BIEN has been concerned about the environmental impacts on our treasured marine environment for over a decade.
We are members of various marine focused groups, including the Tasmanian Alliance for Marine Protection (TAMP) and we actively seek options to reduce human impacts.
The Norway mirror: projecting Scandinavian lessons onto Bruny Island and Southern Tasmanian waters Two recent investigations—one an exclusive Guardian report published 4 May, the other a major Sunstone Institute multimedia feature—have laid bare the cumulative ecological cost of Norway's salmon…
Bruny Island sits at the confluence of forces—the cold breath of the Southern Ocean, the dark tannin tongues of the Derwent, and the East Australian Current's fading pulse. This mixing zone sustains one of Australia's most biodiverse marine assemblages: handfish,…
The waters surrounding Bruny Island represent one of Australia's most intricate and productive marine interfaces—a meeting point of the East Australian Current, the Southern Ocean, and the tannin-rich outflow of the Derwent Estuary. This complexity creates a haven for unique…
The problems facing southern Tasmania's salmon farming industry have intensified, focusing on antibiotic contamination, political interference in environmental protection, and a deepening public mistrust. The issues are particularly acute around Bruny Island, which is on the front line of these…
Matt Gunn has, since 2017, tracked erosion on the southern end of The Neck. This very valuable resource is publicly available as Dismal Tides - his on-line data repository which features: views from fixed photo points showing vegetation loss analysis…
We feature these flyers from TAMP that highlight some impacts of industrial fish farming:
Dead fish-farm salmon and bits of salmon have been washing up on beaches in the Channel, including on Bruny, with the EPA cautioning people to take care handling any material or coming in contact with it. .Jess Coughlan from Neighbours…