Interview with Matthijs de Vos, 2013 Winner of the Lenders Prize At the annual meeting of RAVON on November 9th 2013, Matthijs de Vos received the Lenders Award as mark of appreciation for all his years of involvement with RAVON as coordinator of the fi sh working group of the province of Gelderland and also as its regional contact. He regularly provides copy for the RAVON magazine and newsletter, and has been an active ambassador for RAVON by organizing excursions to discover the richness of the underwater world. In this respect, his innovative underwater photography can be admired on www.blikonderwater.nl , the website he set up. This attractive site has greatly enlarged the interest in fi sh and support for their conservation. The Lenders Award was established in 2006, to merit those who have distinguished themselves in theire“ orts to protect native amphibians, reptiles and fi sh. It is named after Ton and Rob Lenders, two brothers who had an important role in the study and protection of these species in the Netherlands.