Dozens of cormorants shot by Tasmanian salmon farm operator

Tassal staff legally killed 53 of the native birds with permission from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment

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The Tasmanian government approved the shooting of dozens of cormorants after substandard netting allowed hundreds of the birds to enter fish cages at a salmon farm near Hobart.

Right to Information documents released to Tasmanian Inquirer revealed that an estimated 641 cormorants entered fish cages at the Sheppards salmon lease near Coningham in November and December 2023.

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This article was republished with permission from the Tasmanian Inquirer