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A rare and elusive Maugean skate has been spotted at the annual Cygnet Lantern Parade. The Maugean skate lives only in Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania's west coast, and is threatened with extinction, largely because of pollution from the industrial salmon farming operations in that fragile environment.
As reported in the Mercury (21 June) the Australia Institute has called for the urgent removal of all salmon farming from Macquarie Harbour, to protect the last habitat of the endangered Maugean skate. Macquarie Harbour is the last place in the world the species – dubbed the Tasmanian tiger of the seas – is known to exist.
An ABC investigation has revealed that industrial waste – including salmon waste – is not being properly managed or processed. The report shows that Tasmania is struggling to deal with its industrial waste, challenging the clean green image the state has been promoting for decades. Following waste from its source sheds light on a labyrinth of...
Tasmania boasts imagery of the thylacine on its state logo, yet as a symbol, the animal's extinction is a national shame—and we are about to repeat a sad history. A global coalition of organisations actively campaigning against the destructive industrial processes that are damaging our oceans and waterways are urging Tanya Plibersek to adhere to...
Here are relevant extracts from Reporter Mark Di Stefano's article (Australian Financial Review, 31 May 2023):
A media release today from NOFF highlights the aggressive approach of the salmon industry to the Tasmanian government.
Everything that lives will die, sooner or later. We have no option but to accept this simple reality. But that doesn't mean we should accept the death of a whole species.
NOFF organised a large protest meeting at Mickeys Beach, southern Tasmania, at the mouth of the Huon River. Video footage presented to the government shows pollution on a nearby reef, caused by fish farms only a short distance away.
