Saving South Africa’s Most Threatened Migratory Freshwater Fish
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Project

Saving South Africa’s Most Threatened Migratory Freshwater Fish

Duration
2021 - 2022
Location
South Africa
Species protected

Project objectives

This project aims to boost numbers of the Endangered Clanwilliam sandfish in the wild by increasing the chances of survival of young sandfish. This will be done by removing alien fish from waterbodies in order to create sanctuaries, and through strategic species translocations.

This project is implemented by the Freshwater Research Centre

Threats

Invasive alien species