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TAMP’s PURPOSE is to protect Tasmania’s wild fisheries and pristine coastline.

OBJECTIVES

PROTECT TASMANIA’S PRISTINE COASTAL MARINE ENVIRONMENT BY ENSURING ITS BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEMS REMAIN SUSTAINABLE FOR THE BENEFIT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

  1. There is to be an immediate moratorium on any further expansion of fish farming leases and the reopening of existing leases in Tasmanian Coastal Waters until the impacts of the existing wild fisheries are known.
  2. All marine farming should be considered under the Land Use and Approvals Act 1993 (LUPAA). Regional Coastal Marine plans to be developed in consultation with all stakeholders. The plans should identify appropriate zones for marine farming, set limits on the intensity of development and standards that must be achieved.
  3. The Marine Farming Review Panel to include a community representative and an independent marine scientist. All future lease applications must be reviewed by this panel in public hearings.
  4. There be an establishment of Fish Farming Compliance Officer/s to oversee the salmonoid industry’s activities (currently managed by 4 separate departments).
  5. Marine Debris: enforcement of penalties for the equipment, fish and materials lost from lease areas into open waters.

ACTIONS

  • Engage in meaningful community discussion about the expansion of industrial fish farming in Tasmanian coastal waters with complete transparency of the current and future impact & activities of open net fish farming, including on marine safety
  • Hold the industrial fin fish farming industry to account for past, current and potential environmental damage resulting from its activities and ensure appropriate penalties and remediation are undertaken.
  • Establish the introduction of sound, independent, precautionary science evaluation of the impact of fish farming operations on our coastal marine environment
  • Work towards the eventual relocation of industrial fish farming from coastal waters to offshore or close loop land based.
  • Conduct promotional and educational activities to inform Tasmanian’s and the broader Australian community of the impacts of coastal open net fish farming and the consequences for the Tasmanian marine environment.