Anthony Albanese under pressure on salmon farming from both conservationists and industry

<p>The future of Tasmanian salmon farms has become a political issue centred on whether they can coexist with the endangered Maugean skate</p><ul><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li></ul><p>Anthony Albanese is caught in a pincer movement over a pre-election pledge that he will protect salmon farming in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour, with conservationists and industry leaders both urging him to rethink the commitment.</p><p>The future of salmon farming in the harbour on the state’s west coast has become a sharp political issue centred on whether it can coexist with the endangered <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/14/tasmania-maugean-skate-salmon-industry">Maugean skate</a>, an endemic ray-like species that has survived since the age of the dinosaurs.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/22/anthony-albanese-under-pressure-on-salmon-farming-from-both-conservationists-and-industry">Continue reading...</a>