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IGB scientists have quantified the global decline of big freshwater animals: From 1970 to 2012, global populations of freshwater megafauna declined by 88 percent. Large fish species are particularly affected.

Aquatic organisms are threatened by fungal and fungal-like diseases globally. There are few approved chemical means for combating these pathogens, and many have unwanted side-effects. IGB scientists propose 7 biological alternatives.

Organisms can grow on microplastics and accumulate in the water. Researchers from IGB and IOW have shown that potentially toxin-fproducing microorganisms are also among the top colonisers.

Heavy vessel operation significantly reduces the number of fishes, says study of Christian Wolter and Petr Zajkcek. They recommend that these results should also be taken into account in the "Blue Belt Germany" federal program, for which the 3rd Status Conference is being held in Berlin today.

SIL was founded in 1922 by the German ecologist and father of limnology August Thienemann, making it the oldest limnological society in the world.

Researchers from 20 German scientific institutions have presented a joint research agenda on the biological diversity of inland and coastal waters.

IGB-team receives the Ralf Dahrendorf Prize for the "Tomatofish". Federal Research Minister Anja Karliczek presents the prize in Berlin. 

Lakes managed by recreational anglers are characterised by a higher natural fish diversity than gravel pits without fishing management.