Recent status report on North American Fishes

This recent news release updates an analysis of the status of fishes in trouble in North America. The number of taxa that are imperiled has increased to nearly 40%. the full report is available to review in the current issues of Fisheries.

Jelks, H.L., S.J. Walsh, N.M. Burkhead, S.Contreras-Balderas, E. Díaz-Pardo, D.A. Hendrickson, J. Lyons, N.E. Mandrak, F. McCormick, J.S. Nelson, S.P. Platania, B.A. Porter, C.B. Renaud, J. J. Schmitter-Soto, E.B. Taylor, and M.L. Warren, Jr. 2008. Conservation status of imperiled North American freshwater and diadromous fishes. Fisheries 33(8):372-407.

All the more reason to identify criteria for success and finding examples of 'conservation success stories'

and it will take money and commitment. as much as $3.5M! A Land conservation group Bush Heritage Australia has paid $3.5 million for a property in western Queensland to protect Australia's most endangered freshwater fish.

The small redfin blue-eye fish only lives in pools at Edgbaston Station near Longreach.