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Harbour cash splash turns into political fish fight

Harbour cash splash turns into political fish fight

Conservation groups say the federal government's plan to save an endangered fish doesn't address the issues while the opposition says workers face uncertainty.

Canberra lashed for 'kicking the can' on salmon farms

Canberra lashed for 'kicking the can' on salmon farms

Canberra lashed for 'kicking the can' on salmon farms

Canberra lashed for 'kicking the can' on salmon farms

The federal government has been criticised from several quarters for delaying a decision relating to the future of salmon farming and an endangered fish.

Remote harbour salmon farms record 1000-tonne deaths

Remote harbour salmon farms record 1000-tonne deaths

Remote harbour salmon farms record 1000-tonne deaths

Remote harbour salmon farms record 1000-tonne deaths

Data released under right-to-information reveals more than 1000 tonnes of salmon died at a harbour where the future of fish farming is under a cloud.

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Shareholders test Coles, Woolies over extinction threat

Shareholders test Coles, Woolies over extinction threat

Australia's supermarket duopoly is facing a double-barrelled shareholder challenge over fish farming threats to an ancient, imperilled species.

Fears skate extinction will damage Tasmania's image

Fears skate extinction will damage Tasmania's image

Tasmanian businesses have formed a new group to campaign for the salvation of an ancient fish, fearing its demise could cost them dearly.

Remote salmon farmers take fight to nation's capital

Remote salmon farmers take fight to nation's capital

Salmon farm workers will meet with politicians in a fight to "save their jobs" over a review of operations in a harbour where a fish is at risk of extinction.

Scale back salmon to save rare fish, scientists say

Scale back salmon to save rare fish, scientists say

Fresh scientific advise had urged the federal government to scale back or remove salmon farming from a remote harbour to save an endangered fish.

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Salmon farming harbour data 'not as rosy' as claimed

Salmon farming harbour data 'not as rosy' as claimed

Salmon farming harbour data 'not as rosy' as claimed

Salmon farming harbour data 'not as rosy' as claimed

An environmental regulator says water quality in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour is showing continued improvement, but conservationists aren't convinced.

Water quality 'improvement' in salmon farming harbour

Water quality 'improvement' in salmon farming harbour

Water quality 'improvement' in salmon farming harbour

Water quality 'improvement' in salmon farming harbour

An environmental watchdog is cautiously optimistic that water quality is improving in a Tasmanian harbour that's home to an endangered fish and salmon farms.

Ocean energy tech could land green salmon on the menu

Ocean energy tech could land green salmon on the menu

Ocean energy tech could land green salmon on the menu

Ocean energy tech could land green salmon on the menu

Floating salmon farms could use onboard electricity generated from the ocean instead of diesel by harnessing an energy trap developed by an Aussie innovator.

Pledge for 'world's biggest' salmon farming fight

Pledge for 'world's biggest' salmon farming fight

Pledge for 'world's biggest' salmon farming fight

Pledge for 'world's biggest' salmon farming fight

The Commonwealth has triggered the first step of a review into salmon farming in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour, in what some have labelled an attack on jobs.

Salmon farmers' artificial oxygen endangered fish fix

Salmon farmers' artificial oxygen endangered fish fix

Salmon farmers' artificial oxygen endangered fish fix

Salmon farmers' artificial oxygen endangered fish fix

Conservationists have ridiculed a salmon industry plan to try to artificially boost oxygen levels in a harbour where an endangered fish is barely hanging on.

Unique kelp puts King Island on world map

Unique kelp puts King Island on world map

Unique kelp puts King Island on world map

Unique kelp puts King Island on world map

Roughly five per cent of the world's production of alginates comes from bull kelp found on King Island, which has a population of about 1600 people.

Imperilled ancient fish inflames war over salmon farms

Imperilled ancient fish inflames war over salmon farms

Imperilled ancient fish inflames war over salmon farms

Imperilled ancient fish inflames war over salmon farms

Scientists say it will take more than a crackdown on salmon farming to save Tasmania's ancient maugean skate from extinction.

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Plibersek demands 'extreme' action to save ancient fish

An ancient fish that's suffered under the pressures of salmon farming could be the first to go extinct under federal environment laws, a hearing has been told.

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