Last week, Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young stood up in the Senate chamber holding a big dead fish.

Almost all of us have eaten Tasmanian farmed salmon at some point, so why has it become so contentious ahead of the federal election? 

Today, Leon Compton, host of ABC Radio’s Tasmania Mornings program, explains the controversy and what it means for the pink flesh fish on so many dining tables. 

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Leon Compton, host of ABC Radio Tasmania Mornings