Born to be free? Assessing the viability of releasing captive-bred wobbegongs to restock depleted populations
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1 Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2 Threatened, Endangered, and Protected Species Subprogram, SARDI – Aquatic Sciences, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 3 School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 4 Fisheries New South Wales, New South Wales Department of Prime Industries, Sydney Institute of Marine Science, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 5 Australian Animal Tagging and Monitoring Systems, Sydney Institute of Marine Science, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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