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Published online 23 February 2009 | 457, 1063 (2009) | doi:10.1038/4571063a
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Harbour threat for coelacanths
Tanzanian plan could damage rare fish's habitat.
A population of coelacanths — the rare deepwater fish once thought to have been extinct for millions of years — could be at risk if a proposed harbour project in Tanzania goes ahead, conservation experts warn.
A port development plan, commissioned by the Tanzania Ports Authority, recommends building a deep-water harbour in the shallow Mwambani Bay south of Tanga, a coastal town close to the Kenyan border.
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Canada sterilized the enormous Grand Banks fishery. Useless and valueless, it awaits reinvention as sanctuary for a fragile and endangered species. Save the coelecanth! http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/coel.htm