Salmon industry in key Tasmanian location should be cut to save Maugean skate, scientists advise government
by Adam Morton Climate and environment editor from on (#6Q02E)
Exclusive: Fish farms in Macquarie Harbour are the greatest threat to survival of ancient ray-like species, scientists advising Australian government find
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Scientists advising the Australian government on how to save the threatened Maugean skate from extinction have recommended the salmon industry be either scaled back dramatically or removed from Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour after finding fish farms are the greatest threat to its survival.
The advice is included in a report by the government's threatened species scientific committee that says the skate - an ancient ray-like species found only in the harbour in the state's west - should be considered critically endangered.
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