Tasmanian salmon farms could face restrictions to save endangered fish

Tasmanian salmon farms could face restrictions to save endangered fish

Source: theguardian

11/6/2023

Credit: Jane Ruckert/AAP

Tanya Plibersek has written to the Tasmanian government to flag she may reconsider the future of decade-old salmon farms in Macquarie Harbour due to concern about their impact on a critically endangered species.

It follows scientific warnings the salmon industry is having a “catastrophic” impact on the Maugean skate, an ancient fish thought to be found only in the vast harbour on the state’s west coast.

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