Polling – Maugean skate
The Australia Institute surveyed a nationally representative sample of 1,009 Australians between 13 and 15 November 2024 about stopping fish farming in Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania’s west coast where it put the endangered Maugean skate, an endangered stingray-like marine species, at risk of extinction.
The results show that:
• Over one in two (58%) Australians support stopping fish farming in areas where it is putting the Maugean skate at risk of extinction, over three times as many as those who oppose the action (17%).
• The majority of Australians across all voting intentions except One Nation voters, support stopping fish farming in areas where it is putting the Maugean skate at risk of extinction. Support is highest among Greens voters (74%), followed by Labor (58%) and Coalition (54%) voters.