We have now found out that 1,149,795 kilograms of dead salmon have been pulled out of Macquarie Harbour over the seven months from September 2023 to March 2024.
Minister, a cross‑section of the community is desperately calling on you to do what's needed to be done for to protect Tasmania's environment.
New advice from the Australian Threatened Species Scientific Committee about the Maugean skate could not be any clearer – industrial fish farming in Macquarie Harbour is driving this ancient species towards extinction, and urgent action must be taken.
This week the first captive-born Maugean skate arrived in a tank, an egg laid in captivity at Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS).
While reports show some parts of Macquarie Harbour’s waters aren’t as bad as they were this time last year, this does not mean the skate are safe – or saved.
We did the work on the numbers of jobs in the industry and looking at an alternative.
Despite the imminent risk of the ancient Maugean skate going extinct, the Premier and Opposition Leader are campaigning on a unity ticket for business as usual to continue with industrial fish farming in Macquarie Harbour.
Mr Bolt, I am keen to continue the conversation about the Maugean skate, a critically endangered species in Macquarie Harbour.
With the Maugean skate on the brink of extinction, the Federal Environment Minister must listen to the science and put a stop fish farming in Macquarie Harbour
Minister for the Environment Roger Jaensch confirmed today his government appears willing to monitor a species to extinction in the wild