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The Reintroduction of Brown Trout (Salmo trutta fario) in the Upper Scheldt River Basin (Flanders, Belgium): Success or Failure?
by Pieter Boets, Alain Dillen, Johan Auwerx, Mechtild Zoeter Vanpoucke, Wim Van Nieuwenhuyze, Eddy Poelman and Peter Goethals
Water 2024, 16(4), 533; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16040533 - 8 Feb 2024
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In 2017, the reintroduction of juvenile brown trout in the southwestern part of Flanders (the Zwalm River basin) (Belgium) was initiated. Monitoring during the subsequent years indicated that the released juveniles survived and matured, indicating that sufficient food and good habitat conditions were [...] Read more.
In 2017, the reintroduction of juvenile brown trout in the southwestern part of Flanders (the Zwalm River basin) (Belgium) was initiated. Monitoring during the subsequent years indicated that the released juveniles survived and matured, indicating that sufficient food and good habitat conditions were available. Despite recent fulfilment of free fish migration within the Zwalm River basin and several spawning habitats being present, no natural reproduction of brown trout could be observed. To obtain more insight into the reproduction and maturing of brown trout eggs under natural conditions, an in situ experiment was conducted during 3 consecutive years at 10 different sites within the river basin. The results of our research indicated that egg survival was generally low (<5%). The main causes are most likely a heavy sediment load hampering sufficient oxygen and clean water flow through the redds. In this basin, the sediment load originates mainly from agricultural fields during heavy rain events and consequential run-off. Creating grassy and/or woody buffer strips along watercourses, in combination with changes in agricultural practices, is needed to be able to build up a viable and self-sustaining population of brown trout and also, in a larger context, of other rheophilic fish species. Full article
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