So Long Salmon Farms - Give Back Long Bay

The petition of the undersigned citizens of Tasmania draws to the attention of the House the Report of the Legislative Council Committee Inquiry into Finfish Farming in Tasmania, which received 225 submissions and made 194 findings and 68 recommendations, with particular note to Recommendation 3: "Develop a plan, in consultation with industry, scientific and community stakeholders, to reduce inshore fin fish farming sites, with priority given to ceasing operations in sensitive, sheltered and biodiverse areas.

Your petitioners, therefore, request the House to call on the Government to:

• Implement all of the Recommendations of the Report;
• Finalise an evidence-based, sustainable and consultative Salmon Industry Growth Plan; and
• Require the cessation of all salmon farming operations, as a matter of priority, within Long Bay (Port Arthur) and remediate the area.