The Plover

Steve Lockett’s recent discussion at the Rotana Saadiyat Resort and Villas, “A Life in Fresh Water,” illustrated perfectly the knot of problems--each overwhelming in its own right--that confront conservation projects around the world. However, he was extremely positive in his outlook, calling on scientists of all ages to get involved in conservation and make a difference. Steve with a friend Steve is a case in point, having only become an ‘ official ’ scientist long after he left school at 16 to follow a 30-year career in music. A life-long love of fishing drew him to photojournalism in river and fishing sites, and from there on to filed work studies on mahseer fish and their habitats . He is Education and Outreach Officer of the Mahseer Trust, an organization that aims to protect the mighty mahseer, a freshwater fish that exists from Pakistan to East Asia, South China and Sri Lanka, with m ultiple species having their range in India. There are 18 species of