Publication Date
7-2013
Series Number
No. 261
Publisher
Department of Fisheries Western Australia
City
Perth
Abstract
The practice of releasing hatchery-reared fish into existing populations to augment fishing (stock enhancement) or restore depleted spawning biomass (restocking) has occurred around the world for decades with varying degrees of success. The underpinning concept is to produce and release fish into wild populations to increase their abundance, catch rates and/or fishery yields
If restocking and stock enhancement activities are to be successful, they should have clear objectives and be well planned and targeted at situations where there is a reasonable expectation of having a beneficial effect.
Number of Pages
12
Keywords
Stock enhancement, Policies, Western Australia. Dept. of Fisheries, Western Australia
Disciplines
Aquaculture and Fisheries | Natural Resource Economics | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Population Biology
Recommended Citation
Department of Fisheries Western Australia..
(2013), Policy on restocking and stock enhancement in Western Australia. Department of Fisheries Western Australia, Perth. Report No. 261.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/fr_fmp/255
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