Taking place on 10-11th June 2025 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, this conference will seek to explore the myriad ways in which fish have influenced, shaped and been depicted in cultures throughout history and around the world. It will bring together speakers and delegates from across Europe and further afield for two days of presentations, posters and […]
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One-quarter of freshwater fauna threatened with extinction
Global Freshwater Fauna Assessment (fishes, crabs, crayfish, shrimps, dragonflies and damselflies) just published in Nature, shows that 25% of freshwater fishes are threatened with extinction: https://iucn.org/press-release/202501/one-quarter-freshwater-animals-risk-extinction-iucn-red-list.
Mekong’s Forgotten Fishes Report
FFSG is proud to have supported the delivery of the new Mekong’s Forgotten Fishes Report. Led by FFSG Co-Chair Kathy Hughes (FFSG Co-Chair), with support from Chavalit Vidthayanon (FFSG South-east Asia Chair), Catherine Sayer (FFSG Biodiversity Adviser) and Zeb Hogan (FFSG member). The Mekong is a global hotspot for freshwater fishes, with over 1200 recognised […]
FOUND! Rediscovery of leopard barbel in Türkiye spurs hope in the midst of global freshwater fish decline
News from SHOAL January 9th, 2024 On the heels of the news that 25% of freshwater fish are at risk of extinction, a team of ichthyologists in Türkiye (Turkey) has rediscovered hope in the shape of a carp-like, spotted fish — the leopard barbel (Luciobarbus subquincunciatus) — in the Turkish section of the Tigris River. […]
Extinction risks and threats facing the freshwater fishes of Britain
A new paper has just been published in Aquatic Conservation by Andy D. Nunn, Rachel F. Ainsworth, Silas Walton, Colin W. Bean, Tristan W. Hatton-Ellis, Andy Brown, Rob Evans, Allison Atterborne, Dave Ottewell, Richard A.A. Noble Nunn, A.D., Ainsworth, R.F., Walton, S., Bean, C.W., Hatton-Ellis, T.W., Brown, A. et al. (2023). Extinction risks and threats […]