[Chat] [OT] Conservation on Bruny Island

[Hugh Blemings]

Hi,

My Mum forwarded me a rather long email from Environment Tasmania, a 
group that advocates for many things including the protection of the 
wonderful natural environment in this area.

They have an initiative underway at present that I suspect will resonate 
with many linux.conf.au attendees - the conservation of the natural 
environment of Bruny Island [0] - some 20 minutes ferry ride from Hobart.

Of particular note: Bruny Island has an important population of Fairy 
Penguins along with many other endangered species.

To the concern at hand, I quote from the email from Environment Tasmania;

"Industrial salmon farms are popping up all round Bruny. Our tourism 
friends reckon they threaten nature tourism, and we’re really worried 
about the waste they release in the oceans – tonnes and tonnes of fish 
poo a year."

If this is the sort of thing you'd be comfortable signing a petition 
against, please do so at [1]

Thank you for your consideration,

Kind Regards,
Hugh

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruny_Island

[1] http://www.et.org.au/treasure_island?utm_source=tux