The biodiversity and management strategy of endemic fish species in Lake Towuti, South Sulawesi

Objectives

• To determine the diversity of fishes in the lake.
  
• To gather information on the food, feeding habits and reproductive aspects of endemic fishes in the lake.
  
• To conduct experiments on the breeding and cultivation of the endemic species in captivity.

Research Theme

• Ecological Reconstruction

Activities

• Organize and conduct workshop to raise the awareness of local people and government officers on the values of biodiversity in Lake Towuti.
  
• Teach the community sustainable ways of using the lake ecosystems.
  
• Determine species diversity in the lake using the Shannon Wiener index.
  
• Conduct sampling using standard methods in Fishery Biology.
  
• Describe and calculate gonad maturity, fecundity, sex ratio, sexual dimorphism and spawning season of the fishes.
  
• Conduct breeding experiments.
  
• Develop management strategies (i.e. close season catching, permitted mesh size, etc.

Expected Outcomes

• Ex-situ conservation and other management strategies to support the sustainable use of the lake Towuti in South Sulawesi.
  
• Information disseminated to local communities, government officers and other stakeholders.

Indicative Budget

• 42,790 euro

Duration

• Two years

Project site

• Lake Towuti, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

ARCBC Remarks

• Link to the larger Sulawesi freshwater project, which can give supervision to this project.

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