29-09-2021 - Clanwilliam sandfish
Saving sandfish: Tracking the success of conservation translocations to save South Africa’s most threatened migratory freshwater fish
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Fish Conservation Case Studies
29-09-2021 - Bombon sardine
Tawilis Conservation and Consumer Education Program is an action research which is a rapid assessment on community perspectives, awareness and understanding of the conservation of the endangered species. The outputs include a Social Behavior and Change Communication (SBCC) Toolkit and knowledge products about tawilis conservation including associated socio-economic concerns of affected fisherfolk communities. The results are also reflected in the ...
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17-12-2020 - Great Hammerhead
Financial resilience during Covid-19 to conserve endangered species and critical habitats in biodiversity hotspots of India.
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23-09-2020 - Daisy Stingray
Mobilizing Stakeholder Support for the Conservation of Endangered Stingrays at Cape Three Point, Ghana.
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22-09-2020 - Karomo tilapia
Enhance environmental education and conservation actions towards critically endangered Karomo tilapia “Oreochromis karomo†in Malagarasi river, Tanzania.
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22-09-2020 - Agaria
This project is aimed at promoting the survival of critically endangered Haplochromis Argenteus fish species in Lake Bisina and the surrounding wetlands in Eastern Uganda.
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19-04-2020 - Bowmouth Guitarfish
Rapid assessment of the immediate conservation requirements for critically endangered guitarfish in Southern Mozambique
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29-12-2019 - Chambo
Fish for Tomorrow in Lake Malawi - extension of Ripple Africa's community led fish conservation project into Salima District. This will enable us to introduce the project into one of Malawi’s largest breeding areas for the critically endangered Oreochromis lidole. Local fishing communities are empowered to protect breeding areas, confiscate illegal fishing gear and enforce a closed season for gill net use.
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24-09-2019 - Etruscan chub
The project is aimed at improve the conservation status of two fish species endemic to Italy: the Etruscan chub Squalius lucumonis (Bianco, 1983) and the South European nase Protochondrostoma genei (Bonaparte, 1839). For both species a decreasing population trend is reported (IUCN, 2019). The concrete conservation actions include: alien species eradication, restocking activities to support declining populations, establishment of protected areas ...
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24-09-2019 - Red Handfish
Conservation of the Red handfish (Thymichthys politus), potentially the world’s rarest marine fish, found only in two small sites in south-eastern Tasmania, Australia. Through monitoring via the Reef Life Survey program and focus on improving public awareness, this work aims to better inform and direct conservation effort to protect this species.
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