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Title: Horror news from Tasmania salmon farm
Post by Daves2017 on Feb 20^th, 2025 at 9:09pm

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-20/dead-salmon-in-tasmanian-fish-pens/104954444

These fish disease factories need to be closed before the virus jumps over into humans!

Title: Re: Horror news from Tasmania salmon farm
Post by lee on Feb 21^st, 2025 at 1:27pm

"Huon Aquaculture says the die-offs in its pens are being caused by a rickettsia bacteria disease, which is among the diseases known to impact Tasmanian fish."

So the disease doesn't just affect salmon. ::)