61. WWF - EU Fisheries: Reform Proposal Not Ambitious
transforming Europe’s fisheries – is missing from the proposal. It is also disappointing that the artisanal fishing sector and fisheries issues in the Mediterranean, a region accounting for 6 out of 10 European fishing jobs, are not
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62. WWF - Substandard dam assessment opens way to fisheries destruction on Mekong
than 28 studies of Mekong fish migration were referenced. In contrast, current studies show that 229 fish species exploit habitats upstream of the dam site for spawning or dry season refuges, with 70 classified as migratory.
The review finds
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63. WWF - A decade on, lower Danube exceeds green corridor targets
and spawning grounds for fish, flora and fauna. This has provided opportunities for fishing, and economic benefits from grasslands and wetland resources, along with the survival of the riverine floodplain forest as an ecologic benefit. These
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64. WWF - Humphead wrasse
feed primarily on molluscs, fish, sea urchins, crustaceans, echinoderms, and other invertebrates, using their strong teeth. The species may be one of the few predators of the toxic crown of thorns starfish, boxfish and sea hares.
Population
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65. WWF - Rift Valley Lakes
one unusual group of fish, the scale-eaters, feed exclusively on the scales of other fish.
Most cichlids spend a lot of time caring for their young, but the young of mouth-brooders swim into their parent's mouth for protection in the
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66. WWF - Lena River Delta
abundant populations of fish and 5 marine mammals.
Some scientists think that fish of the genus Coregonus, called ciscos, originated here. Spawning fish reported from the delta include the Arctic lamprey ( Lethenteron japonicum ), burbot
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67. WWF - More than 1000 new species found in New Guinea
Alleni rainbow fish. New Guinea has some of the most beautiful freshwater fishes found anywhere, including gobies, gudgeons and rainbow fish. Rainbow fish are small but breathtaking in colour, varying from a single vivid colour to a
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68. WWF - More than 1000 new species found in New Guinea
Alleni rainbow fish. New Guinea has some of the most beautiful freshwater fishes found anywhere, including gobies, gudgeons and rainbow fish. Rainbow fish are small but breathtaking in colour, varying from a single vivid colour to a
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69. WWF - The Danube: bluer day by day, thanks to regional cooperation
a boy, Gábor Guti used to fish regularly downstream from Budapest, near Százhalombatta.
"In those days we could catch many fish," he said. "Although the members of my family liked fish meals, sometimes my parents told me not to carry home
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70. WWF - Village fishpond saves forest wildlife
the Tembe Piste community fishpond.
As head of the local committee that manages the newly created fishpond, his arrival signals the beginning of business. This is going to be the first harvest, and a crowd of about 100 villagers has
http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/cameroon/?192888/Village-fishpond-saves-forest-wildlife - 49.7kb
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