Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo releases zebra shark eggs into the wild

Seven zebra shark eggs from Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium are headed for the wild.

Officials say the effort “represents a significant step forward in a global effort to save an endangered species and restore ocean ecosystems.”

The eggs are from female Peanut and male Butter. Zebra sharks are considered an endangered species.

It’s part of a global coalition, called ReShark, of more than 100 aquariums and other groups working to breed sharks and return their eggs to native waters to build wild populations.

So far, dozens of sharks have been released in the project, called the StAR project.

Officials say the eggs underwent ultrasounds and egg candling to confirm viability.

They were then transferred to the Seattle Aquarium and eventually will go on to Raja Ampat, Indonesia, one