Endangered skate bred in captivity in Tasmania

ABC NEWS (Australia) 2024-08-13

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Scientists at Tasmania’s institute for marine and Antarctic studies have managed a world first, overseeing the birth of a Maugean skate. The captive breeding program is one of a number of measures aimed at saving the skate, which only lives in a remote Tasmanian harbour from extinction.
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