Federal authorities in Australia say salmon farming operations in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour could be temporarily halted amid a reconsideration of licences to protect a rare breed of skate.
But the move has been met with fierce opposition from the local salmon industry.
Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has warned, amid a push to protect the endangered Maugean skate (pictured) which is thought to be only found in that part of the world.
Numbers have been declining due to low levels of oxygen in the harbour — primarily due to “unsustainable salmon farming”, it…
