Tasmanian Salmon Companies Huon Aquaculture and Tassal Return to Federal Court for Case Management Conference
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Mercury] DUNCAN ABEY - June 29, 2017
TASMANIA’S two biggest salmon farmers have returned to the Federal Court in Hobart, following Huon Aquaculture’s launch of legal proceedings against rival producer Tassal.
Huon has sought a declaration that Tassal was in breach of a Macquarie Harbour biomass determination made by Environment Protection Authority director Wes Ford earlier this month.
Mr Ford reduced the biomass cap to 12,000 tonnes, or 13 tonnes per hectare, but permitted Tassal to farm an extra 4000 tonnes of salmon if using waste capture technology.
At a case management conference today, Justice Duncan...
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