By MICHAEL CASEY, AP Environmental Writer
26 minutes ago
BANGKOK, Thailand - Twenty new species of sharks and rays have
been discovered in Indonesia in a five-year survey of catches at
local fish markets, Australian researchers said Wednesday.
The survey by the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and
Industrial Research Organization, or CSIRO, represents the first
in-depth look at Indonesia's sharks and rays since Dutch scientist
Pieter Bleeker described more than 1,100 fish species from
1842-60.