Posts Tagged ‘Tasmania’
Oxygenation project at Macquarie Harbour gets underway
Scientists working on a project to restore oxygen levels in Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania say the first stage has proved to be a success. The Macquarie Harbour Oxygenation Project (MHOP) aims to tackle the problem of low dissolved oxygen levels in the Harbour, a large indented lagoon, roughly 33 km long by 9 km wide, and…
Read MoreTasmania salmon farms ‘not harming environment’, study finds
A recent research project has found that the expansion of salmon farming around Storm Bay, Tasmania has had little or no adverse environmental impact. The survey was carried out by the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) and supported by the Australian Government’s Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC). It was commissioned after environmentalists…
Read MoreSalmon farming may be halted to save rare skate
Federal authorities in Australia say salmon farming operations in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour could be temporarily halted amid a reconsideration of licences to protect a rare breed of skate. But the move has been met with fierce opposition from the local salmon industry. Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has warned the industry it may not be…
Read MoreFish farm fire sparks mass escape
At least 50,000 salmon have escaped into the wild following a fire at fish farm in southern Tasmania. Huon Aquaculture said the fire broke out late last night (UK time), melting part of the pen and allowing the fish to slip through into the open sea. \”The fire damaged approximately a third of a pen,…
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