FISH STOCKING IN TARBELA DAM

FISH STOCKING IN TARBELA DAM HARIPUR AND AZAKHEL DAM PESHAWAR

Conservation, management and promotion of fisheries in public waters including rivers, streams and reservoirs except those in provincial and national control is the exclusive responsibility of Fisheries Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Freshwater fish stocking is one of the primary activity, in which the fresh waters are stocked with the hatchery bred fishes. The process of releasing young fish (fingerlings) into dams, weirs and rivers to enhance and maintain fisheries, maintain the aquatic ecosystem equilibrium, provide recreational and assist threatened fish species to recover. Dams alter river ecosystems and subsequently require development of new relationships between humankind and natural resources associated with these ecosystems. Thus stocking is necessary to maintain the fish fauna.

In this regard Fisheries Department organized fish stocking events at Tarbela Dam Haripur and Azakhel dam District Peshawar.