International Introductions of
Dicentrarchus labrax Introductions as compiled by FAO |
Main Ref: | FAO 1997 | ||||
To: | Israel | ||||
FAO area: | Asia - Inland waters | ||||
From: | Estuaries | ||||
FAO area: | |||||
Year: | 1989 | ||||
Range: | - | ||||
Period: | 1975-1999 | ||||
Established in the wild: | not established, | ||||
Established in aquaculture: | - rarely used | assisted/artificial reproduction | |||
Significant ecological interactions: | probably some - beneficial | ||||
Significant socio-economic effects: | probably none - | ||||
Introduced by: | private sector | ||||
Reason: | accidental | ||||
Other reason: | aquaculture | ||||
Comments: | Accidentally introduced with mugilids and stocked into Lake Kinneret but are incapable of reproducing in Lake Kinneret. It was also intensively stocked in reservoirs as control for pest fish. Since the late 1990s, it has been raised in freshwater farms in the coastal plain and the Beit Shean Valley (Ref. 37616). Introduced in 1989 from Cyprus for aquaculture (Ref. 13686). Ref: FAO, 1997 |
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