Tasmanian Salmon Farms Confirm Protected Seal Deaths
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Nation] by Matthew Denholm - August 15, 2018
Eight protected fur seals and 21 protected seabirds have died at Tasmanian salmon farms in the past 12 months, with one seal deliberately killed, apparently for posing a risk to staff.
The state government in late December banned the practice of capturing and relocating seals from fish farms to the island’s north. While the ban was applauded by fishermen unhappy about seals being relocated to their fishing grounds, it has reduced options available to aquaculture companies ...
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