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The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 207 grants for this species type, constituting a total donation of $2,082,161.

Fish Conservation Case Studies

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 240533815) - Kampango - Awarded $4,830 on May 09, 2024
09-05-2024 - Kampango

Conservation of the critically endangered Kampango fish (Bagrus meridionalis) in Lake Nyasa-Tanzania through community education and empowerment.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232532867) - Decorated dwarf gourami - Awarded $5,000 on December 19, 2023
19-12-2023 - Decorated dwarf gourami

Population and Habitat assessments of endemic and critically endangered fish fresh water Parosphromenus ornaticauda in West Kalimantan

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232532379) - Spiny Butterfly Ray - Awarded $6,059 on September 27, 2023
27-09-2023 - Spiny Butterfly Ray

The Spiny butterfly ray is one of the rarest and most threatened elasmobranch from the northern Mediterranean Sea, where only one gravid female was ever described (l Gajić et al., 2023). This project focuses on the southern Adriatic Sea, aiming to assess population frequency, evaluate habitat conditions, identify threats, and implement awareness campaigns and policy measures. Such approach seeks to safeguard this species from extinction.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 222530525) - Manganga - Awarded $7,000 on December 20, 2022
20-12-2022 - Manganga

Population assessment and conservation status of the magangá Potamobatrachus trispinosus endemic to the Rio Tocantins, Amazon basin, Brazil

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 222530530) - Manyara Tilapia - Awarded $7,500 on December 20, 2022
20-12-2022 - Manyara Tilapia

Towards Biodiversity “No Net Loss”; Conservation of endangered Manyara Tilapia (Oreochromis amphimelas) and its ecological habitat in Lake Manyara, Tanzania

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 222530365) - Squeaker catfish - Awarded $7,000 on December 20, 2022
20-12-2022 - Squeaker catfish

The project's primary goal is to conserve the Critically Endangered Squeaker catfish (Synodontis macrophthalmus) in Ghana's Volta Lake. It gathers vital data on population, distribution, threats, and habitat to support conservation efforts. By focusing on habitat protection and raising awareness among fishing communities, the project also aims to contribute to the recovery of the Synodontis macrophthalmus population.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 222530190) - Trichogenes claviger - Awarded $7,724 on December 20, 2022
20-12-2022 - Trichogenes claviger

The objectives of current research are to detect the presence of the Caetés catfish, Trichogenes claviger, in isolated rivers along the upper Rio Caxixe and Rio Fruteiras, tributaries of Rio Itapemirim in Espírito Santo mountains, Brazil. Employng the metabarcoding approach, through environmental DNA. We aim to locate existing populations of this species, figured on the IUCN redlist, as a critically endangered freshwater catfish.

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