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Maugean skate numbers have been decreasing significantly in Macquarie Harbour — their only known home — coinciding with an increase in salmon farming. In an attempt to prevent their extinction, a captive breeding program was funded by the state and federal governments, but two out of four skates have already died. Scientists do not plan to capture any more adult skates for the program but over the next few months will continue to monitor 50 eggs they also captured. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-1... ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on Twitter:   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia