Tasmanian salmon has an extinction problem.
Woolworths, Coles and ALDI can help save Australia’s living dinosaur, the Maugean Skate, by not buying salmon from Macquarie Harbour.
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Salmon industry a “catastrophic” threat to Maugean Skate
Australian Government Conservation Advice
September 2023
September 9 2023
Supermarkets urged to boycott farmed
salmon to help save Gondwana relic
Woolworths, ALDI and Coles are the Tasmanian salmon industry’s most important customers.
They can save the skate.
11%
Volume of Tasmanian salmon
which comes from Macquarie Harbour
100%
Amount of salmon products
supermarkets can trace to source
0%
Amount of supermarket salmon
products shoppers can trace to source
The certification schemes used by the salmon industry and relied on by Australia’s supermarkets do not account for the conditions which make Macquarie Harbour uniquely sensitive to pollution.
Salmon farms can dump levels of waste toxic enough to make the skate’s home unlivable – but not receive any penalty from these certifications
Certifications of Macquarie Harbour salmon are currently the subject of multiple complaints and reviews.
Where do the supermarkets stand on protecting the skate?
No commitment
No commitment
Woolworths stocks products sourced from Macquarie Harbour. It has refused requests to identify which products originate there nor to exclude Macquarie Harbour sourced salmon from its range.
No commitment
ALDI does not disclose which supplier or location it sources its Fishmonger brand Tasmanian salmon from. It has refused to exclude Macquarie Harbour salmon from its range.
Ask supermarket staff which products are sourced from Macquarie Harbour
Don’t buy it if you can’t verify its source
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