Zearaja maugeana (Maugean Skate, Port Davey Skate)
Listed as ‘Endangered’ in Australia under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, and is listed as a Priority Species under the Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032
SPRAT profile: http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=83504
Also:- https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1764
The Maugean Skate is endangered and is the subject of much controversy in Tasmania. It's remaining stronghold is Macquarie Harbour. But the Salmon farming industry in that harbour is causing the habitat to be degraded and low dissolved oxygen levels. There have been protests asking for the Salmon farming to be stopped in order to save this fish from extinction.
Zearaja maugeana is listed in the following regions:
Species information
- Zearaja maugeana Scientific name
- Maugean Skate, Port Davey Skate Common name
- Highly Sensitive
- Endangered *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
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