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International Introductions of
Micropterus salmoides Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref: | Welcomme, R.L. 1988 | ||||
| To: | Taiwan | ||||
| FAO area: | Asia - Inland waters | ||||
| From: | North America | ||||
| FAO area: | America, North - Inland waters | ||||
| Year: | |||||
| Range: | 1975 - 1979 | ||||
| Period: | 1975-1999 | ||||
| Established in the wild: | not established, | ||||
| Established in aquaculture: | - widely used | assisted/artificial reproduction | |||
| Significant ecological interactions: | - | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects: | some - beneficial | ||||
| Introduced by: | |||||
| Reason: | aquaculture | ||||
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| Comments: | Introduced in the late 1970s (Ref. 1739). Highly appreciated and is the subject of a rapidly expanding culture. Presently monocultured in Southern Taiwan and exported to Hongkong; not stocked in natural waters (Ref. 6300). Ref: Liao, I.-C. and H.-C. Lia, 1989 | ||||
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