The launch of the community reporting website Salmon Busters is already exposing this secretive industry, with images of a deformed farmed salmon washing up on Gourlays Bay beach being reported.

The salmon shows clear signs of deformation, with a bent, zigzag lower back. This type of deformation is common in Tasmanian factory-farmed salmon and reveals a cruel truth about the industry. Bob Brown Foundation is calling on all citizens to report incidents, pollution, increased vessel traffic, or fish deaths via the new website.

“This deformed salmon that has washed up on a Tasmanian beach highlights how cruel salmon farming is and why it should be off the table this Christmas,” said Alistair Allan, Antarctic and Marine Campaigner at Bob Brown Foundation.
“This industry causes pain and suffering to its farmed fish, as well as to native wildlife. The toxic salmon industry does all it can to hide the cruel truths of its factory farms from the public, but images like this one show the reality. The public has had enough of these polluting factory farms in their waters. Now they are going to start holding it accountable by using our new website, Salmon Busters.”

“With the Sydney Morning Herald’s food guide specifically recommending avoiding Tasmanian salmon due to public concerns about rampant antibiotic use and environmental impacts, the toxic salmon industry has been shown for what it really is: an environmental and social disaster,” said Alistair Allan.