Escapes of non-native fish from flooded aquaculture facilities: The case of Paranapanema river, southern Brazil

Authors: Casimiro, A.C.R., Garcia, D.A.Z., Vidotto-Magnoni, A.P., Britton, J.R., Agostinho, Â.A., De Almeida, F.S. and Orsi, M.L.

Journal: Zoologia

Volume: 35

ISSN: 1984-4670

DOI: 10.3897/zoologia.35.e14638

Abstract:

Non-native species are a major driver of biodiversity loss. Aquaculture activities play a key role in introductions, including the escape of fishes from fish farm facilities. Here, the impact of flooding due to El Niño rains in 2015/2016 in the Lower and Middle Paranapanema River basin, southern Brazil, was investigated by evaluating fish escapes from 12 fish farms. The flooding resulted in the escape of approximately 1.14 million fishes into the river, encompassing 21 species and three hybrids. Non-native species were the most abundant escapees, especially Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger, 1897) (96% of all fish). Only seven native fishes were in the escapee fauna, comprising 1% of all fish. Large floods, coupled with inadequate biosecurity, thus resulted in considerable inputs of non-native fish into this already invaded system.

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Escapes of non-native fish from flooded aquaculture facilities: the case of Paranapanema River, southern Brazil

Authors: Rodrigues Casimiro, A.C., Zoccal Garcia, D.A., Vidotto-Magnoni, A.P., Britton, J.R., Agostinho, A.A., de Almeida, F.S. and Orsi, M.L.

Journal: ZOOLOGIA

Volume: 35

ISSN: 1984-4689

DOI: 10.3897/zoologia.35.e14638

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Escapes of non-native fish from flooded aquaculture facilities: the case of Paranapanema River, southern Brazil

Authors: Casimiro, A.C.R., Garcia, D., Vidotto-Magnoni, A.P., Britton, J., Agostinho, A.A., De Almeida, F.S. and Orsi, M.

Journal: Revista Brasileira de Zoologia

Publisher: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia

ISSN: 1984-4670

Abstract:

Non-native species are a major driver of biodiversity loss. Aquaculture activities play a key role in introductions, including the escape of fishes from fish farm facilities. Here, the impact of flooding due to El Niño rains in 2015/2016 in the Lower and Middle Paranapanema River basin, southern Brazil, was investigated by evaluating fish escapes from 12 fish farms. The flooding resulted in the escape of approximately 1.14 million fishes into the river, encompassing 21 species and three hybrids. Non-native species were the most abundant escapees, especially Oreochormis niloticus and Coptodon rendalli (96% of all fish). Only seven native fishes were in the escapee fauna, comprising 1% of all fish. Large floods, coupled with inadequate biosecurity, thus resulted in considerable inputs of non-native fish into this already invaded system.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/29797/

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Escapes of non-native fish from flooded aquaculture facilities: the case of Paranapanema River, southern Brazil

Authors: Casimiro, A.C.R., Garcia, D., Vidotto-Magnoni, A.P., Britton, J.R., Agostinho, A.A., De Almeida, F.S. and Orsi, M.

Journal: Zoologia

Volume: 35

ISSN: 1984-4670

Abstract:

Non-native species are a major driver of biodiversity loss. Aquaculture activities play a key role in introductions, including the escape of fishes from fish farm facilities. Here, the impact of flooding due to El Niño rains in 2015/2016 in the Lower and Middle Paranapanema River basin, southern Brazil, was investigated by evaluating fish escapes from 12 fish farms. The flooding resulted in the escape of approximately 1.14 million fishes into the river, encompassing 21 species and three hybrids. Non-native species were the most abundant escapees, especially Oreochormis niloticus and Coptodon rendalli (96% of all fish). Only seven native fishes were in the escapee fauna, comprising 1% of all fish. Large floods, coupled with inadequate biosecurity, thus resulted in considerable inputs of non-native fish into this already invaded system.

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