In a shameless attempt to secure votes in Tasmania, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has cosied up to salmon corporates and promised to hasten the extinction of the Maugean skate.
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.
Is it any wonder a so-called ‘review’, paid for by Salmon Tasmania, has tried to cast doubt on the impact salmon farming is having on the Maugean Skate in Macquarie Harbour?
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).
Minister, the ancient Maugean skate is close to extinction, driven there by industrial-scale salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour.