Unregulated aquaculture and invasive alien species: a case study of the African Catfish <i>Clarias gariepinus</i> in Vembanad Lake (Ramsar Wetland), Kerala, India

Unregulated aquaculture and invasive alien species: a case study of the African Catfish <i>Clarias gariepinus</i> in Vembanad Lake (Ramsar Wetland), Kerala, India

Indiscriminate and illegal farming of the African Catfish Clarias gariepinus, in central Kerala has now resulted in the escape and spread of the species into Vembanad Lake, a large brackish water wetland and inland fish diversity hotspot. We collected 17 individuals of C. gariepinus ranging in size...

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Main Authors: K. Krishnakumar, A. Ali, B. Pereira, R. Raghavan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2011-05-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1270

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