22 March, 2012 - SWT UPDATE

Prior to Xmas PIRSA advised the original application for a tuna aquaculture lease in the vicinity of Point Morrison had been withdrawn.
In a letter dated March 6th 2012 PIRSA confirmed “the applicant is deciding on a new location". 

We believe the proposed site is between Point Morrison and Ballast Head.

At this time no new application is before PIRSA. When an application is received it will be advertised in The Islander, Advertiser, and the PIRSA website. We will also keep you up to date on our own SWT website.

Our thanks again for your interest and support

19 September, 2011 - Outraged locals take tuna swim concerns to Government

Irate residents of Kangaroo Island have expressed their concerns about the proposed Swim with the Tuna plan with a letter to South Australian Premier Mike Rann, as well as other key government representatives and Kangaroo Island Councillors. Read the full letter

4 August, 2011 - "Tuna swim at odds with plan" – The Islander

The proposed Swim with the Tuna facility for Kangaroo Island is at odds with the South Australian Government’s new growth plans for the region and should be abandoned. Read full story in The Islander Read full story in The Islander

1 August, 2011 - Swim with the Tuna proposal inconsistent with KI growth strategy

The Swim with the Tuna proposal for Kangaroo Island is inconsistent with the State Government’s future plans for the area and should be rejected. Read the Island Beach Ratepayers Association news release

February, 2011 - Tuna excrement threat to environment – Eco-Action

Excrement produced by 60 southern bluefin tuna – the number proposed for the Swim with the Tuna facility off Kangaroo Island – would be the equivalent in daily sewerage of that produced by 105 people, according to Kangaroo Island Eco-Action. Read more

15 November, 2010 - "Tuna wars loom on KI" – Indaily

Indaily reports about the fears held by environmentalists and local residents of Kangaroo Island concerning the Swim with the Tuna proposal, in particular the possibility of opening the door for the establishment of controversial tuna farms. Read more

19 August, 2010 - Conservation Council of SA "strongly against" Swim with the Tuna

South Australia’s peak conservation body, the Conservation Council of SA, is one of many groups to lodge a formal submission against the proposed Swim with the Tuna facility for KI citing numerous environmental reasons: Read the Conservation Council of SA submission