On the road with the Greens: talking the talk about salmon, the Spoonman and what happens tomorrow
We tag along as the Tasmanian Green Party candidates hit the road to state their opposition to allowing development in the state’s national parks and talk about the salmon farm controversy.
Apr 30, 2021
From left to right: Greens MP Rosalie Woodruff Green, conservationist Dan Broun, Greens leader Cassy O Connor, and Tasmania National Parks Association president Nick Sawyer (Image: Provided)
Hobart is nestled in the foothills of Mount Wellington, or Kunanyi, which reaches up into the clouds a half-hour drive from the city. From the pinnacle you can see for nearly 100km as south-east Tasmania sprawls out into the sea. From the observatory the clouds are so close you feel if you just leant against the bannisters you could swipe a handful of one and take it with you. It’s not a bad place from which to launch a parks policy.
Salmon giant Huon objects to Petuna Storm Bay farm licence on biosecurity grounds, documents show
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All three of Tasmania s producers have plans to expand operations in Storm Bay.
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Tasmania s second-largest salmon company has voiced strong opposition to a competitor s expansion into Storm Bay over biosecurity concerns, warning approval would threaten the sustainability of all three salmon producers, documents obtained by the ABC reveal.
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Huon Aquaculture warned approval of Petuna s Storm Bay expansion would pose an unacceptable risk and threaten the sustainability of all three companies
Advice from the Government s Chief Veterinary Officer warned it would be impossible to separate companies enough to prevent the spread of major diseases
Tamar River is home to a ship graveyard , but these vessels were deliberately sunk in a row
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The shapes of the vessels are visible from above with one, the Platypus, visible from the public boardwalk.
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Tasmania s rugged coastline has claimed many ships since the early years, some estimates put the number of wrecks at more than 1,000.
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Over the course of 50 years, at least 14 vessels were sunk in a row in the Tamar River near Launceston
It s thought to be one of Tasmania s largest ship graveyards
Outlines of the vessels are visible from above, with one able to be seen from a public boardwalk