Bob Brown Foundation’s drone footage appears to show farm workers pumping live salmon into a tub carrying dead fish and then sealing itGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt least 1 million salmon died at Tasmanian fish farms and were dumped at landfill sites and rendering plants in February in what authorities and the industry described as an “unprecedented” mass death triggered by a bacterium outbreak.The revelation that waste facilities in Tasmania’s south received more than 5,500 tonnes of dead salmon last month – equivalent to about 1.07 million full-grown Atlantic salmon, or 8% of total annual production in the state – followed weeks of reports of fatty chunks of fish washing up on beaches in the Huon Valley and on Bruny Island.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Over a million salmon died at Tasmanian fish farms in February due to a bacterium outbreak, leading to mass dumping at landfills and rendering plants. Drone footage revealed workers placing live salmon into tubs with dead fish, prompting an RSPCA investigation and suspension of certification. The EPA acknowledged the "unprecedented" event and is investigating related pollution. Conservationists criticized the industry's practices, citing animal welfare concerns and environmental damage.
