Correspondence Regarding Marine Farming Expansion, Macquarie Harbour - EPBC 2012/6406.

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Salmon Tasmania's CEO wrote to Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek on 6 November 2024 regarding the Marine Farming Expansion in Macquarie Harbour (EPBC 2012/6406), a project under reconsideration for "not a controlled action" status. The letter welcomed the Minister's approval to extend the Threatened Species Scientific Committee's assessment of the Maugean Skate by 12 months (to October 2025), arguing science should inform listing decisions. Salmon Tasmania cited recent positive developments: success of an IMAS breeding program for the skate, a "stabilised" juvenile population according to IMAS scientists, and oxygen levels in Macquarie Harbour rising to pre-2010 levels. The industry contended these findings support continued coexistence between salmon aquaculture and the skate. The correspondence represents industry advocacy during a critical regulatory reconsideration