18-09-2017 - Stellate sturgeon
Community based conservation of critically endangered stellate and ship sturgeons: Saving living fossils on the brink of extinction
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The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 216 grants for this species type, constituting a total donation of $2,166,388.
Fish Conservation Case Studies
18-09-2017 - Watercress darter
During this project, Freshwater Land Trust and partners have enhanced and maintained critical habitat and survival of the endangered watercress darter (Etheostoma nuchale) in an urban watershed in Jefferson County, Alabama.
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18-09-2017 - Cat fish
Ecology and Conservation of the endangered endemic Chrysichthys walkeri in the Pra Basin, Ghana
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18-09-2017 - Western Ruivaco
Habitat restoration and population monitoring of an endangered freshwater fish endemic to the westernmost tip of Europe.
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01-05-2017 - Victotria Tilapia
Victoria tilapia (Oreochromis variabilis), cichlid fish species endemic to lakes Victoria and Kyoga is critically endangered; therefore it’s at risk of being extinct in the wild. This project will contribute to reviving the populations of critically endangered Victoria tilapia in Lake Nawampasa through working with fishing communities to address threats to this fish species and its habitats.
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01-05-2017 - Barred Topminnow
The Isla de la Juventud is probably the only place in Cuba where the Barred Topmminow, Quintana atrizona, can be found. Despite being evaluated as Endangered in 2012, current information suggests that this species fulfills the IUCN criteria for Critically Endangered. We will update the distribution and assess habitat requirements and current conservation status of the target species and associated freshwater endemic ichthyofauna.
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19-12-2016 - Jipe tilapia
Helping Jipe Communities to Protect Critically Endangered Jipe Tilapia Oreochromis jipe and Ecosystem in Lake Jipe Tanzania
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19-12-2016 - Greenback Parrotfish
Conservation of the endangered parrotfish Scarus tripsonosus in Brazilian water - Spatial planning and conservation modelling development in a MPA
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19-12-2016 - Azerbaijani Spring Roach
Survey of two critically endangered and restricted endemic species of the genus Pseudophoxinus in Caucasus to set up conservation plan
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19-12-2016 - Beluga sturgeon
â€Survey and Research in the Natural Habitat in the Northwest of the Black Sea, of the Criticall Endangered Anadromous Sturgeon Species†It was an extremely interesting project that helped us to continue our monitoring and research of the Flagspecies of the Danube River, Beluga Sturgeon, Russian Sturgeon and Stellate Sturgeon and make a step forward in their conservation.
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