Shoal have just published their New Species Report for 2023, detailing the 243 species of freshwater fish described new to science last year. An excellent read, highlighting the people and stories behind the descriptions on several of these new species.
PDF available here – https://shoalconservation.org/new-species-reports/
Shoal’s mission is to halt extinctions and recover populations of threatened freshwater species in the wild. Please check out their website at https://shoalconservation.org/ and read about the important work they perform to conserve freshwater fish, great projects and partnerships.
Shoal’s principal objectives are –
To mobilise meaningful action for the conservation of threatened freshwater species.
To build capacity of partners to implement impactful freshwater conservation work.
To raise awareness of the need for more and better freshwater conservation action.