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THREATENED AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY Aquatic Ecosystems and their resources are the most threatened and poorly protected on Earth -
LIVING ON THE EDGE ONE IN THREE FRESHWATER SPECIES ARE THREATENED WITH EXTINCTION -
SMALL SCALE FISHERIES AND THE RURAL POOR SMALL SCALE FISHERIES PROVIDES FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOODS FOR MILLIONS OF RURAL POOR , BUT ARE POORLY KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED
WHAT WE DO
We are interested in understanding everything ‘fishy’; but much of our research is focused on bridging ‘biodiversity shortfalls’ as well as understanding human dependence and impacts on tropical aquatic ecosystems. Of particular interest is the conservation issues of freshwater fishes in the Western Ghats Hotspot, as well as poorly known taxa in the coastal and marine ecosystems off the south western coast of India.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Dr. Rajeev Raghavan is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Fisheries Resource Management, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS), Kochi, India; the South Asia Coordinator of the IUCN SSC – Freshwater Fish Specialist Group (FFSG); and the IUCN SSC – Freshwater Fish Red List Authority Coordinator (for Southern, Northern and Eastern Asia and Oceania).
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