Ukraine: Cheremosh was stocked with Danube salmon fry

In Bukovina, 2,000 Danube salmon fry were introduced to the Cheremosh mountain river with its tributaries, raised at the expense of the state budget by the Lopushno Trout Farm. This was reported by the State Fisheries Agency. The average weight of fish planting material is about 6.5 g. The Danube salmon has been under threat of extinction for the past 30 years and is listed in the Red Book of Ukraine. "A complex of adverse environmental factors, including pollution of water ecosystems, hydraulic engineering and illegal fishing, has led to a critical reduction of natural populations of this species," said Acting Director. Ihor Klymenok, head of the State Fisheries Agency. ‒ Therefore, state support for the restoration of Danube salmon is perhaps the only chance that our descendants will be able to see these wonderful fish not only in pictures." As reported, Transcarpathian reservoirs were stocked for the first time with red-book European grayling. Reference Danube salmon (headhead) ...