Antibiotic approved for Tasmania's farmed salmon — but maybe don't eat fish caught nearby

Australian Broadcasting Corporation // Business

Antibiotic approved for Tasmania's farmed salmon — but maybe don't eat fish caught nearby

Friday 7th November 2025, 4:48AM

The industry's use of the drug is in response to an "endemic" bacterial disease that caused the deaths of up to 15,000 tonnes of salmon from January to April, resulting in dead fish material washing up on multiple beaches.

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