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 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…