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Water PollutionRosalie Woodruff discusses the potential Hobart drinking water and irrigation scheme restrictions during the adjournment. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 28 Nov 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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ASC Breach Shows Liberals' Failed RegulationsTassal’s Macquarie Harbour operations have failed to meet the Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s minimum standards for a third year running. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 5 Sep 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 |