Tasmanian Salmon Farm Crisis: Massive Fish Deaths Spark Investigation 🐟

Massive fish die-offs at Tasmanian salmon farms prompt urgent investigation amid concerns over diseased salmon reaching supermarkets. Learn what's behind the crisis and its impact on the industry.

Tasmanian Salmon Farm Crisis: Massive Fish Deaths Spark Investigation 🐟
ABC NEWS (Australia)
423 views • Mar 21, 2025
Tasmanian Salmon Farm Crisis: Massive Fish Deaths Spark Investigation 🐟

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Salmon industry critics claim diseased salmon wiped out by a recent bacteria could be making their way to supermarket shelves. It comes as a 2014 Huon Aquaculture protocol surfaces which directed workers, in the event of mass deaths, to recover as many fish as possible for harvest and processing. The salmon industry says it only harvests live fish for human consumption, but will not say if diseased ones are. Authorities say the bacterial strain in the fish does not pose a human health or food safety risk.

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