Thorny skates have been caught in this lake in the 1980s by ice fishermen when outside temperatures were -30 degrees C.

The thorny skate (Amblyraja radiata) is a species of fish in Rajidae family.

Amblyraja doellojuradoi (Southern thorny skate)

NAFO has been the first regional fisheries management organization to regulate the fishery of a species (thorny skate) belonging to skates or sharks (elasmobranchs).

The barndoor skate is one of five skates in the Gulf of Maine that has commercial value, but of those, the species that are most frequently targeted are the winter skate (Leucoraja ocellata) and the thorny skate (Amblyraja radiata).