Russia: British river eel larvae grew up and swam into the Kaliningrad Bay

In the Vistula (Kaliningrad) Lagoon, 63 thousand young eels were released in order to replenish the reserves of this valuable species. The stocking event was held under the strict control of the commission of the Western Baltic Territorial Administration of the Federal Fisheries Agency. Restoring the population of especially valuable fish species is one of the priority government tasks. In the Kaliningrad region, eel has long been one of the main fisheries, with catches reaching up to 180 tons per year. To such intensive production, mass catching of eels and their larvae, negative factors were added, including the construction of dams on the fish’s migration route. Currently, catches amount to no more than 15 tons per year. The main measure for the restoration of eels in the region is the artificial stocking of glassy larvae or grown juveniles of the Vistula (Kaliningrad) bays and Lake Vishtynetskoye. In April 2022, more than 534 thousand European river eel larvae were supplied ...