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Freshwater ecosystems Rivers and lakes comprise one of the most threatened and poorly protected ecosystems on earth -
Freshwater fish One in three freshwater fish species are threatened with extinction and more than two dozen species are already extinct -
Freshwater fishers 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 the conservation and sustainable use of tropical aquatic biodiversity with particular focus on freshwater fishes and riverine ecosystems of the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot. Research comprises of both field and laboratory components, and focuses on species discoveries, molecular phylogenetics, evolutionary biogeography, extinction risk and inland fisheries management.
WHO WE ARE
The group is affiliated to the Department of Fisheries Resource Management and the School of Ocean Science & Technology at the Kerala University of Fisheries & Ocean Studies. The activities of the group is led by Dr. Rajeev Raghavan, Assistant Professor, and South Asia Coordinator of the IUCN’s Freshwater Fish Specialist Group; and the IUCN’s Freshwater Fish Red List Authority Coordinator for the regions of Asia and Oceania.
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