Save Our Seas | 10 | Summer 2019 | Sea of Sound | Ocean of Intelligence | Lost Sharks

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Bottlenose wedgefish neonates are tranquillised with dexamethasone by aquatic veterinarians for transportation to a rehabilitation centre in Chonburi Province. These individuals were bought from fishers by a group of scuba divers and veterinarians. Divers usually want to help maintain wedgefish populations in Thai seas, given the limited management strategies to conser ve these species in South-East Asia.


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