Cleanseas' chief warns against Spencer Gulf pollution
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The head of one of South Australia's biggest aquaculture groups says a huge compensation claim would be the inevitable result if mining activities ever polluted Spencer Gulf.
Cleanseas Tuna chairman Hagen Stehr yesterday addressed shareholders at the company's annual general meeting.
Among issues raised was a proposed desalination plant in the Upper Gulf and possible mineral exports through Port Lincoln.
Mr Stehr is warning that wild fisheries such as prawns are among those at risk and mining companies better get things right or face a big compensation battle.
"Nobody will stand by and just take it easy, everyone will be concerned, so we ought to in the spirit of cooperation, we have to do our assessments very, very thoroughly for the future, not just today or tomorrow," he said.
Both companies involved in the proposals, BHP Billiton and Centrex Metals, have given strict assurances on their developments.
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