Any plan to dam or extract water from some of Australia’s last wild rivers must carefully consider the consequences. Prawn, mud crab and barramundi fisheries could suffer in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
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Scientists thought there was only one sixgill sawshark species – until now.
Africa’s remaining sawfishes are found along the coasts of Madagascar and Mozambique. But they are under threat.
Sawfish are the most endangered group of marine fish in the world, largely thanks to overfishing and habitat loss. Formerly abundant, they have disappeared from many countries’ waters, and in many others…
Sharks and rays are some of the world’s most threatened animals, with a quarter of all species at risk of extinction. Among the sharks and rays, sawfish are some of the most threatened, with all five species…
Sawfish use their saws to sense prey, in addition to their regular use as a weapon. The finding is a surprising one as scientists…
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