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Question: How can we protect freshwater fish species from extinction?

Answer: 1. Let rivers flow more naturally;
2. Improve water quality in freshwater ecosystems;
3. Protect and restore critical habitats;
4. End overfishing and unsustainable sand mining in rivers and lakes;
5. Prevent and control invasions by non-native species; and
6. Protect free-flowing rivers and remove obsolete dams.

(Source: World Economic Forum, 16 Mar 2021)

Source Link: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/report-one-third-of-freshwater-fish-face-extinction