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Zeb Hogan
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Zeb Hogan is a World Wildlife Fund Science Fellow and a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Limnology, University of Wisconsin in Madison. His research on freshwater fish has ranged from the use of stable isotopes to determine migration routes, development of genetic markers for population studies, assessments of conservation status, and collection and analysis of catch statistics.
Zeb received his Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of California, Davis in 2004. Since 1996, he has worked primarily in the lower Mekong River Basin. He has been studying the giant Mekong catfish (Pangasianodon gigas) and other large fish of the lower Mekong River, and has served as director of the Mekong Fish Conservation Project (MFCP). The MFCP has successfully merged conservation science with conservation education and action. The project's outputs to date have included important contributions to understanding the migratory patterns and population structures of focal fish species; designation of the giant Mekong catfish as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List; awareness-raising through international media and local communications about the plight of giant catfish; and the live release of numerous rare catfish otherwise destined for fish markets.
In addition to ongoing efforts in the Mekong, Zeb is working on two new projects: Salmon Conservation in Mongolia through Sustainable Fly-fishing and Ecology and Conservation of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish.
Zeb was recently designated an Emerging Explorer by the National Geographic Society. His most recent article, "The Imperiled Giants of the Mekong," was the feature story of the May 2004 issue of American Scientist.
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