Fish Species Introductions in the Kyrgyz Republic

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-92-5-107620-0
Verlag: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAO

Buch, Englisch, 120 Seiten, Paperback

Reihe: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Papers

Although the Kyrgyz Republic is rich in water resources, the development of fisheries is severely constrained by the oligotrophic nature of most rivers and most lakes. This quality results in low primary productivity and accommodates relatively small number of commercially valuable indigenous species.

While the Kyrgyz Republic was part of the Soviet Union, large lakes and reservoirs with suitable physical and chemical qualities for the development of fisheries were stocked with a number of exotic fish species and large-scale stocking programmes ensured continued availability of fish. This called for an analysis, especially of fish introductions in the Kyrgyz Republic, and is the reason for this document, which includes an updated inventory of water, fisheries and aquaculture resources. It also gives an overview of past and present management practices and provides feasible and practical solutions to develop sustainable fisheries and aquaculture into the future. Hence, it is envisaged that this publication will serve to rehabilitate and develop an ecologically sound fisheries and aquaculture sector. Its aim is also to find sustainable solutions for increasing the production from natural waters, reservoirs and fish farms of the Kyrgyz Republic.

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