How Catla and Mrigal Stocking Changed Native Fish in Indian Reservoirs
The Logic Behind Carp StockingIndian reservoir fisheries management through the mid-twentieth century operated on a straightforward premise: large, fast-growing species convert plankton and detritus into harvestable protein faster than most native fish. Catla catla, the surface-feeding column dweller, and Cirrhinus mrigala, the bottom-grazing detritivore, were selected precisely because they occupied…
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