The Latest Breaking News from Macquarie Harbour

Tanya Plibersek tells state she may reconsider approvals because of ‘catastrophic’ impact on Maugean skate

Letters sent to two accreditation schemes say pollution is contributing to the extinction of a critically endangered fish species

This chef vows he'll never serve it, while a local in a rural community says she is "sick of people coming from Hobart telling us we're unhappy with fish farms" — why is the salmon industry so divisive in Tasmania?

Researchers warn rapid action needed to prevent the extinction of an ancient fish species found only in Macquarie Harbour

Researchers say Tanya Plibersek's pledge of no new extinctions is under serious threat as the only known population of an endangered ancient Tasmania ray continues to nosedive.

Australians watched in horror last week as 230 pilot whales became stranded at a beach near Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania’s west coast. Some whales were saved, but the vast majority died. This left a big problem: what to do with all the rotting whale carcasses?

An estimated 230 pilot whales had become beached on Tasmania’s remote and rugged west coast.

‘Massive event’ reported at Macquarie Harbour, near Strahan, a day after mass stranding at King Island

More whales have reportedly washed ashore at Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania's west coast.