However, a new study finds that rivers and lakes around the world are losing fish at an alarming rate. Scientists estimate that nearly one in three freshwater fish species is now at risk of extinction.
According to research by the University of Maine, warning signs are evident worldwide, from redfin pickerel in Maine’s Kennebec River to sturgeon in the Great Lakes. The research covers a vast number of rivers worldwide and analyzes 10,631 freshwater fish species.
The study of these rivers made one thing clear: nearly one-third of freshwater fish face annihilation.
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