World’s forgotten fishes vital for hundreds of millions of people but one-third face extinction, warns new report
· Freshwater fisheries provide food for 200 million people and livelihoods for 60 million · Fisheries valued at over US$38 billion, while recreational fishing generates US$100 billion · Freshwater fishes make up 51% of all fish species and ¼ of all vertebrate species on EarthGland, 23 February – The world’s dazzlingly diverse freshwater fishes are critical for the health, food security and livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people, but they are under ever increasing threat with one in three already threatened with extinction, according to a report published today by 16 global