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International Introductions of
Scleropages jardinii Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref: | National Fisheries Authority, Papua New Guinea 2005 | ||||
| To: | Singapore | ||||
| FAO area: | Asia - Inland waters | ||||
| From: | Papua New Guinea | ||||
| FAO area: | Oceania - Inland waters | ||||
| Year: | 2003 | ||||
| Range: | - | ||||
| Period: | 2000-present | ||||
| Established in the wild: | no data, | ||||
| Established in aquaculture: | - | ||||
| Significant ecological interactions: | no data - | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects: | no data - | ||||
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| Reason: | ornamental | ||||
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| Comments: | A total of 50,000 juveniles caught in the wild were brought in November 2003 (purchased at a total cost of K70, 000 ~ 21,350 USD) by a single company . The lucrative trade of arowana has effected an increase in fishing effort in the Obo and Lake Murry (Papua New Guinea) in 2004 and 2005. Ref: National Fisheries Authority, Papua New Guinea, 2005 | ||||
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