To conserve endangered fish species and save them from extinction, restocking programmes have been set up to relocate fish in order to promote the spread of the species. However, the animals often have little chance of survival because they are relocated, for example, near hydroelectric dams or in areas that are subject to fishing.
Ineffective restocking of endangered fish populations
To conserve endangered fish species and save them from extinction, restocking programmes have been set up to relocate fish in order to promote the spread of the species. However, the animals often have little chance of survival because they are relocated, for example, near hydroelectric dams or in areas that are subject to fishing.
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- Wildlife & Nature Conservation
- Conservation of Wildlife
- Conservation of Specific Species
some attempts made
past case
Region-1
Region-2
Region-3
Region-4
ongoing case
no attempts made
None
Ineffective restocking of endangered fish populations
Six to seven million European eels are caught commercially each year, leading to the species being red-listed as critically endangered. In order to conserve the species and prevent it from going extinct, the European Eel Regulation has set up restocking programmes in which juvenile eels are translocated to disperse the species. However, the transported eels often have little chance of survival as they are often restocked near hydroelectric power stations or in areas where they are likely to be fished.
- Facilitated the efforts to address the initial problem
- Singular (only one effect)
Stockholm University. (n.d.). (2022, May 22). Stop all fishing and restocking of European eel. https://www.su.se/stockholm-university-baltic-sea-centre/policy-analysis/policy-briefs-and-fact-sheets/stop-all-fishing-and-restocking-of-european-eel-1.610804
Rohtla, M., Silm, M., Tulonen, J., Paiste, P., Wickström, H., Kielman-Schmitt, M., … & Vetemaa, M. (2021). Conservation restocking of the imperilled European eel does not necessarily equal conservation. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 78(1), 101-111. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsaa196
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