Tasmanian salmon farms could face restrictions to save endangered fish
by Adam Morton Climate and environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#6G5AF)
Tanya Plibersek tells state she may reconsider approvals because of catastrophic' impact on Maugean skate
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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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