The same old mistakes in aquaculture: the newly-available striped catfish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus is on its way to putting Brazilian freshwater ecosystems at risk

• Published in: Biodiversity and conservation Vol. 27; no. 13; pp. 3545 - 3558
• Main Authors: Garcia, Diego A. Z., Magalhães, André L. B., Vitule, Jean R. S., Casimiro, Armando C. R., Lima-Junior, Dilermando P., Cunico, Almir M., Brito, Marcelo F. G., Petrere-Junior, Miguel, Agostinho, Ângelo A., Orsi, Mário L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.11.2018; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aquaculture; Aquaculture development; Aquaculture industry; Aquaria; Aquariums; Aquatic ecosystems; Biodiversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Brazil; Captivity; Catfish; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Commentary; Conservation Biology/Ecology; decision making; Ecology; Ecosystems; Farms; Fish; Fish culture; Fish farms; Fresh water; Freshwater; Freshwater ecosystems; Freshwater fishes; Hybrids; Importation; Indigenous species; Inland water environment; International economic relations; Introduced species; Invasive species; Life Sciences; Mariculture; Native organisms; Native species; Natural environment; Ocean dumping; Pangasianodon hypophthalmus; Ponds; risk; River basins; Rivers; Seafood industry; watersheds; Brazil; Biological invasions; Alien dispersion; Aquarium dumping; Propagule pressure; Legislation; Aquaculture

In the state of São Paulo in southeastern Brazil, a dangerous decree allows the culture of hybrids and non-native extralimital fish species in the Paraná and East Atlantic River basins. We recorded the illegal importation and sale of the non-native striped catfish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus in nort...