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Questions over approval of Storm Bay salmon farming
There are questions about the validity of the decision to green-light one of the most significant aquaculture expansions in Tasmania's history, with documents obtained by the ABC revealing it was made by just three sitting members of the nine-member assessment panel.
The documents also revealed the Marine Farming Planning Review Panel agreed to allow the development in Storm Bay, despite expert advice it would be impossible to separate Tasmania’s three largest salmon farming companies enough to prevent the spread of major diseases.
- Alexandra Humphries
- ABC News
Tasmanian salmon companies Tassal, Huon Aquaculture and Petuna …