Experts to Consider Critical Listing for Ancient Australian Fish

Experts to Consider Critical Listing for Ancient Australian Fish
A supplied image obtained on Sep. 7, 2022, of an endangered Maugean Skate in Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania's west coast. AAP Image/Supplied by Jane Ruckert
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An expert committee that decided not to list an ancient fish as critically endangered last year may be about to change its mind.

An urgent report released last week warned the maugean skate is on the brink of extinction and could be one extreme weather event away from vanishing forever.