This undated handout released by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) on September 18, 2017 shows marine chemical ecologist Dr. Cherie Motti, who is leading the breeding program of the Pacific triton sea snail, or giant triton, at a research facility near Townsville in Queensland.
This undated handout released by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) on September 18, 2017 shows marine chemical ecologist Dr. Cherie Motti, who is leading the breeding program of the Pacific triton sea snail, or giant triton, at a research facility near Townsville in Queensland. A giant starfish-eating snail could be unleashed to help save the Great Barrier Reef, officials said on September 18, with a trial underway to breed thousands of the rare species. Handout/Australian Institute of Marine Science/AFP