The Albanese Labor Government wants to see a sustainable salmon industry that supports workers and their families right into the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are also committed to protecting the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s why we\u2019re investing more than $28 million in new measures to boost water quality and improve environmental conditions at Macquarie Harbour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These measures will build on existing environmental and species conservation interventions in Macquarie Harbour, which plays an important role in Tasmania\u2019s $1 billion aquaculture industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of the funding, $21 million will be committed to improving and scaling up oxygenation in Macquarie Harbour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oxygenation will help offset the effects of human activities, while other aspects of the program focus on sediment remediation and research on the effects of historical mining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another $5 million will expand the current Maugean Skate breeding program\u2019s work on hatching eggs and raising juvenile skates for release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This will help sustain the Maugean Skate population, while environmental conservation efforts work to improve its habitat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$2.5 million will be committed to skate population and environmental monitoring, compliance as well as community engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This includes engagement with the nearby community of Strahan, and environmental monitoring to better understand the ecosystems and health of Macquarie Harbour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The Tasmanian salmon industry is the backbone of many regional communities and it\u2019s essential we support the thousands of jobs it creates right across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTo do that it\u2019s essential we have a sustainable industry, which supports workers and the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s exactly what this will help to do, making sure we have a sustainable salmon industry and deliver stability for workers and their families into the future.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Albanese Labor Government backs Tasmania\u2019s salmon industry which supports thousands of jobs across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m pleased to announce these measures today to increase efforts to improve the health of Macquarie Harbour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese measures will protect our state\u2019s unique environment and support sustainable salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTasmania\u2019s independent environmental regulator has already confirmed oxygen levels in Macquarie Harbour are rising, and the Albanese Labor Government is pleased to be supporting measures to continue these improvements.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Tasmanian Salmon Industry delivers good, well-paid jobs for workers, and supports families and regional communities across Tasmania. From fish farms on Macquarie Harbour in Strahan to processing facilities in Devonport, there are hundreds of local jobs that rely on this industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cToday\u2019s announcement is about delivering a strong future for fish farming in Macquarie Harbour. We know that engineered oxygenation has worked overseas, and a trial already underway in Macquarie Harbour is showing increasing levels of dissolved oxygen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe current oxygenation trial by the Australian Government’s Fisheries Research and Development Corporation and Salmon Tasmania is supporting conservation efforts for the Maugean Skate.
\u201cTheir work provides the evidence-base for this additional Federal Government investment which will protect the industry and the Maugean Skate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLabor stands on the side of jobs, and we also stand on the side of sustainability. These two things aren’t contradictory; they go together.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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