CONTENTS FOREWORD 4 1. INTRODUCTION 6 2. DAZZLING DIVERSITY 10 3. HEALTHY FRESHWATER FISHERIES = HEALTHY RIVERS, LAKES & WETLANDS 16 4. WILD FRESHWATER FISHERIES ARE PRICELESS 18 5. FISHING FOR FUN... IS BIG BUSINESS 26 6. THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR PETS 30 7. HUMANITY'S FRESHWATER HERITAGE 34 8. FRESHWATER FISH IN FREEFALL 36 9. 80 SPECIES EXTINCT 40 10. A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR FRESHWATER FISHES 42 Publishing office: WWF International Cover photography © Karine Aigner / WWF-US Design by Lou Clements © 1986 Panda symbol WWF - World Wide Fund For Nature (Formerly World Wildlife Fund) ® " WWF " is a WWF Registered Trademark. WWF International, Rue Mauverney 28, 1196 Gland, Switzerland. Tel +41 22 364 9111. Fax +41 22 364 0332. For contact details and further information, please visit our international website at www.panda.org The World's Forgotten Fishes page 3http://www.panda.org