Environmental groups had lodged a reconsideration request over a 2012 decision to allow for the expansion of salmon farming
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The Albanese government confirmed it will permit salmon farming to continue in Macquarie Harbour in Tasmania, despite concerns from conservationists about the risks to the endangered Maugean skate.
The environment minister Murray Watt wrote to three environment groups on Wednesday notifying them of the widely-expected decision, which follows the passage of amendments to Australia’s nature laws to protect the salmon industry earlier this year.
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