A disgusting pollution event at Verona Sands shows how unaccountable Tasmania's salmon farming corporations have become, the Greens say.
"This is a gross and disgusting mess on a beautiful and much-loved beach," Greens Senator for Tasmania Nick McKim said.
"This is what happens when salmon farming corporations think they are above the law."
"The industry should have got on the front foot and been up front with Tasmanians about this event, but instead they've ducked for cover. This is appalling corporate behaviour."
"The Labor and Liberal parties bend over backwards for salmon farms, which leads to complacency from the big multinational corporations who only care about profit."
"We have a complicit Liberal state government in bed with salmon farming corporations, and a Federal Labor government promising to undermine Australia's weak environment laws to benefit corporate profits."
"The environment regulator needs to come down on the responsible company like a tonne of bricks, but more importantly the Labor and Liberal parties need to get out of the pockets of big salmon, and start acting to protect the environment."
