*[Enwl-eng] Seal-killing bombs

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Deadly underwater explosives used by salmon producers are killing seals.


                        Deadly underwater explosives used by Tasmania’s 
industrial salmon producers are blinding, bruising and killing fur seals.

                        We need a global outcry to protect seals and shame 
Australia’s salmon industry into action. Tell the salmon industry to stop 
using deadly seal crackers now!



                         Sign the petition


            Protected fur seals are dying because of underwater bombs called 
seal crackers being detonated by industrial salmon producers in Tasmania, 
Australia.

            Seal crackers are designed to emit piercing noises and flashes 
of light that reverberate through the ocean.

            But they don't just scare seals: they also cause bone injuries, 
soft tissue burns, prolapsed eye balls and in some cases death, often from 
blunt force trauma.

            Can you sign the petition calling on Australia's Big Three 
salmon producers - Huon Aquaculture, Tassal and Petuna - to stop using 
deadly seal crackers and bring salmon pens onshore?

            Floating salmon pens are not only a disaster for the 
environment - depositing huge amounts of waste and antibiotics into pristine 
marine environments - they are also a magnet for hungry seals.

            But instead of moving the pens onshore away from the seal’s 
natural habitat, salmon producers detonate explosive seal crackers whenever 
seals come close. The Big Three Tasmanian producers have set off over 77,000 
seal crackers in four years.

            But these underwater explosives are not the only risk to the 
seals - salmon producers also use shotguns to fire lead-filled projectiles 
at seals which can become embedded in their skin causing permanent injuries.

             will you help create a global outcry to shame the salmon 
industry into action?

            → Add your voice: demand Huon Aquaculture, Tassal and Petuna 
stop using dangerous seal crackers and shotguns now.

            Tasmania, the island state off the south-coast of mainland 
Australia, is a pristine marine wilderness and one of the last places you 
can touch land before you reach Antarctica. Whales, dolphins, protected 
Australian fur seals and rare New Zealand long nosed seals share the ocean 
with species found nowhere else.

            First Nations people in Tasmania/lutruwita, who have been 
looking after the land and ocean for centuries have been speaking up against 
commercial fish producers in their waters because of its impact on the whole 
ecosystem.

            They know the salmon industry is a massive threat; diseases 
spread from crowded salmon pens to wild fish and large marine animals get 
caught and tangled in the nets.

            People power has already successfully pushed the salmon industry 
to change. After a big public outcry over Scottish salmon producers shooting 
seals, a ban was put in place there to protect the seals. And SumOfUs 
members helped stop the Millstone Point salmon farm expansion in Scotland 
too.

            Can you help protect the seals in Tasmania too?


             Sign the petition
            Thanks for all that you do,
            Nish, Nick and the team at SumOfUs



            More information:

            Tasmania’s salmon industry detonates underwater bombs to scare 
away seals – but at what cost?
            The Conversation. 17 September 2021.
            Conservationists call for ban on explosives to scare seals at 
salmon farm in federal waters off Tasmania
            The Guardian. 21 March 2022.
            Huon Aquaculture accounts for 75% of seal deaths at Tasmanian 
salmon farms in past year
            The Guardian. 9 May 2022.
            Tasmania's salmon industry must reform and be more transparent, 
parliamentary inquiry says
            ABC. 24 May 2022.








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