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Albanese sparks anger with pledge over controversial salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour

Source: The Guardian | Published: February 15, 2025, 6:15 a.m.

Prime minister tells Salmon Tasmania of promise to change legislation and allow ‘sustainable’ farming to continue

Anthony Albanese has promised to introduce legislation that will allow “sustainable salmon farming” to continue in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour, sparking anger from conversationists and researchers who urged for the local industry to be scaled back.

The promise, made in a letter to industry group Salmon Tasmania, came after years of lobbying for action in Macquarie Harbour to save the threatened Maugean skate from extinction.

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