Mass die-offs of captive salmon, slime-covered formerly pristine marine environments, feckless governments, and communities apparently powerless to stop greed trumping rationality. These were just some of the issues that Richard Flanagan raised in his book Toxic: The Rotting Undebelly of the Tasmanian Salmon Industry. Yes, this is the same Richard Flanagan who is more famous for his novels but this examination of the Tasmanian salmon industry comes from his heart with a full cohort of references to show it is more than an emotional tirade.