From the catalogue for next week. Rarely discounted so better be early.
Fresh Tasmanian Salmon Portions with Skin Off $23/kg (Was $46) @ Coles
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foxes28 on 10/03/2025 - 19:16 coles.com.au (5856 clicks)
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Yeah my thoughts exactly. Smart time to do a special as the industry needs to manage this crisis socially
RSPCA opinions seem to be paid for by the producer - it would have been nice to see them actually make the assessment prior to the news reports etc.
It's also a smart time to de-stock to make it easier to treat the bacterial disease that's killing them off…
I imagine if the pens are only 50% stocked it would be a lot easier to get disease under control..
Sounds like prices are about to double !! I blame tariffs personally
Stopped eating it ages ago after seeing something similar to this. Wild caught is the way to go but unfortunately super expensive
Not really about same price at Costco for frozen Alaska sockeye
Where do you find wild caught salmon? Haven't seen any even at local fish mongers
You can't buy it fresh as salmon do not live in the wild down here in the southern hemisphere. (Other than escapees from the farms)
Salmon come from north america in the wild, usually alaska, so your only choice is either frozen or canned. Places I have found it:
Coles sell frozen wild caught salmon - its pricey
Costco sell frozen wild caught salmon - bit more expensive than Aldi farmed salmon but pretty good. I worked it out that if Aldi salmon is $16, the costco wild caught equivalent in weight is $22. Of course being Costco its in a larger qty so its expensive upfront though.
Canned wild caught salmon is available in most stores, I like the stuff from Aldi.
@Cleremy: where'd you see the evidence of that?
there was a large blip back in 2016 according to the Alaskan govt but fairly stable.
https://dec.alaska.gov/eh/vet/fish-monitoring-program/radioi…
@Cleremy: Extensive monitoring by federal and state agencies has consistently shown that Alaskan fish remain safe. Although concerns arose after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, scientific tests on various species—from salmon to pollock—indicate that any Fukushima-derived radionuclides are either undetectable or present at levels far below safety limits. The vastness of the Pacific ensures that any released radioactive material becomes highly diluted before reaching Alaskan waters.
https://dec.alaska.gov/eh/vet/fish-monitoring-program/radioi…
@snivag: Tassie has a good (introduced) wild trout fishery but the only real salmon are escapees from the fish farms, and a small number of the farmed salmon are thrown into some of our lakes also… Atlantic Salmon dont reproduce in the wild down here I believe…
(Australian Salmon are plentiful around the coast but they're not actually salmon)
@Boioioioi: Camned sardines are where it's at. Cheaper and hgher Omega-3 content than farmed or canned wild caught salmon, a great source of protein, calcium and vitamin D, and less mercury heavy metals content than the bigger fish.
@elektron: Yeah, went through period where i thought tuna and salmon were the best until had closer look at sardines… albeit tinned - do we even sell much fresh sardines? (i know i used to see them being sold in some delis years ago).
@Boioioioi: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arripis_trutta
Arripis trutta, known as the Australian salmon in Australia and as kahawai in New Zealand, is a South Pacific marine fish and one of the four extant species within the genus Arripis, native to the cooler waters around the southeastern Australian coasts and the New Zealand coastline.
@M00Cow: They're not really 'salmon':
"Although it is referred to as "salmon" in Australian English and its species epithet trutta is Latin for trout, it is not related to true salmons or trouts, which belong to the family Salmonidae of the order Salmoniformes."
I have seen it at Harris Farm fish monger. Comes from Alaska or Canada. Tried it once and it was very nice. Looks nothing like our fatty/oily tassie salmon, it’s a deep red colour. Not cheap though. It’s probably imported frozen and then thawed for display.
It cannot be local, so you'll have to look for it frozen.
I think costco has some, idk anywhere else though.
Read this couple days ago,was thinking now they have another good reason to price jerk
Il just rummage through the dead salmon bin out the back I reckon
Are you a bear by any chance?
Nothing to see here. It's good for the economy. Has no negative impact on the environment. Move along, please.
Nice try Tassal
And here I was being sarcastic…
@keeperofthegood: English is so dry language for sarcasm. Any other language does not need /s to express sarcasm.
I've been keeping aquarium fish for decades, my guess is that tassel have polluted the sea floor where the salmon have been kept. This process would have taken decades, the buildup of waste simply has nowhere to go. Once water becomes polluted, bacteria begin to thrive and oxygen becomes depleted.
The clowns telling you it's because of warmer weather should be locked up because that is 100% bs! Typical cover up excuse!
The scumbag executives will cover this up until a whistleblower comes forward, then this company will probably be in deep shit/possible bankrupt…
Even if they manage to hide this, the area where they farm fish is probably beyond repair and just a ticking time bomb in the future!
Neosin, it's not a guess, you are absolutely right. I watched a documentary or a news story about it a few years ago with all the details you are mentioning in your post. I have not bought fresh salmon ever since. Only frozen wild caught - if you are to believe package labeling.
What about NZ farmed salmon? Is it just as bad over there or better?
You can buy king orca nz salmon at syd fish market
The clowns telling you it's because of warmer weather should be locked up because that is 100% bs!
But the fits in perfectly with the currently dominant climate change bs agenda!
The level of misinformation is astounding:
ABC news: "with unprecedented numbers dying due to warmer waters"EPA veterinarian: deaths were "largely due to an endemic bacterium"
Omg thanks for highlighting! I didnt know!
tbh, the regulator has barely paid attention previously. I wouldn't be surprised if it came out that this wasn't actually the largest they've ever had
@0 0 0 glad you shared this! Fish was the only meat I used to eat, but stopped after seeing those 'wild caught' fish farms in Tasmania, in person…
i saw some asian grocer was selling basa fillets for $6 a kilo and my partner didnt want to buy it because she thinks the vietnamese are doing questionable aquaculture
and yet she has no problems with tasmanian salmon… i know full well what the tasmanians are getting up to and its not good for anyone
so maybe pass on this?
Please do - more for us.
Not everyone can afford Atlantic salmon from local fish shop 😭
Salmon from Tasmanian farms is Atlantic salmon. So if you’re buying Atlantic salmon from local fish shops, it’s probably the
same fish sold by supermarketsIf you want wild caught its not from fish shop, you need to get frozen from coles or costco
What about canned woolies ones?
Not at all!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-07/salmon-die-off-in-tas…Also, comparing salmon to basa is like comparing Vietnam's history to Australia's.
@Coops1: Hey mate if you wanna eat dead fish with a spoonful of vegemite no one's stopping you.
Not gonna come back to Tassie anytime soon because of people like you. What a shame, such a beautiful place.
Fun fact: My best mate is from Tassie, however his parents are European so that might be the difference.
https://www.reddit.com/r/tasmania/comments/o7kl36/why_are_ta…
Full of antibiotics. During the last big dosage, wild fish in the vicinity were detected with 5 times the allowable limits, so who knows what the level in the salmon is.
That is just bullshit. This is getting ridiculous!
Read Toxic - Richard Flanagan
Apart from what's in the articles, what are they up to?
it’s basic science, if you farm fish, you need to feed them because they can’t catch food unlike in the wild, remember mad cows disease, farms feeding ground up diseased sheep to cattle, don’t think bassi or salmon are on a vegetarian diet … who knows what’s in the
pellets they feed farmed fish,
Good deal but Tasmanian fish farming is awful for the environment, the fish and the quality of seafood produced.
Where best to get the Salmon?
gotta get the boat out to sea, if not, this deal is it.
I'd look for trout personally. It's very similar in taste and the quality is usually much better.
I don't know how easily available or expensive it is because I never buy fish as I know fishermen who catches more than he can eat.
I'm not sure about that, the last time I saw a video where someone exclaimed "that's how you catch a trout!" it didn't seem much more ethical than tassie salmon…
Comparably, with australian water quality standards, our standards are amazing! (Considering industrial waste, agricultural waste and residential run-off), what are you talking about when you talk about "quality of seafood produced"?
Toxins ingested and food-chain bio-hazards, or tastiness??All farming has environmental impact, as well as how is any fish slaughter not "awful for the fish"? I know I like to give the edible ones I catch a quick end, and haven't watched all the tassie fish farming docos, but what standards are we comparing globally here?
Shame you get a heap of negs, I would say, as someone who has looked into this a little, you are probably right.
Fish farming is becoming more like cage chicken farming, battery hens etc etc. But it is fact of life that humans are in record numbers on Earth and we eat better (ie more protein) than ever before, and in order to sustain this we have farming. If we were to just wild catch fish, we wouldn't have enough to sustainably feed everyone.
Tas salmon is a multiple times better than say Chile where they are also big salmon farmers.
I heard farmed is meant to be safer to eat raw but of course Coles deli salmon ain't it fam
Last time this happened, saw people taking home 5-10kg massive boxes with them straight from the deli section 🤪
I bet that person own a restaurant or fish shop
Nah if you own either then you pay wholesale price which is cheaper than this
Not if you’re doing home prep meal packs for cash. They don’t usually buy wholesale
Most likely home prep meal packs for cash business.
(It was more than 1 person btw).I grabbed a 2kg for the mrs as that was the only fish she could eat while preggy.
brisbane flooding, I wonder if we'll get any of these ??
Would woolies rain check?
No… wrong shop mate
Artificially coloured salmon… Yummm
Would this be starting Tuesday or Wednesday?
Always Wed
Mmmm parasites….
Leave OzBargain out of this.
I notice the skin on salmon is always cheaper than the non -skin. I love the skin as it is so crispy in air fryer but wonder if it's healthy or not ?
Why wouldn't it be healthy? Skin is full of omega-3 fatty acids. As for why it's cheaper, probably paying for the convenience of having the skin removed, so less processing. Skin also adds to weight and skin isn't seen as desirable. Some for whatever reason consider skinless as premium or more versatile for cooking.
I prefer skin-on myself too.
The skins easy to remove anyway - 30 secs in a hot pan and just ease off as the fat layer of the skin will have melted. I love it wife doesn't and as I do all the cooking it's just another small step. Skin then gets given to the dog who loves it and she a fussy eater, the dog more than the wife!
Must admit though the Alaskan salmon you get from Costco is in a totally different league to the Atlantic stuff, so much better flavour. I didn't know Coles sold it so that's an option but it is more expensive than Costco but then more accessible to give it a try.
Im guesing the skin is used to get all the omega oils for the capsules
And the rest of the fish that isn't filleted. They just mince it all and collect the oil as it separates.
Last time it was always sold out
Well hunting for Ozbargain in store usually results in a visit to an empty shelf.
My last experience was that even though there may be no stock in front, quite often they will have another box in back so don't be afraid to ask. As per usual I'd suggest going on on Wednesday for a few pieces and then later for refills.
Does anyone know if this stuff is flash frozen? (Sashimi safe)
Negative. Intended for cooking before consumption.
Hello toilet my old friend…
I don’t eat this stuff cooked let alone raw.
https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/bacteria-at-centre-of-mass…
Sashimi grade?
Must be labelled as such to be so. If not graded and labelled it is intended to be cooked before consumption.
Actually it’s not a defined or regulated term and it’s all up to individual consumers to decide in the end. https://www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au/Home/News-Media/News/Art…
This is entirely incorrect and a very dangerous statement to make.
Raw-ready-to-eat grade (sashimi) is regulated as a labelling requirement that requires the retailer who has labelled it as such to ensure it has been handled and stored in such a way that it is safe to eat raw.
Source: FSANZ, Safe Seafood Australia, 2nd edition 2006 which is the current version of the seafood code.
The decision by a retailer to label their salmon as sashimi grade puts the onus on them to have audited and verified their cold supply chain and food handling processes to ensure it is free of pathogenetic bacteria and/or parasites. This is all documented in their state version of their approved arrangement they hold with their state regulator.
FSANZ dictates our domestic food standards and food safety code that is enforced by the state regulators.
You seem to be in the know - Do all these 'sushi' places use sashimi grade in their $3 rolls etc? I'm genuinely interested in knowing what these establishments use and if they are required to adhere any regulation.
@gimme: So that's a great question.
If they are serving raw-ready-to-eat product (i.e., raw salmon in a sushi roll) they need to document within their Food Safety Plan how they ensure the raw salmon is safe for customers to consume as a sushi roll.
The technical details are dealt with within their Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) section of their Food Safety Plan. This deals with cold storage, food handling, ensuring surfaces are free from contaminants, etc.
Basically their Food Safety Plan and HACCP will state how they buy the raw product from reputable suppliers. HACCP and Food Safety is basically a chain. The aquaculture company has approved processes to ensure the salmon they're calling raw-ready-to-eat (sashimi) is processed, handled, and cold stored appropriately.
The cold store transport company taking it from the Tasmanian processing plant to your state has one of these plans. The bulk fish product vendor in your state the sushi company is buying from has one of these. Then ultimately your sushi shop has one of these.
These are all links in a chain that are audited and validated periodically by state food safety regulators.
So the answer to your question is yes!
Yum https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-07/salmon-die-off-in-tas…