In The News – Lake Tahoe workshop launches key global conservation initiatives for freshwater fish

Originally published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune, 07/19/2025, Submittted

Scientists, policy leaders and conservation experts from five continents have advanced several major initiatives to protect migratory freshwater fish and their habitats following a high-level workshop held July 15-17 at the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe.

The Migratory Fish and Global Swimways Workshop, hosted by the University’s Tahoe Institute for Global Sustainability with support from PlusFish Philanthropy, produced a series of concrete outcomes that will directly inform global conservation work leading up to the 2026 United Nations Convention on Migratory Species COP15 summit in Brazil. These outcomes include:

• Identification of freshwater fish species for potential Convention on Migratory Species listing
• Designation of globally significant migration corridors, including the Truckee River from Lake Tahoe to Pyramid Lake
• A commitment to contribute a chapter on freshwater fish to the UN Atlas of Animal Migration, a global initiative mapping the world’s most important migratory routes
• Plans for a Convention on Migratory Species report, peer-reviewed scientific publication, global species database, and outreach materials

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