{"id":306,"date":"2026-03-06T11:23:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T11:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/fisheries\/?page_id=306"},"modified":"2026-03-06T11:23:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T11:23:37","slug":"skate-complex","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/fisheries\/overview\/commercial-species\/skate-complex\/","title":{"rendered":"Skate Complex &#8211; RAY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/fisheries\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/fisheries\/overview\/\">Overview<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/fisheries\/overview\/commercial-species\/\">Commercial Species<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Skate Complex &#8211; RAY<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Skate Complex &#8211; RAY<\/h1>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-04d632e2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scientific Name<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Amblyraja spp<\/em>.,&nbsp;<em>Bathyraja spp.<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Dipturus spp.<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Psammobatis spp<\/em>.,&nbsp;<em>Raja spp.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/fisheries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/03\/Ray1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/fisheries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/03\/Ray1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/fisheries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/03\/Ray1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/fisheries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/03\/Ray1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f9fafb;padding-top:10vh;padding-bottom:10vh\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For more information, please contact <br>the Fisheries Department<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll find our office hours, location, and full contact details below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/fisheries\/contact-us\/\">Contact us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientific Name Amblyraja spp.,&nbsp;Bathyraja spp.,&nbsp;Dipturus spp.,&nbsp;Psammobatis spp.,&nbsp;Raja spp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":240,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-306","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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