Aussie salmon will no longer be fed a controversial antibiotic, following a decision by the government regulator. The ban was welcomed by conservationists who said florfenicoluse ...

The use of florfenicol in Tasmania's salmon industry has been banned as the country's veterinary medicine regulator suspends an emergency licence for the antibiotic.

More than four million farmed salmon died prematurely in Tasmania in 2025, according to newly released government data. Figures published Friday, Jan. 23, by Tasmania’s Environmental Protection ...

Tasmania's salmon industry is arguing the case to keep using an antibiotic being used to combat bacterial infection in fish stocks, as a possible ban on the drug's usage looms because of it being ...

FoI documents show ministers ignored recommendation for fresh inquiry that could have reduced or paused farming ...

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority is proposing to suspend the Tasmanian salmon industry’s use of the antibiotic florfenicol after new environmental data was released. The ...

Salmon farms in Tasmania could face new restrictions in an effort to save another fish that may be just one extreme weather event away from extinction. Australia’s Minister for the Environment and ...

Permission for salmon companies to use an antibiotic in south-east Lutruwita may be suspended by the federal regulator only four months after approval was granted. Chris Jenkins reports.

A Huon Aquaculture spokeswoman said the company treated sick fish with the drug last month. “The oxytetracycline treatment was required after an acute spike in water temperatures in mid-January led to ...

Environmental advocates warn mass fish deaths risk becoming "the new normal" Getty More than four million salmon died at Tasmanian fish farms in 2025, Tasmania EPA data shows Deaths surged in warmer ...