 2016 |
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Government dodges Macquarie Harbour fish-farm questionA recent release through right to information confirms that dissolved oxygen levels and subsequent disease outbreaks continue to be a problem for fish farms. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 16 Sep 2015 |
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Government dodges Macquarie Harbour fish-farm questionThe government needs to make clear what is happening in Macquarie Harbour and release the discussion paper in full. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 16 Sep 2015 |
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Macquarie Harbour Fish Farm Questions RemainGovernment documents released today demonstrate that fish farms in Macquarie Harbour are still plagued by water quality problems. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 7 Sep 2015 |
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Senate Committee on Fish Missed the BoatThe Liberals and Labor will be given an opportunity in Parliament this week to put the sustainability of Tasmania's aquaculture industry ahead of politics. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 23 Aug 2015 |
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Marine Farming Concerns GrowThe Greens today formally moved in the House of Assembly for there to be an immediate moratorium placed on any new marine farming licences. Kim Booth | Media Release | 24 Mar 2015 |
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Fish Farm ConcernsTassal’s planned expansion into the southern channel is deeply disturbing. Kim Booth | Media Release | 23 Mar 2015 |
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Macquarie Harbour Questions RemainThe Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) must conduct a comprehensive investigation into the current health of Macquarie harbour. Kim Booth | Media Release | 4 Mar 2015 |
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Liberals Duck Macquarie Harbour QuestionsThe Greens have today exposed serious concerns raised within the salmon farm industry about the health of Macquarie Harbour. Kim Booth | Media Release | 3 Mar 2015 |
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Waterloo BayThe Huon Valley Council should reject a Development Application and Planning Scheme amendment for a marine bulk loading facility at Waterloo Bay. Nick Mckim | Media Release | 4 Nov 2014 |