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.
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.
Killifish: Surviving in an Elephant’s Footprint
Killifish are a group of unusually small and colourful fish that have evolved particularly robust egg casings. These casings prevent the embryos from drying out and some species survive for months, even years in dry mud. This has allowed killifish to colonise and survive in the smallest temporary pools, even in an elephant’s footprint. The sudden appearance of fish in fresh puddles has given rise to the phrase ‘It rains fishes’.
The Search for Spawning Sturgeon
In keeping with findings from across the world’s river basins, local fishermen had noticed a dramatic decline in the abundance and size of large fish species. What was also notable was that the older the fishermen that was interviewed the greater the loss appeared, particularly the plight of local sturgeon populations.
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 [...]