Took husband to meet the Brook Lampreys in the Cut-off Channel, but they stood us up. (Even though temperature same (10.2 °C) as on Tuesday when they were spawning).
Obliging Stone Loach instead.
#MySwim #FreshwaterFishes #Chalkstreams #ForgottenFishes #Lakenheath #Suffolk 1/3

Freshwater fish are a diverse & unique group of spp, not only essential for healthy functioning of our rivers, lakes and wetlands, but millions of people depend on them for their food & income. #ForgottenFishes 🐟
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56160756 @hbriggs...

The 1st nest had 16 Brook Lampreys then further upstream 2 more nests each with 3 lampreys. They were busy moving rocks to make their nest. These are the smallest and least rare of the 3 species of UK lamprey.
#Lakenheath #Fens #brooklampreys #ForgottenFishes @AquiferChalk 2/7

Divine to be back in #chalkstreams; 1st time conditions suitable for snorkelling since Nov. AND, prize beyond measure, nest building/spawning BROOK LAMPREYS in the Cut-off Channel! #MySwim #Lakenheath #ForgottenFishes @theriverstrust @Britnatureguide @Feargal_Sharkey #Suffolk 1/7

Swarms of Three-spined Sticklebacks in the Cut-off Channel.
Surprised a few Mallard - while 3 Kingfishers bickered in the willows.
Spring sun warm on my back casting shadow of snorkel on river bed.
#FreshwaterFishes #Chalkstreams #ForgottenFishes #Lakenheath #WestSuffolk
2/3

The Darling River's aquatic #ecology is so degraded it has become extinct & iconic #fish species inc. the Murray cod face an uncertain future, according to one of #Australia's most respected fish scientists.

#freshwater #ForgottenFishes #Conservation

In South Africa, freshwater fish are the most threatened of all species groups, with one in three facing extinction, according to the @SANBI_ZA's National #Biodiversity Assessment.

#SouthAfrica #conservation #fish #freshwater #ForgottenFishes

Props to this @NBCNews article for using BURBOT as the header image for their #ForgottenFishes story! https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1258591

After all, there gar other freshwater fishes besides salmon!!!

📷 A. Calegari/De Agostini

I just like how they look side-by-side👍

Some of the most comprehensive recent info regarding the amazing #ForgottenFishes of North America!

For #WorldWildlifeDay, remember that freshwater fishes are wildlife too!
AND they desperately need our help https://updates.panda.org/out-of-sight-should-not-mean-out-of-mind #ForgottenFishes #WorldWildlifeDay2021

For #NationalPetDay! Believe it or not, freshwater fishes are the world’s most popular pets! https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/wwfintl/freshwater_fishes_report/index.php#/p/30 @WWFLeadWater #ForgottenFishes

*perhaps not THESE fishes 😂

However, conservation efforts ARE underway, scientists/colleagues like Andrés Hurtado working on restoring wild Cuban Gar populations through aquaculture! 3/3

Endangered species CAN be saved if we act now AND SUSTAIN that action! #EndangeredSpeciesDay #ForgottenFishes

Current outlook for the species isn’t great, overfishing & habitat loss are primary threats. 2/n

@IUCNRedList status of Cuban Gar: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/46104013/124286091 #EndangeredSpeciesDay #ForgottenFishes

Freshwater fishes like this CRITICALLY ENDANGERED Cuban Gar are among the most imperiled animals on the planet, with 1/3 of all species threatened with extinction.

Let’s not forget them this #EndangeredSpeciesDay!
@WWFLeadWater #ForgottenFishes report https://bit.ly/2RAf7VL