达顿支持鲑鱼养殖户应对水质问题。 Dutton backs salmon farmers amid water quality woes.
联邦反对党领袖彼得·达顿 (Peter Dutton) 为塔斯马尼亚麦格理港的鲑鱼养殖辩护，尽管对水质和濒临灭绝的莫金鳐鱼物种表示担忧。 Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton defended salmon farming in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour despite concerns over water quality and the endangered Maugean skate species. 达顿表示，暂停或停止该行业可能会损害当地社区，并可能导致进口环保标准较低的养殖鱼类。 Dutton stated that pausing or halting the industry could harm local communities and potentially result in imports of farmed fish with less environmentally friendly standards. 对此，环保组织认为鲑鱼养殖对莫吉鳐鱼种群产生了负面影响，目前仅存数量已不足 1,000 只。 In response, environmental groups argue that salmon farming is negatively impacting the Maugean skate population, with numbers as low as 1,000 remaining. 塔斯马尼亚州计划试验对水体进行机械充氧来解决人们的担忧，但联邦环境部长 Tanya Plibersek 认为，仅靠这一点并不能彻底解决水质问题，减少鲑鱼的数量也很重要。 Salmon Tasmania plans to trial mechanically oxygenating water to address concerns, but Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek believes this alone will not thoroughly address water quality issues and that reducing salmon loads will also be important.