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Protection of aquatic biodiversity and sustainable management of coupled social-ecological systems on the example of freshwater fish stocks in recreational fisheries (Besatzfisch)
Project
Project code: 01UU0907
Contract period: 01.01.2010
- 31.12.2013
Budget: 2,138,396 Euro
Purpose of research: Basic research
The project describes the process of introducing cultivated or wild fish into different water bodies to support the existing fish stock or to reintroduce fish species. In Germany, angling clubs are the main owners or tenants of inland water bodies. According to German law they are not only allowed to harvest from these waters, but they are also obliged to manage these water bodies. A systematic evaluation of fish stocking as a management practice is currently lacking. The debates about the potential positive and negative impacts of fish stocking are quite diverse. The primary goal of the project is to contribute to sustainable fisheries management, by integrating academic research with stakeholder knowledge and experience. To achieve this goal, biologists, fisheries scientists, sociologists, psychologists and system scientists work hand in hand with angling clubs. The project deals with a perfect example of a coupled social ecological system. For this reason, it is also a very interesting topic for non fisheries researchers.
Section overview
Subjects
- Freshwater fisheries
Funding programme
Excutive institution
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB)