
Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says pausing salmon farming in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour would be a political decision and has rejected calls to stop the industry in order to save an endangered fish.
Mr Dutton was in Macquarie Harbour on the west coast on Sunday talking to locals who are concerned the federal government may restrict salmon farming in order to improve water quality to protect the future of the endangered Maugean skate that's unique to Tasmania.