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Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department
Otophysi (minnows, characins, and catfishes). Unfortunately, degradation of freshwater ecosystems is severe in many parts of the world, and freshwater species are among the most endangered species ...
www.flmnh.ufl.edu

Species Information - Office of Protected Resources - NOAA Fisheries
The Office of Protected Resources manages: 67 ESA-listed species 42 ESA species of concern 14 candidate species for ESA listing 2 species ...
www.nmfs.noaa.gov

biggest freshwater fish |giant catfish | world record catfish | big fish
The recent discovery that Mekong catfish are anadromous, (moving from coastal waters into fresh waters to spawn) has surprised even scientist's long-held notions of freshwater species. It may be that many other species of catfish also have similar migration habits, and that other species of freshwater fish may be found ...
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Great Lakes United - Invasive Species
Foreign freshwater species are establishing primarily benthic dominated Ponto-Caspian food ... originating from a foreign freshwater port. Thank you very much for this opportunity to comment to the EPA draft report, “Aquatic Nuisance Species in Ballast Water Discharges: ...
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Species Protected Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) - Office of Protected Resources - NOAA Fisheries
U.S. and its waters; the remainder are foreign species. Generally, USFWS manages land and freshwater species, while NMFS manages marine and "anadromous" species. NMFS has jurisdiction over 67 listed species (see links below). The ...
www.nmfs.noaa.gov

WWF - People & Freshwater
Freshwater environments tend to have the highest proportion of species threatened with extinction. Now, the use of capture fisheries and freshwater ...
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WWF - Freshwater: what's at stake, what we're missing, what we're losing, what it's worth
What We Do > Freshwater > About > Status, stakes, losses Freshwater About People & Freshwater Status, stakes, losses Rivers Wetlands Water Cycle Freshwater Ecoregions Problems Our solutions News Resources Freshwater: what's at ... the projected global population in that year. What we're losing On average freshwater species populations fell by about 50% between 1970 and 2000, representing a sharper ...
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Conservation International - Ensuring Species Survival
Species Learn Climate Change Forests Species Gorillas Pandas Tigers Corals Lemurs More Primates Communities Land Use Oceans Freshwater Related Links Discovery Pledges Our Approach Future for Life Strategy Ensuring Species ...
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Conservation International - Safeguarding Freshwater
Learn > Freshwater Learn Climate Change Forests Species Communities Land Use Oceans Freshwater Related Links Human Well-Being Our Approach Community Partnerships Be Informed Strategy Safeguarding Freshwater Turn on ... attention to the signs. Since millions of unique species depend on Earth's freshwater supplies, shrinking populations of freshwater-dependent plants and animals is a warning that ...
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Freshwater Lakes
In addition to acid rain, a number of other factors can influence the acidity of freshwater, including the ... total amount of living matter remains largely unchanged, the diversity of different species drops considerably. Rushes thrive in acidified freshwater. White Sphagnum moss may invade lakes and form a thick green ...
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