Matt Ford

Freshwater conservation | Biodiversity science–policy | IUCN Red List

[Matt Ford @SeriouslyFish]

Many thanks to IUCN for this excellent video highlighting the European Red List of Freshwater Fishes.

Great to see the findings being shared more widely.

👉Download the full report here: https://t.co/Nc1a4yeH3t

[Matt Ford @SeriouslyFish]

🚨 OUT NOW: European Red List of Freshwater Fishes (2026)

After 5+ years of work, I’m proud to share this major new report, which I had the honour of leading.

👉 Download: https://t.co/UnUJkXzZB2

#Biodiversity #Freshwater #Conservation #EU

[WWF Water 💧🐟 @WWFLeadWater]

BREAKING: Freshwater species populations have crashed by 85% on average since 1970 - finds new @WWF & @ZSLconservation report!

We must scale up investment NOW in protecting and restoring our rivers, lakes and wetlands - for nature & people

https://t.co/q7pW8e1w92

[Ulrich Eichelmann @UlrichEichelman]

The scientific report about the Neretva Science Week 2022 is out. More than 1,000 species discovered, incl. several new to science. https://t.co/mRI4kmiGYq

[Laban Musinguzi @Labanmusinguzi]

The National Red List for the Fishes of Uganda will be launched next week on 21st March.

Below are some of the threatened species in the list.

@GBIF
@JRSBiodiversity
@narouganda
@MAAIF_Uganda

[Rajeev Raghavan @LabRajeev]

Finally the world's largest cave fish gets a name! Presenting Neolissochilus pnar #mahseer

Just out in Vertebrate Zoology @geobiodiversity

https://t.co/psYZmUjxUg

@SJC_fishy @MahseerTrust @WWFLeadWater @FW_Conservation @kathyahughes @Shoal_Org @AFL_org @julielovesfish

[Jens Svenning @JCSvenning]

Extinction :( One of the world's largest freshwater fish the Chinese paddlefish has just been declared officially extinct - declined from abundance to #extinction over a few decades due #overfishing & #dams - read more about it here: https://t.co/uoccUUo5iw #fish #hydropower 🐟🐟

[SHOAL @Shoal_Org]

Ever wondered how species are assessed and classified as Endangered or Critically Endangered for the @IUCNRedList?

Well, assessors such as @CatherineASayer go through a thorough process. We caught up with Catherine to learn more 👇👇

https://t.co/0NathYZo3B #EndangeredSpecies

[Nanette van der Laan @NanettevdLaan]

BREAKING: Today the Albanian government has taken a historic step - giving the Vjosa ‘National Park’ status. It will protect Europe’s last wild river. A truly amazing decision which will protect biodiversity and the environment for generations to come.

[Matt Ford @SeriouslyFish]

@Shoal_Org If you're talking about more than a single species it's fishES guys! Sorry to be pedantic but if you're tweeting in English at least have things correct!

[Jack Perks @JackPerksPhoto]

Join me for a Youtube Live Q&A on Wildlife Photography all the questions you've ever wanted to know ask for this! What we earn, think about other wildlife togs, how it effects social lives etc

Ask on the the night or send in beforehand. 8th March 7pm

https://t.co/zu7Fmdv0Zx

[Matt Ford @SeriouslyFish]

See our new paper on the #freshwater #fish diversity of West Kabylia, Algeria, here: https://t.co/GeqH5QaVbe

[WWF Water 💧🐟 @WWFLeadWater]

The Twitter-verse has spoken. And the winner is...

Don't want to spoil the surprise but #fish 🐠🐟🐡 lovers will be happy @DrKatfish @FishGuyKai @fishmigration @FishMigrationDr @WorldFishCenter @PREAUX_FISH @RArlinghausFish @SeriouslyFish @DrFishSG @AmFisheriesSoc @kassthefish

[Matt Ford @SeriouslyFish]

@Otis_inglorius Thanks for confirming!

[Matt Ford @SeriouslyFish]

@Otis_inglorius Nice! Montejaque?

[💧🐟 Stuart Orr 🐟💧 @Stuart_Orr]

DYK Over 40% of global fish production depends on rivers? Including 20% of wild capture fisheries & 68% of all aquaculture fish.

Find out more in @WWF’s new Rivers of Food https://t.co/1BhAAor5rX with @PictetGroup @WWFLeadWater

[michele thieme @MicheleThieme]

Land protection ≠ Freshwater protection. Call to Action to explicitly include Inland waters in post-2020 #biodiversity Framework & better metrics for measuring freshwater protection @UNEP @unepwcmc @NatGeo @IUCN_Water @IUCN @nature_wonks

[Matt Ford @SeriouslyFish]

@chris_harrod Cheers! Nah, am just one of many co-authors. Feels good to have one out with my name on, though!

[Matt Ford @SeriouslyFish]

Very pleased to announce that our study testing the new @IUCN #GreenStatusOfSpecies, expertly led by @mollykgrace, has just been published in @ConBiology!
https://t.co/hnKUP7MsCa