Saving Scotland’s Giant Skate: Project MediaClick the image to watch! The flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius) is a critically endangered species with numbers greatly reduced from what they once were. The…
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‘Clam cam’ reveals flapper skate nursery
Tuesday, July 20th, 2021Skate © Chris Rickard Underwater footage captured by a robot submarine off the west coast of Scotland has identified an important nursery ground for one of the world’s critically endangered…
Flapper Skate MPA: A Case Study
Tuesday, March 30th, 2021Skate © Chris Rickard Dr Lauren Smith, Marine Biologist, www.saltwaterlife.co.uk The flapper skate, Dipturus intermedius, is the largest of all European skate and rays (Superorder: Batoidea). It is found in…
Skate nursery site found in community-led survey
Thursday, October 22nd, 2020More than 100 eggs belonging to the critically endangered flapper skate have been discovered on the rocky seabed off the northwest coast of Scotland. Conservationists say it is one of…