Huge 420-million-year-old fish species rediscovered in Indian Ocean
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Market data provided by Factset. In an interview, the study's lead author said he and his researchers were shocked by the number of coelacanths caught as by-catch in large-mesh gill-nets known as "jarifa.""When we looked into this further, we were astounded [by the numbers caught] … even though there has been no proactive process in Madagascar to monitor or conserve," RESOLVE sarl's Andrew Cooke told Mongabay.While Latimeria chalumnae is classified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN, more of the "four-legged" coelacanths have been caught around Tanzania, South Africa and the Comoros Islands.CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APPThe study also presented a case for conservation – although the species' population size remains unknown – and noted the negative effects of gill-net fishing in the shark-fin trade."The jarifa gill-nets used to catch sharks are a relatively new and more deadly innovation as they are large and can be set in deep water," researchers said.
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