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Ecotourism Hopes Build as Africans Seek Ancient Fish
by Rweyemamu, Muhingo, Environmental News Service
28 July 2003
Tanzanian scientists have joined other scientists from southern African countries to undertake a joint research project on an ancient fish, the coelacanth, which was thought to have gone extinct some 65 million years ago. Its rediscovery has sparked scientific interest that the African countries hope will translate into visitors interested in learning more about the prehistoric coelacanth.
