Restricting the Trade of Freshwater Invasive ...

The need to restrict some freshwater fish species from being imported into Trinidad and Tobago is necessary to reduce the risk of intentional and unintentional introduction of species which exhibit invasive tendencies into our aquatic ecosystems. This measure will greatly assist in the preservation of local biodiversity and prevent deleterious economic and social effects as a result of invasive alien freshwater species.

Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries, Fisheries Division

Date Published: 2018