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International Introductions of
Salmo trutta Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref: | Pollard, D.A. 1989 | ||||
| To: | Australia | ||||
| FAO area: | Oceania - Inland waters | ||||
| From: | UK | ||||
| FAO area: | Europe - Inland waters | ||||
| Year: | 1864 | ||||
| Range: | - | ||||
| Period: | 19th century | ||||
| Established in the wild: | established, natural reproduction | ||||
| Established in aquaculture: | - | ||||
| Significant ecological interactions: | some - adverse | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects: | - | ||||
| Introduced by: | |||||
| Reason: | angling/sport | ||||
| Other reason: | other reasons | ||||
| Comments: | Introduced to make wildlife more familiar to European colonizers (Ref. 48787). Established in Tasmania, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia and Western Australia. May have caused the decline of the Tasmanian mountain shrimp Anaspides tasmaniae, and has eliminated or reduced several Plecoptera and Trichoptera in Victorian streams (Ref. 12257). Also Ref. 12559, 4766. Ref: MacKinnon, M., 1987 | ||||
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