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Barndoor skates, once a textbook example of overfishing, have recovered enough to allow fishing

October 20, 2018   Marine Science, Mid Atlantic, New England

Barndoor skates were once thought to be so overfished that a highly-publicized paper from 1998 noted that they had been “driven to near extinction without anyone noticing.” One of the largest skates, barndoor skates can reach over 5 feet in wingspan, which is large enough that their diet includes small sharks like spiny dogfish; for a skate, that’s about as close as it gets to charismatic megafauna! >click to read<09:16

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Tasty skate is back on the menu

June 26, 2014   New England

Chatham fishermen, no longer catching cod, are coming into port loaded with skates, whose wings are prized by chefs for their mild, slightly sweet taste and firm texture. Read more here 07:31

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