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Environment
Ethan James

Pledge for 'world's biggest' salmon farming fight

Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour is the only home of the endangered Maugean skate. (HANDOUT/JANE RUCKERT)

Tasmania's acting premier has pledged the world's biggest fight to ensure the future of salmon farming in a remote harbour where an endangered fish is at risk of extinction. 

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek on Thursday triggered the first step of a review of aquaculture operations in Macquarie Harbour, announcing two months of community consultation starting in December.

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