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Fish conservation zones (FCZs)

July 16, 2021 by abby

Guest post: Lakshita Dey, George Mason University Fish conservation zones (FCZs) are areas which are closed off to fishing and other activities in order to protect habitats and restore fish populations. FCZs have emerged as a management strategy in the Mekong Basin to protect and strengthen local communities. These communities benefit by protecting specific areas of … [Read more…]

Posted in: F Tagged: habitat, management, marine protected areas, Mekong

Substrate

November 8, 2019 by abby

Guest post: Bonnie Myers, North Carolina State University, USGS Substrate in streams, rivers, lakes, and the ocean creates important fish habitat and plays an important role in multiple fish life history processes, daily activity, and prey availability. Substrate in aquatic habitats consists of surface and subsurface materials in the streambed, riverbed, or ocean bottom with different fish … [Read more…]

Posted in: S Tagged: habitat

Habitat

October 10, 2014 by abby Leave a Comment

Habitat, is simply, the location where a fish lives.  It applies to any and all life stages.  It is where a fish survives, feeds, grows, and reproduces.  The habitat of a fish depends on the species, from wetlands, to rivers, to coral reefs, to lakes, and more. Most fish do require well-oxygenated water.  But, there … [Read more…]

Posted in: H Tagged: essential fish habitat, habitat, mudskipper, national fish habitat partnership, NFHP

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