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Environment
Ethan James and Callum Godde

Salmon farms green lit, but conservation fight not over

The federal government has ruled salmon farming can continue in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour. (HANDOUT/BOB BROWN FOUNDATION)

An endangered fish has had the "final nail" in its coffin driven by the federal government after it gave the green light for ongoing salmon farming in a remote harbour.

That's the view of environmentalists who have vowed to maintain their legal fight against aquaculture in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour.

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