Drafting an Action Plan for Parosphromenus Fishes
Mike Baltzer reports on a workshop hosted by Global Environment Centre and Monash University in early February to develop an action plan for conserving peat swamps fishes in Malaysia.
Shoal partners with Fluval
Shoal is excited to announce a new partnership with world renowned aquatics brand Fluval, [...]
5 freshwater fishes that need saving in 2020
At the end of 2019, buried in other news stories and festive cheer, there was one story which struck a sombre note, the scientific confirmation of the extinction of the Chinese paddlefish. In this article we look at 5 freshwater fishes for which there is still hope, but which need urgent conservation action to avoid the same fate.
Anguillids of Ambon: Community Conservation of Freshwater Eels
The Anguillids of Ambon by Kathy Hughes Kathy is a Freshwater [...]
Talking Sawfish: An Interview with Michael Grant
Talking Sawfish: Interview with Michael Grant (c) Fish and Wildlife Research [...]
Community Conservation: The Anguillids of Ambon
When people think about the world’s most threatened animals, it’s unlikely that Anguillid (freshwater) eels spring to mind. In Europe, freshwater eels are one of our least appreciated but most critically endangered species, having declined by around 95% since the 1980s. Unlike most people, as a freshwater ecologist, I spend a lot of time thinking about animals like the freshwater eel because globally, all freshwater species are facing considerable threats.
Underwater jewels threatened by forest fires
In this blog, Shoal Director Mike Baltzer takes a look at [...]
An interview with Rajeev Raghavan
Rajeev Raghavan is an assistant professor in the Department of Fisheries Resource Management at [...]
Under the water’s surface: An interview with Jack Perks
One of the key challenges in conserving freshwater species is that few people ever [...]
The first month of Shoal: Launching and Learning
Today Shoal celebrates one month since the Partnership’s official launch. This was marked on [...]