Huon Aquaculture blames Macquarie Harbour fish expansion on minister’s ‘defect’ decision A DEFECT in a federal minister’s decision meant salmon producer Tassal was able to expand its ...

Since 2012, 926ha of fish pens are allowed in Macquarie Harbour, with Huon farming 230ha (25 per cent), Tassal 280ha (30 per cent) and Petuna 416ha (45 per cent).

Huon Aquaculture accounted for the deaths of at least three-quarters of seals killed at Tasmanian salmon farms since the start of last year, with new data showing the company released more than 8,000 ...

In the 2022 book “ Salmon Wars: The Dark Underbelly of Your Favorite Fish,” Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins compare this kind of aquaculture to factory farming. (Mr.