A marine protected area (MPA) put in place earlier this year to safeguard a critically endangered fish has been expanded. Flapper skate lay eggs in the Red Rocks and Longay area of Skye's Inner Sound.

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Steps to protect one of Scotland's rarest fish could become permanent under Scottish government plans. Flapper skate, which belong to the shark family, can weigh as much as a baby elephant and live ...

THEY swim at depths of more than 3,000ft and were once a common sight until they were overfished to the brink of extinction. Now the future of the critically endangered flapper has been given renewed ...