1,147 Freshwater Fish Species Redlisted By IUCN This Year - 1/3 Of All Species Studied - AFP

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More than 1,000 freshwater fish species are threatened with extinction, reflecting the strain on global water resources, an updated global "Red List" of endangered species showed Tuesday. The list by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the most respected inventory of biodiversity covering more than 47,000 of the world's species.

Scientists looked at 3,120 freshwater fish this year, 510 more than a year ago. They found that 1,147, or a third, are now threatened with extinction. "Creatures living in freshwater have long been neglected," said Jean-Christophe Vie, deputy head of species programme at the IUCN. "This year we have again added a large number of them to the IUCN Red List and are confirming the high levels of threat to many freshwater animals and plants.

"This reflects the state of our previous water resources. There is now an urgency to pursue our effort but more importantly, to start using this information to move towards a wise use of water resources." The scientists also added 1,360 species of dragonflies and damselflies to the Red List, and found that out of 1,989 in all, 261 were at risk of disappearing.

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http://www.terradaily.com/reports/1147_fish_species_threatened_with_extinction_IUCN_999.html

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1. Eating fish is now officially ecocide.

Given what we now know, anyone who eats fish of any sort, whether fresh or salt water, wild or farmed, or takes fish oil capsules, is personally committing ecocide.

When was the last time you ate fish?

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2. LAst evening

...and I take fish oil capsules every morning. I eat fish twice a week! You kill em, I eat em!