Russia: 2.7 million juvenile eels will be released into the Kaliningrad and Curonian Lagoons

Published 2024년 5월 24일

Tridge summary

In an effort to preserve the endangered European river eel, the Kaliningrad Region in Russia plans to release 2.7 million juvenile eels into the Kaliningrad and Curonian Lagoons in 2024. This initiative is part of a larger conservation effort that includes support from CITES, ICES, and the government of the Kaliningrad region. The plan also includes limiting the total allowable catch and implementing a six-month fishing ban. The European river eel, a critically endangered species that spends most of its life in fresh water and goes to the sea to spawn, is native to fresh and brackish waters in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Disclaimer:The above summary was generated by Tridge's proprietary AI model for informational purposes.

Original content

About 2.7 million juvenile eels will be released into the Kaliningrad (Vistula in Poland) and Curonian Lagoons in the Kaliningrad Region in 2024. The event is held in order to preserve the population of the European river eel, which is listed in the International Red Book and is on the verge of extinction, the press service of the regional Ministry of Agriculture reported. “In 2024, it is planned to release grown juvenile eels into the Kaliningrad (Vistula) and Curonian Lagoons in the amount of 2.7 million pieces. Currently, eel catches amount to no more than 20 tons in the Kaliningrad (Vistula) Lagoon and no more than 1 ton in the Curonian Lagoon per year. The Goodfish company, with the support of the government of the Kaliningrad region and the Ministry of Agriculture, has developed plans to preserve eel stocks in these reservoirs. In 2021-2022, they received support from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the ...

Source: Kvedomosti