Marine

• Critically endangered flapper skate study

  14th July 2021 by Marine Directorate Communications

  This week is Shark Week and today we’re celebrating Shark Awareness Day. Did you know that there are over 30 species of sharks, skates and rays recorded in Scottish waters? Sharks are part of the elasmobranch family, which includes skates and rays. The flapper skate is the most endangered skate species in the North East Atlantic.

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• Sharks, skates and rays

  13th August 2020 by Marine Directorate Communications

  It’s shark week and with over 30 species of sharks, skates and rays recorded in Scottish waters there’s a lot to celebrate!

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