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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Archer Must Explain Decision not to Exit Macquarie HarbourThe death of 1.38 million fish in Macquarie Harbour last summer confirms a catastrophic regulatory failure by the EPA. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 30 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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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Reply to Premier's Address - Government Declares War on the EnvironmentThe Labor Party, before this Government, has a long history of putting the environment last when it comes to salmon industry regulation. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 10 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Cawthron Report Just First StepThe government is finally releasing information about water quality problems in Macquarie Harbour, with the publication of the Cawthron review. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 15 Sep 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 |