Toxic: The Rotting Underbelly of the Tasmanian Salmon Industry Free Audiobook Download by Richard Flanagan

The industry has an estimated annual turnover of US$1 billion, yet the salmon are caught in such vast numbers that they cannot be sustainably fished or restored. The industry is mostly unregulated, but it does contribute to the economy of what was once a struggling farming community.

"I was an apprentice when I came across a study by toxicologist Dr Jayne Sinclair, on fine particulate matter in the water around Tasmania's salmon farms. The data captured by her research showed that salmon exposed to these pollutants had a life expectancy of just two years."

The Tasmanian Salmon Industry is one of Australia's most lucrative and largest industries, but it also has a dark and dirty underbelly. We all know about the devastating effects of industrial farming on any living being, but the Salmon industry in Tasmania is an even more disturbing case.

Richard Flanagan's book, Toxic: The Rotting Underbelly of the Tasmanian Salmon Industry, is a gripping account of the consequences of the industry's preference for mass-produced eggs and salmon by big business. It tells stories from those whose livelihoods have been taken away and about the destruction of nature.

Toxic is a gripping, astonishing and all-too-real story of the desperate battle to save Tasmania's salmon industry from the toxic company that runs it. Pastoralist Richard Flanagan has his own ideas on what should be done: 'We can't let these people gouge out the last of our natural world. We can't do it.' But he needs help and as he sifts through his contacts and sources around the country he realizes that government is not just another power in this fight; it's the only power. Toxic is a tale about how ordinary people - lovers, farmers, tradesmen, fishers, scientists - can take back their land from powerful international companies who don't seem to give a damn about any rules or laws.

Toxic: The Rotting Underbelly of the Tasmanian Salmon Industry is a book that depicts the dark side of our globalized economy. It exposes the harmful practices and consequences from salmon fishing, particularly on Tasmania's west coast. Through this audiobook, Richard Flanagan discusses these concerns through his uniquely creative prose and descriptions that prove to be hauntingly beautiful.