The billion dollar Tasmanian salmon industry promotes itself as environmentally friendly, healthy, and good for the state. 

But when you look a little closer, the environmental and social impacts are alarming. 

Award-winning author Richard Flanagan has seen the impacts of the commercial fishing industry first hand, and has spent years investigating the murky relationship between big business and the government.

Today, Richard Flanagan, on the real impacts of Tasmania’s salmon farms and the failures in regulation that have allowed them to keep growing.



Guest: Author Richard Flanagan.




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The billion dollar Tasmanian salmon industry promotes itself as environmentally friendly, healthy, and good for the state. But when you look a little closer, the environmental and social impacts are alarming. Award-winning author Richard Flanagan has seen the impacts of the commercial fishing industry first hand, and has spent years investigating the murky relationship between big business and the government.Today, Richard Flanagan, on the real impacts of Tasmania’s salmon farms and the failures in regulation that have allowed them to keep growing. Guest: Author Richard Flanagan. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

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The billion dollar Tasmanian salmon industry promotes itself as environmentally friendly, healthy, and good for the state.&nbsp;But when you look a little closer, the environmental and social impacts are alarming.&nbsp;Award-winning author Ri...

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