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Jacob Shteyman

Fish furore: Woolies refuses to phase out farmed salmon

Woolworths defended its sourcing of seafood, as protesters highlighted threats to the Maugean skate. (HANDOUT/BOB BROWN FOUNDATION)

Woolworths will continue to sell farmed salmon that allegedly threatens the existence of a rare fish after shareholders voted down a resolution to stop the practice.

A handful of protesters outside the company's annual general meeting in Sydney on Thursday held signs accusing Woolworths of killing the Maugean skate, a prehistoric ray estimated to number between 40 to 120 individuals in the wild.

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