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Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.) 2006
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| Romania |
| Europe - Inland waters |
| United States of America |
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America, North - Inland waters |
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| 1992 - 2000 |
| 1975-1999 |
| probably not established, |
| - widely used |
assisted/artificial reproduction |
| probably some - beneficial |
| probably none - |
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aquaculture |
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| Paddlefish was imported from the US as eyed eggs or larvae, in the
period 1992-2000 (up to 20000 specimens/year), under a government
financed research project. Research was conducted in the Fish Culture
Research Station in Nucet (south of Romania). First females matured in 2001 and artificial spawning was successfully attempted in 2002. Since then, the fish has been spread in several aquaculture farms in Romania and it is raised for meat and caviar. Artificial spawning is made every year, and there are signs that the paddlefish will become a common aquaculture species. Exports of eyed eggs or larvae/fingerlings to Hungary, Bulgaria and Moldova have been done. (Christian Stoicescu, pers. Comm., 2006). Also introduced from Russia and Sweden in 1992-1993 (Ref. 13686).
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