Antibiotics found in wild fish near Tasmanian salmon farms at nearly five times allowed limit, report shows

Low-level traces of antibiotics used by Tassal were also detected in wild fish more than seven kilometres away from another farm. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Tasmania’s largest salmon company, Tassal, has revealed wild fish at one of its salmon farms contained antibiotic residues at almost five times the allowed level.

In another case, there were low-level antibiotic traces in wild fish caught more than seven kilometres from another Tassal salmon farm.